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201 auctions, 80, 152, 156–58, 183; horse, 158–59 austin family, 39, 90–91, 100, 118, 169, 192 (n. 42) Ball, Virginia Taber, 27, 29, 34, 40, 135 Barryton, 3, 17, 46, 67, 136–37, 148, 149, 151, 155 Big Rapids, 1–2, 4, 15, 68, 131–32; economic and political influence of, 44, 115, 150–52, 155, 161, 182, 183; history of, 17, 25, 31, 32, 36, 43–44 Bovay family, 30 Brigham family, 32, 34, 148 Carmichael family, xi, 31, 32, 40, 47, 61, 93, 129–30, 192 (n. 43) Chippewa Lake Church, 3, 34, 37, 73, 134, 135–38 Chippewa Lake Days, 103–4, 128–29, 138–39, 162, 171 Chippewa Lake resort, 1, 3–4, 16, 17, 27–28, 83; changes to, 98, 100–103; characteristics of residents of, 97– 101, 116–17, 118–20, 159, 170–72; community effect in, 106–7, 170–71; contested community in, 109–14; eurasian milfoil in, 112–14; history of, 30, 37; sewer system in, 118–20. See also Chippewa Lake Days; Chippewa Lake village; Chippewa Township; community effect/personality; contested community Chippewa Lake village, 3–4, 86–87, 100, 115–16, 194 (ch. 5, n. 3); changes to, 84–86; contested community in, 13, 84–86, 110–11, 120–21; development of, 101–3; history of, 3, 35–37, 40–41; in regional context, 1–3. See also Chippewa Lake resort; Chippewa Township; contested community Chippewa Township, xi–xii, 4, 15–16, 51–52, 63–64, 87–89, 128–29, 143– 44; changes to, xiv–xv, 3–4, 101–3, 165–66; characteristics of residents of, 57–61, 64–65, 71–81, 88–92, 100, 129–35, 159–63, 167–69; community church in, 135–39; community effect in, 12–13, 52–57, 84, 143–44, 166–69, 175–77, 185; contested community in, 12–14, 106–7, 109–10, 115–18, 121– 25, 144–45, 165, 166–69; development of, 101–3, 104–7, 124–25; early settlers in, 29–35; economic conditions in, 65–67, 70, 92–94; education in, 67–70; history of, 27, 29–31, 35–41; indigenous population in, 17; location, 27–28; organization and structure of, 2, 115–16, 120–21; in regional context, 1, 2, 43–46, 65–67, 93–94, 147–59; township board in, 110–21, 163, 175. See also Chippewa Lake resort; Chippewa Lake village; contested community Christiansen family, 90, 93–94 Commission on aging, 155–56. See also senior citizens organizations Community Building Board, 129, 131, 139, 162, 163, 172 community effect/personality, 11–12, 52– 57, 106–7, 127–28, 166. See Chippewa Lake resort; Chippewa Township commuting, 90, 93–94, 161 index 202| Index contested community, ix, xiv–xv, 12–14, 85, 109–25. See Chippewa Lake resort; Chippewa Lake village; Chippewa Township deer hunting, 7, 49, 52, 139–43 dependency theory, 9–10 Dodge family, 83–85, 89, 90 eaton family, 30, 35, 147, 148, 167 education. See farming, education and; nonfarm occupations, education and; schools and education emerald Lake Birthday Club, 76, 93, 128, 134, 160, 161, 162 emerald Lake community, 32, 35, 36, 135 endogamy, 60–61, 91–92, 144 erlenborn, eleanor, 97–98 eurasian milfoil, 112–14 farming, xiv, xv, 4, 10, 42–43, 45, 48, 51, 64–65, 71–81, 87–88, 173; changes in, 42–43, 65–67, 70, 82, 88, 92, 94, 129–30, 168–69, 173–74, 176, 177; characteristics of families, 39–40, 52–61, 65, 159, 167–68, 169; children and, 59–60, 65, 79, 81, 160, 169; education and, 67–68, 92, 94–95; women and, 38–40, 57–59, 76–77, 159–61 Ferris State University, 2, 43–44, 64, 68, 89 Fire Department, Martiny-Chippewa, 86, 117, 129, 132, 138, 163; membership in, 91, 116, 160, 164 flood of 1987, 131–32 4-h Clubs, xiii, 7, 59, 134, 135, 138, 147, 150–55, 160, 163–64, 174; and county fairs, 150–54, 160, 174 Germany/prussia, xiii, 12, 30, 33, 61, 73 Grand Rapids: family connections to, xi– xii, 6, 29, 31, 32, 47, 70, 90, 97; Grand River Band of the Ottawa Nation in, 25; regional influence of, 1–4, 24, 31, 44, 45, 93, 140 Grand Valley State University, ix, 8 Griffes, George, 117, 174–75 hahn family, x, 31, 72, 76, 98, 100 hull family, xii–xiv, 133–34, 139–43, 169, 175–76, 183–84 indigenous populations. See Native americans ireland. See Scotland and ireland July...
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