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Black Creek Enterprises LLC is your source for local Mason County and West Michigan History Book reprints and new titles.

Visit our store for photographic reprints of local historical photographs and local history publications.

Ludington Carferries by David K. Petersen & Arcadia Publishing

Oceana County 1850-1950 by David K. Petersen & Arcadia Publishing

Mason County 1850-1950 by David K. Petersen & Arcadia Publishing

Spirit of the Lakes published by Black Creek Press

Carferries of Ludington published by Black Creek Press

Loving Leland published by Black Creek Press

Erhardt Peters
"Loving Leland"
A photographic History by Erhardt Peters
Includes captioning and commentary by David K.Petersen

This detailed and stunning collection of images by photographer Erhardt Peters details life in the Leland Michigan area in the 1920's and 30's.
Almost 400 views of the Leland area and Fishtown including many images of local historical fish tugs are included in Volume I plus additional close-up detailed views when ever possible.

Erhardt Peters was a very prolific photographer in the 1920's and 30's and left many views that until recently have been hidden away in boxes and albums.While many images were lost many still survive in private collections, and now in the Leland Museum.
The Spirit of the Lakes and Carferries of Ludington and the new book "Loving Leland" are my personal efforts to find and make as many of these rare images available to the public as possible.
Loving Leland will be available in January 2016 directly and pay via Paypal here.

You can also purchase on eBay under the name of Blackcreekpress

INFORMATION NEEDED ON THE LELAND FISHING FLEET:
I have found a lot of information to go with the photos of the fishing fleet but would really like to get more of the facts about date of build, owner history etc for the boats that used the harbor at Leland from about 1925 to 1935.
Also more local information to go with the photos of Manitou Island, the Manitou and crib lighthouse, the lightship.
If you have any information or stories about the commercial fishing fleet please feel free to contact me. I have enough original material to put together 3 different books of photos taken by Erhardt Peters.
The photos for book one have been set but there are many more views including the burning and rebuilding of the Nicholas Hotel, Paving the Concrete Road, building the new Church in 1927, several hundred other additional views of Fishtown and much more. Loving Leland is in production, Reflections of Leland and Land of Delight are the tentative titles for the next 2 books.

Loving Leland
Black Creek Press Visit here for more information on this new book and other projects involving local Michigan history.
EMAIL QUESTIONS TO:David K Petersen

View some of the pages from this new book being published in October 2004. The pages are random and not in any particular order.

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Erhardt Peters "Loving Leland"A photographic History by Erhardt PetersIncludes captioning and commentary by David K.Petersen

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Mason County 1850-1950.

Books make a great present!

Erhardt Peters
"Loving Leland"
A photographic History by Erhardt Peters
Includes captioning and commentary by David K.Petersen