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The Colony: The history, families, society, architecture, and economics of a 1908 traditional American Cottage Row

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This book is the first to explore the history of a 1908 communal Cottage Row called The Colony, and also the nearby 1889 summer resort called Fountain Point. This history directly concerns Lake Leelanau, Michigan, but it also reflects major social and economic changes shared with many other parts of the United States due to the growth in the late 19th century of vacationing as a culmination of the Industrial Revolution.
We explore these issues by telling the stories of the six families who j...