Houghton Lake

I was surfing and found this sight. Thanks for all the pictures and write up. My Grandfather was Harry Blower, and Grandma was Helen. I lived with them and went to school all my life up there. I was in the first class to Graduate from Our Lady of The Lake Catholic school. We had the building with the house on top of it across from the Music Box. The Kelly's where best friends with us. Grandpa built a slid that went from M-55 into Houghton Lake. He was good friends with Earl Johnson (Johnson's Resort) I could go on for days about Prudenville. A lot of people don't know about the pig farm in Prudenville, that ran into Denton creek. One of the gun smith's in Prudenville use to open safes for the Purple Gang. Thanks again. Jim Osterman

My Grandparents lived in Loxley, My grandmother was louise Buensch, My Mother Frieda and her brother and sisters Marie Louise,John,Martha,Dora,went to a one room school in 1920-19270r 28. They knew The Bowman Family and use to take horses to Barney Well to drink. Have some old photos of Bowmans and Bear Creek ranch or Farm. my uncle and 2 aunts where born in Houghton Lake. Do you know where we can write for a copy of their birth records. Ellen Bowman was a friend of my aunts, the bowmans are highly thought of in our family.Thanks to your site,we now have a better ideal what it was like back than.

When I was a boy about 50 years ago my grandpa brought my cousin and I hunt near Prudenville. There was a gas station in or near Prudenville that had a stuffed two-headed calf. Does anyone know where this gas station was?

nice site, grew up at houghton lake 14 summers, parents owned "Golfs Resort" in the heights, loved it there, still vacation there from Ohio. great pictires.

Thank you so much for the pictures.I lived there from 1985 to 1987.I am german and everything was so different and new.My marriage did not work out and i went back home to Germany,but i love Houghton Lake so very much.I never met anyone mean.Everybody was so nice to me.I love the nature and the summers there.My heart is still there.Thank you sooo much for the pictures.Regards Evelyn