Kids wade in a narrow creek at Grand Beach, Michigan, sweeping dip nets through the shallows for “minnies” — minnows — while other vacationers watch from the Lake Michigan beach.
Grand Beach grew as a planned resort in the early 1900s, when visitors could ride the Michigan Central line to the area for a day (or a week) of swimming and golf. This postcard-style scene captures a small tradition: kids turning the spot where a stream meets the lake into a fishing hole.
Did your family call them “minnies”? Where did you go to catch baitfish as a kid?
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