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America! “The Pleasure Peninsula” (1964)

1964 · Short film · 24 min

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This 1964 color film episode of the NBC weekly syndicated series “America!” from provides a travelogue view of the state of Michigan hosted by Jack Douglas, highlighting natural wonders and tourist attractions in a colorful tour of the Great Lakes State (TRT 24:51). Opening titles: “America!” over a montage of United States tourist attractions (0:08). Host Jack Douglas introduces himself. A map of Michigan appears in green, with the surrounding Great Lakes in blue (0:43). Autumnal lakefront forests, sunsets, snowy cabins, skiing. Title card with a lighthouse: “The Pleasure Peninsula” (0:57). The map returns. A montage of lakes, cliffs, rivers, and waterfalls (1:30). Girls play catch with a beach ball while running along the coast of Lake Michigan near Muskegon (2:10). The privately owned Old Presque Isle Lighthouse, originally built in 1840, overlooks a harbor on Lake Huron. Lighthouse keeper Francis Stebbins, who restored the property, speaks. A couple enters the lighthouse and takes in the view from the top. A fresnel lens in closeup (2:33). Welch’s Dock in Sault Ste. Marie. A ferry loads passengers for a sightseeing tour. The Soo Locks, which join Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes via the St. Marys River. A cargo freighter passes through the locks (3:58). A log boom of floating wood extends into the horizon. A Welch Lock Tours ferry (4:31). A ghost town, Fayette Historic State Park and Harbor, nestled along a bluewater cove. An iron ore sample and former smelting…

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Running time
24 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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