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Lovers' Leap
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Text on front reads: "Lovers' Leap, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." Two men are posing while sitting on a block of stone under an overhang on Cabot's Point. The shoreline is rocky and jagged.
January 17, 1907
Mattthew Peters, Publishing
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W013Y36
WHi 149956
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Lover's Leap in Midwinter
1908
Hand-colored postcard view of Lover's Leap in Sturgeon Bay during winter. The view is from the frozen lake looking toward a lighthouse on shore. Caption reads: "Lover's Leap in Midwinter, Sturgeon ...
Lover's Leap, Idlewild
circa 1910-1919
Color postcard across water towards a rock formation. Waves are breaking against the rocks below. In the upper-right corner of the postcard are cherries on a branch. Caption at top reads: "Lover's ...
Sturgeon Bay Drawbridge Spanning
1955
Text on reverse reads: "Sturgeon Bay Drawbridge Spanning, Sturgeon Bay Canal, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." Traffic is backed up as a ship passes through the span of a double-bascule bridge over the canal.
Where Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay Meet
July 6, 1931
Text on front reads: "Where Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay Meet, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." Aerial view of Sturgeon Bay showing the only bridge in existence at the time.
Sherwood Point Lighthouse
1963
Text on front reads: "Sherwood Point Lighthouse, Door County, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Sherwood Point Lighthouse is near Potawatomi State Park, north of Sturgeon Bay on Green Bay in Door County, Wi...
Sawyer Harbor and Cabot's Point
1940
Text on front reads: "Sawyer Harbor and Cabot's Point from Tower, Potowatomi State Park, Door County, Wis." Elevated view across Sawyer Harbor towards Sturgeon Bay. A ship is traveling into Green Bay.
