Here are a collection of photos from the archives of Owen Bahle shared by Karl Bahle. Click the pictures to view larger and read Karl’s captions!
Clearing the Tracks
Suttons Bay Post Office early 1900s, Paul Mork on the left with RR1 and Louie Bolme on the right with RR2
The end of Larsons Park Hotel in Suttons Bay
Willard and John Priest taking logs to the Peterson Mill in Suttons Bay 1910? Hoyts Drugstore – Now Roman Wheel
Suttons Bay around 1900
Not sure what the street festival is in town, early to mid 1930s? Rufli Market, Peppins Cafe and Martinsons,
Suttons Bay view looking south along St Josephs Street 1948
Suttons Bay looking north 1949
In front of the Rufli Market January 1932
Looking down on the new school – 1908 – Union School – town looks rather prosperous
Gronseth’s Shoe store, 1900?, currently the location of Haystacks
Perry Palmer off to the town with 100lb bags of potatoes 1910 – a primary cash crop prior to Cherry farming
Owen Bahle’s class picture and roster Union School – 1933
Working to keep the mill fire from burning down the town – 1913
The Ladies of the Grange, for years the Suttons Bay Rotary Club met in the basement of the Grange Hall and the meals were prepared by these women
Gas launch Sylvia at Bahle Pier 1910
Train wreck south of Suttons Bay, I think this is the wreck in which John Bahle lost his leg
Heimfort girls swimming in Suttons Bay 1912
One of the best pictures I have of a Native American logger, I assume that Otto took this but after that who knows
Inside Sogge’s Store 1910 – Now Bay Wear
Sitting on Bahle Pier 1910, out of Lena Sogges album
Afternoon on the water in Suttons Bay, Stoney Point
Native American logging crew
Native American family
View from the hill, Peterson Dock, Bahle Dock with large steamer in the slip(have not seen that in other shots), the Company Dock and to the far right the old dock at the old bathing beach
Street scene in front of Bahles, Lena Bahle standing in the lower left
Auto Bus at the Park Hotel – Martin Setterbo. Louis Stanwick in the back seat Mr Keys from Omena standing in front on the street
Tom Bahle ice boating on the bay 1915
Anderson’s Union Hotel 1880
Building Union School 1905
Willi Hopp shooting pool in the back of Sends Barbershop
Suttons Bay Fire Department – Lather Blacksmith
The new Buggy model for 1910 behind Sogge’s Store
Suttons Bay Community Band
The old boys network, T Waldkins, G Whitmore and Brooder at the Park Hotel
OL Bahle Department Store
Bay Snowstorm
Bahle Orchards in the 1950s
Winter storm of March 2012
Peterson’s dock 1885, this is now the location for the main pier at the Suttons Bay Marina
Frigid Food Suttons Bay
Send’s Barber Shop Suttons Bay
Fred Donners Harness Shop in Suttons Bay
Ole Larsons Saloon, now Enderdyne
Otto Bahle with his nephew Jerry in front the Cleaners
Was the school for a number of years, replaced by the Union School in 1906, this building burned around that time, now a township park and ice rink
Snow blower on St Josephs Street , Sogges store is now Baywear
Winter transport in Suttons Bay, Gronseth Shoe and the fire hall straight up the street
Fishing off the Peterson Dock, now the Village Marina Pier
Otto Bahle driving, dont have clue as to the others, the man standing to the far right looks like my great grand father Lars, this must be pre WWI
Lathers Auto – Later was the local Dodge dealer, now Edwards Furninture
Winter scene in front cleaners mid 1950s
Logging in Suttons Bay
Pulling logs to the mill in Suttons Bay,
Clearing snow from the tracks outside of Suttons Bay
Union School – The Rock Pile to those who were educated inside those walls
Looking south along M22 – Photo by Otto Bahle
Glen Thomas and friends, Glen was another of the foursome of Owen, Bob Rufli and Cole Gronseth, the old Sinclair station, now the soft serve ice cream shop
