The Martin/Black family photos, 1920s to 1950s

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The Martin/Black family photos, 1920s to 1950s

These photos are from the Martin family photo album from the 1920s through the 1950s.
Wilbur and Wanda Martin travelled frequently to Lac Pemichangan from their home in Athens, Ohio, starting sometime in the 1920s. During that time, the Martin and the Knight families hunted, fished, camped and worked together to build some of the earliest cabins on the lake. The Martin's two children, Bob and Nancy, were practically raised at the lake. Wilbur and Wanda Martin passed on long ago, but their daughter Nancy (now Nancy Black) continues travelling with her husband, Don Black, to the family cabin at Lac Pemichangan to this day.
Most photos are from the 1930s and 1940s. The dates are approximate in most cases and some are probably wrong, but the order is basically correct.
These photos were scanned and posted by Wilbur Martin's grandson, Randy Black, who now lives with his wife Vivian, in San Diego, California. Randy and Vivian are happy to share these memories with all who feel a connection to Lac Pemichangan. If any of you can provide a fuller or more accurate description for any of these photos, or if you have other photos from the same era that you would like to scan and share, please don't hesitate to contact Randy at randy@blacksdesign.com. All the best!

Date: 07/12/2005

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1930s Lac Pemichangan Movie Movies shot by Alvin Lamborn of of the lake between 1934 and 1939 Date: 02/12/2017	1927: May be the Martin family's first trip to Lac Pemichangan. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 9742 Comments: 1	1930: View of big Island Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4647	1930: View of Island from south shore Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4481	1930s: Arthur & Jock Knight, Arty McPherson, Rene & Old Joe Knight, Lucien Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4948	1930s: Arty McPherson, Arthur, Dick, Rene, Lucien, Jock Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4379
1930s: O.T. Williams, Fred Knight, Vern and Esther Lamborn, Joe and Alvin Lamborn. Late 1930s Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4712	1930s: Farm on hill. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4260	1930s: Arthur, Wilbur, OT Williams, Orelle, Jock, Old Joe. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4255	1930s: Joe, Mary Williams, Wanda, Wilbur, OT Williams, Rene. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4912	1930s: Camping at Lac. Wanda Martin at right. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4481	1930s: Baby Nancy (or Bob?) Martin being weighed. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4753 Comments: 1
1930s: OT Williams and Alvin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3646	1930s: Wilbur Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3408	1930s: Wilbur Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3461	1930s: Rene and Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3630	1930s: View from field. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3280	1930s: Farm with swamp in forground. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3405
1930s: Pasture and Pointy Mountain. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2820	1930s: When Fraiser's was new. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2733	1930: View of big island. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3017	1931: Rene and Alvin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3000	1932. Camping at Fred's landing. Wanda, Joe, ?. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3236	1932: Camping before shack was built. Wanda, ?, Joe, Arthur, Old Joe, Rene. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3157
1933: Camping with farm in background. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3816	1933: Camping at lake. Rene, Wanda, Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3476	1933: Camping. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2945	1934: Baby Nancy and Aunt Vivian. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2754	1934: Martin shack on the island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2985	1934: Nancy and Aunt Vivian. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2715
1934: Martin shack on island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2677	1934: Martin shack on island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3228	1934: Wilbur, Nancy, and Wanda Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3864 Comments: 1	1934: Potty Break. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2871	1934: Martin shack on island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2817	1935: Martin shack being rebuilt on shore. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2751
1935: Martin shack being rebuilt on shore. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2671	1935: Old Joe, Fred, Wanda. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2692	1935: Rene Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2790	1935: Martin shack and tent. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2831	1935: Martin shack, rebuilt on shore. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2903	1935: The Martin shack and half of Philips/Robataille. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5000 Comments: 1
1936: Charles Passeu. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2912	1936: Nancy Martin on the family's dock. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2758	1936: Martin shack with tent. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2750	1937: Athens (Ohio) News Article. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3023	1937: Martin shack and Robataille. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2796	1937: Robataille and farmhouse. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4955 Comments: 1
1937: Little Nancy with mom Wanda Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2864	1945?: Bob, Nancy, Wilbur in new boat he made in Freds Shed. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2631	1938: Chalie Passea and little Nancy. Mrs. Knight's cabin and Boots the dog in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2776	1938: Dube and Nancy. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4137	1938: Nancy Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2786	1940s: Bill Burge. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2651
