Baseball and the 4th of July

Ad for 4th of July Festivities

This full-page ad appeared in the

Arcadia Booster around 1912 or

1913.

Arriving by Ship

This photo shows Pere Marquette #8 docking in Arcadiaon July 4, 1914.

Arriving by Train

This photo was taken in 1900 at the crossing in Henry. It shows an excursion train from the Arcadia and Betsey River

Railway used for this occasion to take fans to and from a baseball

game in Copemish between

Arcadia and Copemish. The

score: Arcadia 24, Copemish 22.

4th of July Baseball Game

This field shows the Arcadia ball field on July 4 probably 1911. The bleachers faced west. In the late

afternoon and evening, batters would look into the sun.

Johnson Band in Summer Uniforms

Front Row (Sitting): William Larson, Ernest House

Second Row: August Zielinski,

Charles Peek, Joseph Matteson

(standing), William Ebert, Carl Manke

Third Row: Ira Lyons, unknown,

unknown, George Weldt