Yup, I expected that as soon as I hit the ‘post’ button and reread what I wrote. Sorry for the crappy choice of words. The time-frame I was referring to was late 1950s when a group of us would drive up there on weekends to ski at Boyne Mountain and Nubs Nob from WMU in Kalamazoo. The Dilworth rocked in those days but those old phones in a box on the wall with a separate ear piece on a hook sticks in my alleged mind (I could be wrong about the crank but that’s another story).
That whole Grand Traverse area holds some of my fondest memories. Later in the 60s with my new wife and some other couples, we would pitch-in to rent a cottage for the ski season and drive up there every weekend, for several years. We’d also rent a cottage for a week or two in the summer to sail on GT Bay or one of the inland lakes.
I had not been there since those days until June last year when I returned, astounded to find those old towns spruced up and teaming with tourists. It’s understandable from your viewpoint, to prefer the way it used to be.
Do you remember Avalanche which was at the south end of town in Boyne City? That's where us local kids would ski because our parents couldn't afford season tickets to Boyne Mtn. Besides it was closer and all our moms had to do was give us lunch money, drop us off at about 8:30 a.m. and pick us up at 4:30 p.m.....It certainly kept us off the streets. LOL!