1940s: New cabin with ice chest on porch. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2844	1940s: Dick Knight and Bob Martin in birch bark canoe. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3376	1940s: Jock Knight and Claude Westerfall at shack. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3303	1940s: Mildred McPherson and Wanda Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5792 Comments: 1	1940s: Postcard from Kazubazua, became Irwins. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3662	1940s: Priest's point. Now known as the Goldsberry's. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2877
1940s: The Martin shack. Bill Burge (Wanda's cousin), Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2723	1940s: The Martin shack finished with shutters and bedroom addition. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2916	1940s: The Martin shack. Bill Burge on porch, Wanda to the right. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2677	1940s: Wilbur and friend. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2624	1940s: Wilbur and ?. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2610	1940s: Wilbur and Dick Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2914
1940s: Wilbur and Dick Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2989	1940s: Wilbur and others portaging canoe. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4877	1941. Nancy and Wanda Martin with Teddy the dog. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2583	1945: Dow in Martin's yard with Roland's and Fulton's in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2762	1945: Dow in boat. Notice fire damage to woods in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2660	1945: Group and Martin shack. Nancy, Bob, and Peter Dube. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2913
1945: The Martin shack. Nancy and dog Teddy. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2830	1945: Nancy Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2937	1945: Nancy, Dow, Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2884	1945: Nancy with Fred's dog. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2508	1945: Wilbur and Dow. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2575	1947: Building the present-day Martin cabin! Dick in center. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3048
1947: Framework of new Martin cottage with school house in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5296 Comments: 1	1947: Building present-day Martin cabin. Arthur, Dick, and Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2920	1947: Building present-day Martin cabin. Wilbur on roof. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2508	1947: Finished Martin cabin. Brand new, no bathroom! Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2626	1948: Boathouse and new boat. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2403	1948: Bob Martin in boathouse with new boat. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2596
1948: Boathouse and new boat. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2362	1948: Nancy Martin in winter. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2378	1950: Nancy Martin with John Fraser. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2582	1950s: Alvin Lamborn. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2973	1950s: Annette (Fred's wife), Robert, Gaston, Lise, Ivan. Clearing Point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2750	1950s: Bob Martin and Arthur Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2942
1950: Moose crossing lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5156 Comments: 1	1950s: Nancy Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3226	1950s: Old Mrs. Kight and Suzanne's grandparents (now Suzanne Patry). Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3189	1950s: Sledding in winter down by swamp. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3184	1950: Suzanne (now Suzanne Patry) at home on Stuart Street. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2802	1950s: Wanda Martin with dog Sox. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3009
1950s: Westfalls loading up for trip to the lake. Minus 40! Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2966	1950s: When the Archbishop visited lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2908	1950: Wilbur and Bob Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2526	1951: McPherson place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2612	1951: Lamborn/Isabelle place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2580	1951: Lamborn/Isabelle place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3153
1951: McPherson place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5461	1951: Winter view of the Phillips' place and the Martin's from lake Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 13372 Comments: 1	1951: The Martin cabin before seawall was built. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4651	1951: Winter view of Martin cabin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2873	1951: Sox the dog. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2561	1951: View from hill. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2853
1951: View from lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2624	1951: After snowstorm. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2468	1956: Building Kinsella's. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2579	1957: Don Black on first trip to lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2588	1957: Don Black on first trip to lake before getting married to Nancy. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2656	1957: Don and Nancy barely visible on dock. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2701
1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2642	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2901	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2516	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2689	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3493	1958: View when Mrs. Knight's shed was there. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 7314

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Dear Vivian and Randy,
Last fall i took pics of the place as it is today when I went hunting. I'd be glad to add them up to your collection if you like. Send me an e-mail at [removed] if you are interested.
Bruno

Posted by Bruno Venne on Wed 06 Aug 2008 01:27:22 PM PDT

did you get them, part 2

I forgot to put my name at the bottom of the last message. I am Bruno, grandson of Bermain Knight, one of the Knights brothers.

Posted by Guest on Wed 11 Oct 2006 11:31:31 PM PDT

Did you get them

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Vivian and Randy,

I am wondering if you did received the pictures I sent you by e-mail today. Those are pictures of the Knights brothers. Thanks again for letting me download your pictures of Lac Pemichangan. Buy the way, the "Big Island"...

Posted by Guest on Wed 11 Oct 2006 11:28:44 PM PDT