Northern Michigan gains new resorts and fort replications
The Soo area adds Mission Hill Lodge a ski and summer resort with chair lift pool and stables near Sault Ste. Marie. Fort Michilimackinac near the Mackinac Bridge reopens after restoration with muskets murals and recreations reflecting 18th century life.
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Kincheloe Air Base
Straits of Mackinac
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Perior Shore
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Mission Hill
Free Booklets Available to Sportsmen From Local Paper
A newspaper offers readers four free outdoor booklets by sending postcard requests to Joe Bates Jr at 45 Prymwood Road Longmeadow Massachusetts. Each booklet mailed from a different city at no charge. Booklets cover Fishing Tips Outdoor Cooking How to Catch Bigger Fish and Outdoor Tips.
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America
Joe Bates, Jr
Prymwood Road
Longmeadow
Mass
Goldfish Lure Review and Hook Bonnet Note
In this Joe Bates Jr guest column the author discusses Al Stuart’s Goldfish lure, its unique action, and the Rembrandt variant. The piece highlights a new Hook Bonnet guard on treble hooks, promotes safe storage, and advises lure brightness by water conditions.
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al Stuart
Rembrandt
Eart
Indian Orchard
Mass
Kincheloe Air Base Expands Near Kinross Forts
The Kincheloe Air Force Base near Kinross grows rapidly as 507i Fighter group units operate F106 Delta Darts. Renamed from Kinross in 1959 to honor Iven C. Kincheloe Jr., the base plans B52 bombers and KC135 tankers with 8,800 personnel by 1961 and $40 million in Congressional expansion funds.
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Cassopolis
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State Civil Defense Office
Fallout Shelter Planning Endorsed by Michigan Office
The Michigan office endorses fallout shelters as logical for homes and apartments. Details on plans and assistance from the National Fallout Shelter program, established by the Federal Housing Administration, are available from Michigan CD offices or the federal agency.
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