The history of Arbutus Lake begins with Traverse City’s founder and noted citizen, Perry Hannah who owned all the land surrounding Arbutus Lake in the late 1800s. The history biographies of summer residents and their memories of life on the lake. Photos and sketches from the summer camps, Camp Arbutus for girls, Haza Witka for boys, and the family resorts, Shadycrest , Pineview and Mac’s Landing, complete the “Norman Rockwellian” portrait for a century of summers at Arbutus Lake.

Century of Summers at Arbutus Lake
edited by Susan Stites
ISBN 0-9665316-3-9