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: 9484 Comments: 1	1930: View of big Island Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4539	1930: View of Island from south shore Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4384	1930s: Arthur & Jock Knight, Arty McPherson, Rene & Old Joe Knight, Lucien Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4809	1930s: Arty McPherson, Arthur, Dick, Rene, Lucien, Jock Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4223
1930s: O.T. Williams, Fred Knight, Vern and Esther Lamborn, Joe and Alvin Lamborn. Late 1930s Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4569	1930s: Farm on hill. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4121	1930s: Arthur, Wilbur, OT Williams, Orelle, Jock, Old Joe. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4119	1930s: Joe, Mary Williams, Wanda, Wilbur, OT Williams, Rene. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4817	1930s: Camping at Lac. Wanda Martin at right. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4342	1930s: Baby Nancy (or Bob?) Martin being weighed. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4630 Comments: 1
1930s: OT Williams and Alvin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3545	1930s: Wilbur Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3290	1930s: Wilbur Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3359	1930s: Rene and Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3513	1930s: View from field. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3187	1930s: Farm with swamp in forground. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3303
1930s: Pasture and Pointy Mountain. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2691	1930s: When Fraiser's was new. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2601	1930: View of big island. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2904	1931: Rene and Alvin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2881	1932. Camping at Fred's landing. Wanda, Joe, ?. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3095	1932: Camping before shack was built. Wanda, ?, Joe, Arthur, Old Joe, Rene. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3028
1933: Camping with farm in background. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3693	1933: Camping at lake. Rene, Wanda, Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3334	1933: Camping. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2817	1934: Baby Nancy and Aunt Vivian. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2649	1934: Martin shack on the island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2858	1934: Nancy and Aunt Vivian. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2605
1934: Martin shack on island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2527	1934: Martin shack on island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3115	1934: Wilbur, Nancy, and Wanda Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3756 Comments: 1	1934: Potty Break. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2754	1934: Martin shack on island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2705	1935: Martin shack being rebuilt on shore. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2630
1935: Martin shack being rebuilt on shore. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2566	1935: Old Joe, Fred, Wanda. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2560	1935: Rene Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2683	1935: Martin shack and tent. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2712	1935: Martin shack, rebuilt on shore. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2798	1935: The Martin shack and half of Philips/Robataille. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4874 Comments: 1
1936: Charles Passeu. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2807	1936: Nancy Martin on the family's dock. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2649	1936: Martin shack with tent. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2638	1937: Athens (Ohio) News Article. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2909	1937: Martin shack and Robataille. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2669	1937: Robataille and farmhouse. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4831 Comments: 1
1937: Little Nancy with mom Wanda Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2755	1945?: Bob, Nancy, Wilbur in new boat he made in Freds Shed. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2526	1938: Chalie Passea and little Nancy. Mrs. Knight's cabin and Boots the dog in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2643	1938: Dube and Nancy. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3925	1938: Nancy Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2632	1940s: Bill Burge. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2527
1940s: New cabin with ice chest on porch. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2735	1940s: Dick Knight and Bob Martin in birch bark canoe. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3260	1940s: Jock Knight and Claude Westerfall at shack. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3180	1940s: Mildred McPherson and Wanda Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5678 Comments: 1	1940s: Postcard from Kazubazua, became Irwins. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3552	1940s: Priest's point. Now known as the Goldsberry's. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2768
1940s: The Martin shack. Bill Burge (Wanda's cousin), Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2606	1940s: The Martin shack finished with shutters and bedroom addition. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2779	1940s: The Martin shack. Bill Burge on porch, Wanda to the right. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2579	1940s: Wilbur and friend. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2504	1940s: Wilbur and ?. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2513	1940s: Wilbur and Dick Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2792
1940s: Wilbur and Dick Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2889	1940s: Wilbur and others portaging canoe. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4785	1941. Nancy and Wanda Martin with Teddy the dog. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2466	1945: Dow in Martin's yard with Roland's and Fulton's in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2674	1945: Dow in boat. Notice fire damage to woods in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2546	1945: Group and Martin shack. Nancy, Bob, and Peter Dube. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2782
1945: The Martin shack. Nancy and dog Teddy. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2715	1945: Nancy Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2839	1945: Nancy, Dow, Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2787	1945: Nancy with Fred's dog. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2409	1945: Wilbur and Dow. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2463	1947: Building the present-day Martin cabin! Dick in center. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2924
1947: Framework of new Martin cottage with school house in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5196 Comments: 1	1947: Building present-day Martin cabin. Arthur, Dick, and Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2808	1947: Building present-day Martin cabin. Wilbur on roof. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2406	1947: Finished Martin cabin. Brand new, no bathroom! Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2531	1948: Boathouse and new boat. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2287	1948: Bob Martin in boathouse with new boat. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2467
1948: Boathouse and new boat. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2256	1948: Nancy Martin in winter. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2287	1950: Nancy Martin with John Fraser. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2467	1950s: Alvin Lamborn. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2867	1950s: Annette (Fred's wife), Robert, Gaston, Lise, Ivan. Clearing Point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2635	1950s: Bob Martin and Arthur Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2828
1950: Moose crossing lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5032 Comments: 1	1950s: Nancy Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3092	1950s: Old Mrs. Kight and Suzanne's grandparents (now Suzanne Patry). Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3075	1950s: Sledding in winter down by swamp. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3061	1950: Suzanne (now Suzanne Patry) at home on Stuart Street. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2686	1950s: Wanda Martin with dog Sox. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2908
1950s: Westfalls loading up for trip to the lake. Minus 40! Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2852	1950s: When the Archbishop visited lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2789	1950: Wilbur and Bob Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2426	1951: McPherson place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2508	1951: Lamborn/Isabelle place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2473	1951: Lamborn/Isabelle place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3039
1951: McPherson place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5339	1951: Winter view of the Phillips' place and the Martin's from lake Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 13172 Comments: 1	1951: The Martin cabin before seawall was built. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4534	1951: Winter view of Martin cabin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2773	1951: Sox the dog. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2442	1951: View from hill. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2761
1951: View from lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2528	1951: After snowstorm. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2362	1956: Building Kinsella's. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2464	1957: Don Black on first trip to lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2485	1957: Don Black on first trip to lake before getting married to Nancy. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2551	1957: Don and Nancy barely visible on dock. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2592
1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2524	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2806	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2394	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2571	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3366	1958: View when Mrs. Knight's shed was there. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 7165

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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