negative
Catalog Number
no visible number 76
Date of Origin
ca. 1895
Description
Negative taken from Lake Michigan, several hundred feet in the air, looking east towards the channel. On the left is Ottawa Beach. On the right, Macatawa park.
History
Ottawa Beach is the name given to the area along the north side of the channel and northwest section of Lake Macatawa, in Park Township. It received its name in 1886 with the construction of the hotel Ottawa, built on a hillside near the beach.
