Although many of us have heard of the traditions of naming boats, planes, or hurricanes, did you know that Grand Beachers began a tradition of naming their summer cottages back in the early decades of the 20th century? Perhaps cottage names began as a marketing strategy to attract buyers and renters of “country houses” or maybe it was just practical for residents to identify their homes without addresses. Cottage names in Grand Beach, Michigan were often inspirational, literary or romantic, or named for beloved people or places. Some homes still have signs with their names, such as Mt. Airy, Oak Lawn, Beverly, Hazeldean, and House by the Side of the Road. How many of these historic Grand Beach, MI cottage names do you recognize?
- Amity Lodge
- Arcadia
- Arendale
- Beacon Light
- Beverly
- Bittersweet
- Brownstone
- Brucewood Cedar
- Craigie Lea
- Dun Wandrin
- Edenbank
- Elbon
- Fernbrook
- Greenview
- Hazeldean
- House of the Four Winds
- Hunt
- Igloo Cottage
- Inglewood
- Inwood Knoll
- Linger Longer
- Lupine
- Millerette
- Miramar
- Morning Star
- Morningside
- Mt. Airy
- Pine Ridge
- Pine Top
- Repossee
- Shadyside
- Sheila
- Sleepy Hollow
- Snug Haven
- Summer Laine
- Summerhame
- Suncrest
- Tanglewood
- Tarry-a-while
- The Oaks
- The Timbers
- Villa Rosa
- Villa Van
- Virginia
- Wedgewood
- Wenonah Lodge
- White House
- Willella