Vintage Postcard – Vagabond Motel and Cabin Court
Vagabond Motel and Cabin Court
On U.S. Highways 23 and 27, Mackinaw City, Mich. Box 568 —
Phone 4621. Located at the Southern Approach of The New Straits of Mackinac Bridge. Longest Suspension Bridge in the World. Near the Mackinac Island Ferry Docks. Relax and Enjoy your Vacation with us. On the Straits and Lake Huron. Excellent, Safe, Sandy Beach — enclosed Patio and Out Door Grill. Completely Modern, Spacious Units. Accommodates from 2 to 8 guests. Centrally Heated. Joe and Julia Borbas.
Pub. by R.C. O’Neil Box 4423 Joyfield P.O., Detroit, Mich
S11934
Doesn’t this motel look quite a bit like the Surf Motel, also in Mackinaw? It’s the same description of the location as well, located on U.S. 23 & 27 in Mackinaw City, Michigan. They must have been close. A later postcard (1970s) from the Vagabond lists Bill and Sue Fuss as the owners. It does not look like the Vagabond Motel is still standing.
Keith Stokes has, as part of his website, mightymac.org, a listing of family names from Memories of Mackinaw, a history of Mackinaw City and the Mackinac Straits. He graciously looked up Sue Fuss, and found that Sue’s photo was included at the end of several pages of photos of the Presidents of Mackinaw City Woman’s Club. No information about the Vagabond, though.
This time of year, I always feel such a pull to go up north. Maybe if you’re not from Michigan, you wouldn’t understand (or maybe you get a pull to go somewhere special in your home state?). Goodness, I miss my grandparents today.
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