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: 9449 Comments: 1	1930: View of big Island Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4514	1930: View of Island from south shore Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4359	1930s: Arthur & Jock Knight, Arty McPherson, Rene & Old Joe Knight, Lucien Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4783	1930s: Arty McPherson, Arthur, Dick, Rene, Lucien, Jock Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4203
1930s: O.T. Williams, Fred Knight, Vern and Esther Lamborn, Joe and Alvin Lamborn. Late 1930s Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4548	1930s: Farm on hill. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4101	1930s: Arthur, Wilbur, OT Williams, Orelle, Jock, Old Joe. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4088	1930s: Joe, Mary Williams, Wanda, Wilbur, OT Williams, Rene. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4795	1930s: Camping at Lac. Wanda Martin at right. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4308	1930s: Baby Nancy (or Bob?) Martin being weighed. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4609 Comments: 1
1930s: OT Williams and Alvin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3527	1930s: Wilbur Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3268	1930s: Wilbur Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3337	1930s: Rene and Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3494	1930s: View from field. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3167	1930s: Farm with swamp in forground. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3278
1930s: Pasture and Pointy Mountain. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2662	1930s: When Fraiser's was new. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2576	1930: View of big island. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2882	1931: Rene and Alvin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2857	1932. Camping at Fred's landing. Wanda, Joe, ?. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3070	1932: Camping before shack was built. Wanda, ?, Joe, Arthur, Old Joe, Rene. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3000
1933: Camping with farm in background. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3665	1933: Camping at lake. Rene, Wanda, Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3302	1933: Camping. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2788	1934: Baby Nancy and Aunt Vivian. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2629	1934: Martin shack on the island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2835	1934: Nancy and Aunt Vivian. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2581
1934: Martin shack on island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2498	1934: Martin shack on island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3094	1934: Wilbur, Nancy, and Wanda Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3732 Comments: 1	1934: Potty Break. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2737	1934: Martin shack on island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2687	1935: Martin shack being rebuilt on shore. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2600
1935: Martin shack being rebuilt on shore. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2552	1935: Old Joe, Fred, Wanda. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2534	1935: Rene Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2661	1935: Martin shack and tent. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2685	1935: Martin shack, rebuilt on shore. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2772	1935: The Martin shack and half of Philips/Robataille. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4849 Comments: 1
1936: Charles Passeu. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2786	1936: Nancy Martin on the family's dock. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2627	1936: Martin shack with tent. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2619	1937: Athens (Ohio) News Article. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2884	1937: Martin shack and Robataille. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2643	1937: Robataille and farmhouse. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4812 Comments: 1
1937: Little Nancy with mom Wanda Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2734	1945?: Bob, Nancy, Wilbur in new boat he made in Freds Shed. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2502	1938: Chalie Passea and little Nancy. Mrs. Knight's cabin and Boots the dog in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2618	1938: Dube and Nancy. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3896	1938: Nancy Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2608	1940s: Bill Burge. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2507
1940s: New cabin with ice chest on porch. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2713	1940s: Dick Knight and Bob Martin in birch bark canoe. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3240	1940s: Jock Knight and Claude Westerfall at shack. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3159	1940s: Mildred McPherson and Wanda Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5653 Comments: 1	1940s: Postcard from Kazubazua, became Irwins. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3531	1940s: Priest's point. Now known as the Goldsberry's. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2742
1940s: The Martin shack. Bill Burge (Wanda's cousin), Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2581	1940s: The Martin shack finished with shutters and bedroom addition. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2753	1940s: The Martin shack. Bill Burge on porch, Wanda to the right. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2557	1940s: Wilbur and friend. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2481	1940s: Wilbur and ?. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2495	1940s: Wilbur and Dick Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2772
1940s: Wilbur and Dick Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2874	1940s: Wilbur and others portaging canoe. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4769	1941. Nancy and Wanda Martin with Teddy the dog. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2445	1945: Dow in Martin's yard with Roland's and Fulton's in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2656	1945: Dow in boat. Notice fire damage to woods in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2522	1945: Group and Martin shack. Nancy, Bob, and Peter Dube. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2750
1945: The Martin shack. Nancy and dog Teddy. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2694	1945: Nancy Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2820	1945: Nancy, Dow, Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2770	1945: Nancy with Fred's dog. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2391	1945: Wilbur and Dow. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2446	1947: Building the present-day Martin cabin! Dick in center. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2901
1947: Framework of new Martin cottage with school house in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5158 Comments: 1	1947: Building present-day Martin cabin. Arthur, Dick, and Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2789	1947: Building present-day Martin cabin. Wilbur on roof. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2387	1947: Finished Martin cabin. Brand new, no bathroom! Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2508	1948: Boathouse and new boat. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2262	1948: Bob Martin in boathouse with new boat. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2449
1948: Boathouse and new boat. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2233	1948: Nancy Martin in winter. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2268	1950: Nancy Martin with John Fraser. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2442	1950s: Alvin Lamborn. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2844	1950s: Annette (Fred's wife), Robert, Gaston, Lise, Ivan. Clearing Point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2602	1950s: Bob Martin and Arthur Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2812
1950: Moose crossing lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5002 Comments: 1	1950s: Nancy Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3069	1950s: Old Mrs. Kight and Suzanne's grandparents (now Suzanne Patry). Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3046	1950s: Sledding in winter down by swamp. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3042	1950: Suzanne (now Suzanne Patry) at home on Stuart Street. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2670	1950s: Wanda Martin with dog Sox. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2891
1950s: Westfalls loading up for trip to the lake. Minus 40! Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2826	1950s: When the Archbishop visited lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2768	1950: Wilbur and Bob Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2407	1951: McPherson place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2485	1951: Lamborn/Isabelle place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2453	1951: Lamborn/Isabelle place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3003
1951: McPherson place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5314	1951: Winter view of the Phillips' place and the Martin's from lake Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 13138 Comments: 1	1951: The Martin cabin before seawall was built. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4514	1951: Winter view of Martin cabin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2751	1951: Sox the dog. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2422	1951: View from hill. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2742
1951: View from lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2512	1951: After snowstorm. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2342	1956: Building Kinsella's. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2444	1957: Don Black on first trip to lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2469	1957: Don Black on first trip to lake before getting married to Nancy. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2527	1957: Don and Nancy barely visible on dock. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2571
1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2499	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2791	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2371	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2541	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3343	1958: View when Mrs. Knight's shed was there. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 7140

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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