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In the early years most of the campground patrons were local families and their guests. Clara Mae Beach, Our Highland Heritage, p. 186, reports how some gave their campsites picturesque names, such as "Lakeside" or "Eatmore." By 1908, however, the Milford Times would report that "The lakeside cottages are being filled up with summer resorters from several different states, showing the popularity that seems to be gaining ground every year." In 1909 the station agent at Highland Station noted that passenger business had doubled during the past twelve months; an increase he attributed to the resorts. So too, Seeley's 1912 History of Oakland County, Michigan, would note that the village of Clyde "... is the center of quite a popular summer resort region, as there is good fishing in the lakes to the south and east." One aspect of this growth was a brisk business in postcards, another of which is seen here.
