Duluth Minnesota Through Vintage Postcard Duluth Boat Club

Here is a great vintage postcard of the Duluth Boat Club, Duluth, Minnesota. This is an early postcard with the divided back. One side says this space for correspondence and other side says this space for address.

It has been used and is postmarked August 2, 1910 and addressed to

Mrs Kogl of St. Paul, Minn. and from Mrs A E Haynes

Written is

Dear Mrs. Kogh

Hope you are feeling well and also hope Marie is

With my regards and best wishes.

Very formal writing so not from a close friend or relative.

At the bottom written in pencil is

Lillian Turnquist Gen Del Duluth

Hope that you enjoy today's vintage Duluth Postcard... Please take a few minutes and look at some of my other vintage Duluth Postcards .. Grace

On Lake Minnetonka Minnesota on the Express Boat

Another day on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota. This vintage postcard is showing the Express boat

Bottom of post card has No638 VO Hamilton Pub Co Minneapolis and Chicago. Copyrighted 1906 by Sweet.

This beautiful post card is used and postmarked Tonka Minn Jul 23 1908

Addressed to Mrs. Altha Wells of Ortonville Minn. Her friend writes that she has been looking for a letter that has come and that writer wishes she would visit. Does not say who post card is from. May have initials written among the writing of CBH.

This is another post card from our personal collection. We had family in this area but this is not a relative of ours.

Lake Minnetoka Minnesota Big Island Park Lake

More from Lake Minnetoka.

This beautiful postcard is titled

At Big Island Park Lake Minnetoka Minn

In the middle of the lake is pictured Twin City Lines the ferry boat.

Post card is unused. Marked on the back V O Hammon Publishing Co. Chicago.

Has a spot for a stamp 1 cent domestic or 2 cent foreign

Lake Minnetonka Minn and the Steam Boats

Part of our collection of vintage postcards are ones that involve my husband's family history. He grew up in an area called Lake Minnetoka and Excelsior, Minnesota. For awhile we collected postcards from this area. Today I am showing the first of many. This one shows the Steam Boat Docks at Big Island Park on Lake Minnetonka, Minn Operated by Twin City Lines which was a rail and bus company .

The postcard shows women in long dresses and wearing hats and men in their good suits.

This post card is # 621 V. O. Hammon Pub. Co. Minneapolis and Chicago copyrighted 906 by Sweet.

Back of postcard is postmarked June 6 1910 St. Paul Minnesota and addressed to Mr. Fred Weaver Shelby Ohio.

The written message is

Hello Fritzie

As I went through Akron Ohio two weeks ago I sam Jim Shetler who informed me you were in Shelby, a friend and I are touring the U.S. this summeryours, Frank L. H.

Condition is very good with a little wear on the corners. Beautiful colors. A true treasure of a past time in Minnesota history.

Thanks for stopping by... Grace