horse carriage of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island
Images from https://www.google.com/search?q=horse+carriage+passes+the+Grand+Hotel+on+Mackinac+Island&rlz=1C1LENP_enUS569US569&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMItviT2dvbxgIVDBmUCh19xgE8&biw=1600&bih=731#imgrc=_
No motorized vehicles are allowed on the island, except an ambulance and a police car and snow mobiles in the winter. People get around on bicycles, on horse back, in horse-drawn carriages and on foot.
The island was the second U.S. National Park, after Yellowstone National Park, but it was turned over to the state of Michigan. Now, eighty percent of the island is Michigan State Park.
Opened in 1887, the Grand Hotel is celebrating its 128th anniversary this summer. Five U.S. Presidents have visited: Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford (who was raised in Michigan and helped to build cabins on the island as a Boy Scout) George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph for the public for the first time on the hotel’s porch, as well as demonstrating other new inventions during Edison’s frequent stays. Mark Twain spoke frequently at the Grand Hotel during his speaking tours. In recent years, Russian leaders Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev have visited.
The Grand Hotel, is the largest summer hotel in the world and has the world’s longest front porch. The Grand Hotel is a National Historic Landmark and is considered by many travel experts to be one of the best hotels in the world.
The Grand Hotel charges ten dollars each to visit the hotel and grounds. The fee was instituted in 2011, probably because without the fee the hotel would be swarmed with the thousands of day trippers from the mainland who could take all of the seats on the porch. It may be the longest porch in the world, but it can’t fit everyone!
Info from https://catherinesherman.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/grand-hotel-mackinac-island-michigan/
in 1915 Edsel Ford and friends went across the country to the west coast, here are some photos he took of the journey
in the middle of June / July, the roads were this impassable
100 years ago, the petrified forest hadn't yet been stolen by souvenir hunters and stores that wanted to sell off America's natural wonders. I doubt there is a single stone log not protected and watched over by forest service or park rangers.
Found on http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/07/12/edsel-fords-wild-road-trip/30058739/
the oldest existing trailer/caravan, The Wanderer, has been restored and put on display at Cotswolds Caravan Club
Dr William Gordan Stables, right, in 1885 just after he designed and built the Wanderer. It was pulled by two horses, Captain Corn-flower and Polly Pea-blossom back then.
Custom-made in 1884, this 30ft caravan is more like a palace on wheels.
Commissioned by Scotsman Dr William Stables, The Wanderer was the first caravan to be made purely for the pleasure of travel. Made from mahogany and maple wood, and painted black and gold, former naval officer Dr Stables wanted the life of a gypsy while traveling in style - spawning the nickname 'Gentleman Gypsy'.
The Wanderer has clocked up tens of thousands of miles and was inspired by traditional horse-drawn Romany wagons.
It boasts a bookcase, china cabinet and even musical instruments to entertain campers when it rained outside.
But the world's first caravan has been gathering dust for years and was only wheeled out on special occasions. Beverley Larion, of the Caravan Club, said: 'We would prefer to keep it at the Caravan Club rather than in a storage facility so our members can enjoy it. 'It’s the most beautiful display of craftsmanship internally and the upholstery is all original.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2480291/Worlds-oldest-caravan-makes-final-journey.html
Unfortunately, no one did a decent job of taking photos of the outside of it before they stuck it in a glass room
possibly, this was Louis Firestones rv for the camping trips with Henry Ford and Thomas Edison
this 1929 Studebaker turned up in South Carolina in 2009
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2009/11/03/found-1929-studebaker-rv/
Miniature, fully functional 1/3rd scale replicas of a Cadillac were made for the British Royal family of Siam, Norway, and one for a grandson of the founder of Cadillac.
the one built for the royal family of Siam above, the other for Norway below.
Interestingly, Prince Chula was the great-grandson of the much romanticized King Rama IV (1851-1868) of ‘The King and I’ fame.
The brain behind the little car was Frederick S. Bennett, an Englishman who played a pivotal role in establishing Cadillac’s success in the UK.
As a Cadillac dealer across the pond, Bennett’s greatest challenge was emasculating prevailing public opinion that American products weren’t built to last. His persistence finally paid off in 1909 when Cadillac became the first American auto manufacturer to receive the Royal Automobile Club’s prestigious Dewar Trophy after a rigorous interchangeable parts test in 1908.
