Description
This sepia-toned postcard offers a stunning bird’s-eye view of Petoskey, Michigan, featuring the whimsical poem “Ode to Petoskey.” The back includes a handwritten letter expressing the sender’s unsettled state. This charming postcard is postmarked 1909.
Front Text (cleaned):
BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF PETOSKEY, MICH.
ODE TO PETOSKEY
BATTLE HYMN OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN
My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of Petoskey,
Wequetonsing;
Land where hay fever died,
Land of the tourist's pride,
From the Bay View side,
Let anthems ring.
Let war whoops swell the breeze,
Let every person seize
The timid throng;
Let vendors' tongues awake,
At all that's sold partake,
Let "swells" their wallets break—
The sound prolonging.
6061
WV CE – 1
Healey
Back Text (cleaned):
Dear Mr. Hugan,
If this card reaches its address, I write. I have been so unsettled that I could not write to anyone & got an answer back.
