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Clear Lake Activities, Ann Arbor YWCA Camp Takona, June 1948

Clear Lake Activities, Ann Arbor YWCA Camp Takona, June 1948 image
Year:
1948
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 8, 1948
Caption:
JUST SUNNING: Some of the 55 girls attending the first period of the Ann Arbor YWCA's Camp Takona at Clear Lake are shown here in a moment of sun-filled idleness. An 18-member staff headed by Kathleen B. Simms, camp director, supervises the activities of the campers, who range in age between nine and 14. Clear Lake is three miles southwest of Chelsea.

Boating On Clear Lake, Ann Arbor YWCA Camp Takona, June 1948

Boating On Clear Lake, Ann Arbor YWCA Camp Takona, June 1948 image
Year:
1948
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 8, 1948
Caption:
GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM: It's Clear Lake, of course, and not a stream at all, but some of the "merrily, merrily" moments for girls at the YWCA's Camp Takona are brought about by aqua-tours of the placid waters - particularly when someone else is doing the oaring. Legend has it that the name Takona was given to the area by a wandering band of Indians who decided to use the first, middle, and last words of their phrase "ta-wa-si-ko-ka-ta-nah" - meaning "Friends amidst the sloping hills."

Sea Scout Ship "Trade Wind" On Portage Lake, April 1938

Sea Scout Ship "Trade Wind" On Portage Lake, April 1938 image
Year:
1938
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 21, 1938
Caption:
BEFORE THE FRESH WINDS: The Sea Scout Ship "Trade Wind" made its first trial run of the season yesterday at Portage lake with Bos'n's Mate Ronell White, Ordinary Seaman Fred Cowan and Skipper K. C. Marantette putting her through her paces. The "Trade Wind" is a Grand Banks dory purchased at a Boston fish pier. This boat is similar to the one used in the picture "Captains Courageous."