A history of Herring Lake
Subtitle: with an introductory legend, The bride of mystery
By: by the Bard of Benzie (John H. Howard)
Publisher: The Christopher publishing house
Published: 1929
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 84
Subjects: Herring Lake (Mich.); Benzie County (Mich.) -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: Bride of mystery.
Description: Herring Lake is located in Benzie County along the shores of Lake Michigan. John Howard, the self-styled "bard of Benzie," chronicles its history through legends, anecdotes, and an abundance of antiquarian information about local artifacts, town characters, Indians, and memorable occurrences. He discusses Watervale's transformation from a "defunct lumber village" to a summer resort community, and recalls vanished technological processes used in processing and transporting lumber. The book's preface is a verse legend, "The Bride of Mystery," concerning the courtship, marriage, and drowning of an Indian maiden, "Arequipah."
Notes: Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.