Drayton Plains Station 1918 – Waterford’s Amazing Fish Hatchery
The Drayton Plains hatchery was not just a pretty pond. In 1918, it was part of Michigan’s push to raise fish, stock public waters and manage nature by hand.
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Brief History of Waterford and Drayton Plains – Mills, Rails and Lake Life in Old Oakland County
Vintage postcards of Waterford and Drayton Plains show a lost era of Oakland County life, from mills and depots to lake cottages, stores, schools and the Drayton Theatre.
When Waterford Harvested Winter – People’s Ice on Huntoon Lake
A vintage view of People’s Ice Co. on Huntoon Lake shows how big the “ice business” once got in Waterford — harvesting and storing winter ice to keep Michigan cool long before refrigerators took over.
Inside Camp Jeanette – A 1930s Waterford Summer for Detroit Kids
Boys crowd around a long worktable inside Camp Jeanette in Waterford, Michigan, a children’s camp tied to the Good Samaritans of Michigan. The message on the back reads like a straight-up fundraising pitch: the group said it was giving about 1,000 …