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Kathryn Choley Reads The Comics While Ice Skating At Burns Park, January 1971 Photographer: Jack Stubbs

Kathryn Choley Reads The Comics While Ice Skating At Burns Park, January 1971 image
Year:
1971
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 22, 1971
Caption:
Kathryn Choley, 12, enjoys a day off during the semester break from Tappan Junior High School where she is a seventh grader by combining ice skating and newspaper reading at the Burns Park skating rink yesterday. Kathryn, of 1140 S. Forest, is reading the comics - what else. (News photo by Jack Stubbs)

Children Weave Potholders At Burns Park, July 1957

Children Weave Potholders At Burns Park, July 1957 image
Year:
1957
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 31, 1957
Caption:
POTHOLDERS FOR MOMMY: This portrait of two children weaving potholders for mama depicts one type of craft work offered to out-of-school little folks at supervised parks and playgrounds, including Allmendinger, Riverside, Burns and West Parks, and Wines Field and Summit Playground.

Free Swimming Period At Cedar Lake Girl Scout Camp, July 1946

Free Swimming Period At Cedar Lake Girl Scout Camp, July 1946 image
Year:
1946
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 27, 1946
Caption:
THE WATER'S FINE: It's free swimming period for the nine and ten-year-old group at Cedar Lake Girl Scout Camp. The camp is located in the Waterloo recreation area west of Chelsea and has room for 72 girls of the Washtenaw Area Council. Miss Francis Young, Ypsilanti Girl Scout leader, is in charge.

Rubber Boat Ride At Cedar Lake Girl Scout Camp, July 1946

Rubber Boat Ride At Cedar Lake Girl Scout Camp, July 1946 image
Year:
1946
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 27, 1946
Caption:
BOATING ON CEDAR LAKE: A sharp wind on Cedar Lake sends the rubber boat scudding across the water. The rubber boat is most popular with Girl Scouts, and the camp director has to check up to see that every girl gets at least one ride.

A Treasure Hunt Begins At Cedar Lake Girl Scout Camp, July 1946

A Treasure Hunt Begins At Cedar Lake Girl Scout Camp, July 1946 image
Year:
1946
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 27, 1946
Caption:
A-HUNTING WE WILL GO: Girl Scouts take off on treasure hunt for bird nests, native leaves and flowers. Winner gets a bag of popcorn. Twenty-six hundred acres of the Waterloo Reservation provide plenty of room for hiking. Rates are $15.00 a week at the Girl Scout Camp, which is assisted by Community Fund. The camp is split into five sessions.

Margaret Haines & Her Outdoor Swimming Pool At 1229 Traver Road, August 1950

Margaret Haines & Her Outdoor Swimming Pool At 1229 Traver Road, August 1950 image
Year:
1950
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 26, 1950
Caption:
When hot weather comes, there's nothing as pleasant as a cool swim. And when you can take a dip in your own back yard, the prospect is even more pleasant. That is the line of reasoning which a few years ago prompted Mrs. Donal H. Haines of 1229 Traver Rd. to have the pool pictured above built in her back yard. The screen house at the far end serves as a sitting room when insects are bad and also is used by bathers for dressing.

Children Play Checkers At Allmendinger Park, June 1949

Children Play Checkers At Allmendinger Park, June 1949 image
Year:
1949
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 23, 1949
Caption:
At the top left, the young splashers are rushing into the wading pool at West Park; and the checker-players (top right) are confounding each other at Allmendinger Park.