Curwood and conservation leaders laud Michigan’s outdoors drive
James Oliver Curwood urges public backing for wildlife and state forests as he defends conservation efforts. Leigh J. Young outlines timber shortages, refoges and the need for private clubs, parks, and funding. The gathering highlights Higgins Lake forests, Deer season cover, and a grand press association banquet at Houghton Lake.
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Curwood
James Oliver Curwood
Sturgeon
Au Sable
Vrecinage
Haughton Lake
University of Michigan
Line 20
Yellowstone Park
Mr. Curwood
Gov. Green
Conservation Commission
Michigan
Houghton Lake
New York
Pennsylvania
Gurwood
Br. Young
Leigh J. Young
Department of Conservation
Mr. Young
France
Biseay
Young
Ogeman County
Leverett
Piper City
Beaver Lake
Damon
Europe
Higgins Lake State Forest
United States
Dr. Young
Pie
1927 M P A Outing Highlights Attract Prize Bouts
The outing featured a Fat Men's Race won by Fred Goodrich for a fountain pen. Harold Totten captured a stationery cabinet in a backward race. A ladies Peanut Race awarded $10 of merchandise to Mrs. C E McLaughlin. Fred D Keister topped the golf event with 41 for a silver water pitcher. An open caravan to Higgins Lake followed, with tours of state forests and nurseries and a bridge game won by Mrs. C P Schumann.
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Union Paper & Twine Co
Detroit
Fred Goodrich
Mt Pleasant Times
Dudley Paper Company
Lansing
Totten
Harold Totten
Rockford Register
J. W. Butler Paper Company
Marshall Field & Company
Chicago
American Type Founders Co
C. E McLaughlin
Vermontville Echo
Keister
Michelson Land & Timber Company
Houghton Heights
Fred D. Keister
Dinehole
Chope-Stevens Paper Company
Houghton Lake Forest
Western Newspaper Union
C. P. Schumann
The
Grayling Avalanche
Olney
Grand Rapids
John Wilding Paper Company
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Resorts and Cottages At Houghton Lake Turned Over to Visitors
The Michigan Press association enjoyed a well organized sleeping plan during its June outing at Houghton Lake. Resort and cottage owners in Houghton Lake area volunteered free quarters and many canceled reservations to accommodate visitors. Names of hosts and venues across Prudenville Lone Pine Inn Houghton Lake and surrounding villages were printed for attendees.
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Roscommon County
Playground of
Michigan
Michigan Press Association
Roscommon Village
Carpenter Hotel
Press Association
Higgins Lake
Houghton Lake
Houghton
Jimmy Hasselman
Michigan State College
R. E. Prescott
Altona County Herald
O. P. Schumann
Crawford County Avalanche
W. A. Crandall
Ogeman County
Johnson
Houghton Lake District
Houghton Heights
Prudenville
Houghton Lake Region
Reaching Houghton Lake by Multiple Routes
The article outlines several ways to reach Houghton Lake using trunk highways U S 27 M 14 M 55 and M 18. It suggests routes via M 76 to West Branch then M 55 to Prudenville or via West Michigan routes to Cadillac then east on M 55, all on good roads.
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Houghton Lake
West Branch
Prudenville
West Michigan
Cadillac
Attractive Side Trips From Houghton Lake Area
The article highlights Higgins Lake and nearby watercourses inviting drives to explore shores and hills. It notes the State Forest Reserve nursery American Legion Camp and State Park at Higgins Lake plus the Grayling military reservation and fish hatchery. It suggests trips to the Au Sable Tillabawassee Muskegon and Cut rivers for fishing and scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton Lake
Higgins Lake
Higgins Lake Forest Reserve
Gene Mathieson
Higgins Lake Forest
W. H. Aubrey
Higgins State Forest
Edward Zettie
State Forest
Wur
Higgins
Houghton Lakes
Lake St. Helen
American Legion
Grayling
Au Sable
Tillabawassee
Muskegon
Golf Clubs Offer Two Scenic Courses Near Houghton Lake
Golf fans are invited to play at the Michelson course at Houghton Heights and at the Roscommon course in Roscommon. Both courses are attractively laid out and easily reached via a good road U.S. 27 through scenic hills, promising a pleasant golfing experience.
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Houghton Lake
Houghton Heights
Roscommon
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Evelyn Conlin
Crystal Falls
Ruth Beach
Fenton
Frank R. Johnson
Santiago Calvo
Fenton Independent
Michigan State Forest
Houghton Lake Resort
RH. J. Morehouse
F. G. Martin
Fred Bird
Emer Parker
Michelson Land & Home Company
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