Winegar, Bridge at Bay View Lodge
We detect a hint of superiority in the message on this real-photo card, mailed in 1931 with clear postmark and stamp. But that’s not the best part: Winegar itself doesn’t exist in that form any more, as Wikipedia reveals: “In 1905, J.J. Foster erected a lumber mill at the headwaters of the Presque Isle River. Foster named the community Fosterville. William S. Winegar bought the mill in 1910 and the town was renamed in his honor. The mill closed in 1933 and Walleye Rearing Ponds were established by the State of Wisconsin. In 1959, the town changed its name again, now to Presque Isle, matching the name of the surrounding township.” From the postcard’s perspective, we like it when these things happen. But guess what? It seems like Bay View Lodge is still there. Grade: 1