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On Tuesdays, we publish a vintage postcard from Green Lake’s past. These postcards were generously shared with us by Green Lake residents Mark and Mary Griffin. (You can find previously-published postcards here, here, here, and here). This week’s card was mailed on Feb. 8, 1908 to the “Philippine Islands,” a term used by American colonialists to describe the Philippines during the first three decades of the twentieth century [source]. The card took more than a month to arrive at its destination. “Perhaps you will recognize this,” the card reads.

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You can read about life in Green Lake during the decade between 1900 and 1909 here.

Do you have historic postcards or photographs of Green Lake that you would like to share?  Please drop us a line at tips [at] mygreenlake.com.