One of the finest and earliest miniature cars, a one-third size Cadillac built in England before the First World War, built in 1912 by Lockwood and Co of Islington, north London, the car was exhibited at the 1913 Paris motor show.
Though weighing nearly 400lb, the Baby Cadillac was capable of about 15 miles on one charge at speeds of up to 12mph. Driven along Pall Mall that year as a publicity stunt, the little car attracted royal attention and was bought for £62 by Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII, who gave it as a gift to her grandson, Prince Olaf of Norway. Though still owned by the Norwegian royal family, it is on permanent loan to the Norsk Teknisk Museum in Oslo
The third Baby Cadillac went as a fifth birthday present to Wilfred Leland, one of the Cadillac founder's family – possibly as close to royalty as the US gets
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/2724262/Right-royal-fun-in-a-Baby-Cadillac.html
http://www.cocgb.dircon.co.uk/cadillac_spectacular.htm
http://www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/films/the-big-smoke
http://grofjardanhazy.tumblr.com/post/62235955433/a-baby-cadillac-bought-by-queen-alexandra-as-a
http://www.aacalibrary.org/articles/antique-automobile/f-s-bennett-and-the-three-baby-cadillacs/
http://thornews.com/2012/03/18/royal-journeys-1905-2005-norwegian-art-exhibition/
http://www.royalcourt.no/nyhet.html?tid=115905
1916 Chesapeake telephone company bus... and suffragettes?
Found on https://www.facebook.com/pages/Time-Travelers-come-travel-back-in-time/284477301577152?fref=nf
In the United States, women over the age of 21 were allowed to vote in most states outside the South by 1919. With the ratification in 1920 of the Nineteenth Amendment the suffrage was extended to women across the United States in time for the 1920 presidential election.
110 year old trolley car found by accident, disguised as a tiny cabin near Green Bay Wisconsin, and it needs a new home pronto
230 were made and used by the Chicago Surface Lines company, the predecessor to the Chicago Transit Authority, to replace the cable cars used from 1890s to 1910s... and retired in the 1940s through 50s due to the pressure to replace trolleys with busses. 100 of them were sold as scrap to returning soldiers after WW2 and used as homes, or diners, luncheons, or trailer park rentals. http://thetrolleydodger.com/tag/illinois-railway-museum/
http://fox11online.com/2015/06/04/weyauwega-couple-uncovers-piece-of-history-in-backyard/
The history of the trolley has made a big impression on Sharon Krapil, who is hoping to find someone interested in taking ownership of the train and restoring it to its former glory.
One was restored and is in the Illinois Railway Museum, here's what they looked like new:
Photos from the owner Sharon Krapil, and WLUK Bill Miston
http://thetrolleydodger.com/2015/06/05/lost-and-found-chicago-streetcar-1137/
on this day in 1909 22-year-old Alice Huyler Ramsey was the first woman to drive across the United States.
the Wanderwell's 2nd Expedition's, through Africa from Cape Town the top, to be the first vehicle to travel the length of the dark continent
https://www.facebook.com/AlohaWanderwell?fref=nf or read a quick description of this astonishing round the world adventure in 1921-24 at http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/07/wanderwell-expedition-with-car-and.html
Not just getting stuck often, the cars also frequently had things puncture the tires, and regularly ran out of gas
Lindbergh's 1914 Excelsior, he went up Pike's Peak with it, and after sellling it, it wound up as a railroad inspection bike. Bizarre things in history
above image from https://40.media.tumblr.com/937533f544737105ae80982a7cc6abef/tumblr_mmn1r6fX161soo1gzo1_500.jpg
these are all screen shots from a video that isn't coded available to embed, but can be seen at https://www.facebook.com/MotorcyclepediaMuseum/videos/884584228271853/
A little over a year ago we were able to get the Velocipede up and running for the day!Bob Cantrell of Morganton,...
Posted by Motorcyclepedia Museum on Sunday, June 7, 2015
the above motorcycle is owned by the museum called Motorcyclepedia Museum, in Newburgh New York http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/28603
mentioned in the below video at the 40 second mark
http://witnify.com/tag/event-charles-lindbergh/
Found on http://bikerflorida.com/forum/index.php/topic,396.475.html
Lindbergh also had a 1919 and a 1920 Excelsior according to many websites, above image from http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/331880/366855.html?1370933557
