Spring 2009

Upcoming Events, Meetings and Dues Information

Good Hart Mini-Fair  Sunday

July 19 (10am-4pm)

Robinson Road in Good Hart

Annual Greater Good Hart Meeting 

Monday, August 3 (7:30pm)

St. Ignatius Church (location of meeting may be changed; please check website at a later date for details)

Annual Dues

Please find your dues statement attached, 2009-2010 dues are now due and payable in the amount of $20.00.  Please carefully review your contact information and if there are any changes please send all changes along with your dues.

Gardening At M-119/Robinson Road

Marge Edwards, beautification chair, has arranged for Randy Carolan to assist the committee by performing regular maintenance on the garden area at the corner of Lake Shore Drive and Robinson Road.

Good Hart Mini Fair Reminder

Please don’t forget that this Sunday is the date for the annual Good Hart Mini-Fair supporting the R.F.C. Fire Rescue team.  The Mini-Fair is scheduled for Sunday, July 19 10am - 4pm.  See you there!

Summer Solstice Picnic Recap

The 2009 Summer Solstice picnic was a huge success with over 70 residents

attending.  A special thank you to Connie

Cobb and all of her able helpers for once again making this a very magical evening for everyone to enjoy.  See you all next summer at the 2010 event!

History Committee Announces Book Development

Where The Crooked Tree Stood is a Greater Good Hart sponsored book.

Where The Crooked Tree Stood is about us.  We who share and have shared this amazing and beautiful coastal area called L’Arbre Croche.  Several years back, Connie Cobb began the effort with recorded interviews.  Now, combined with diary excerpts, letters, postcards, cherished album photos and notes, the book is well under way.

We’ve been digging.  Who knew that this area was once home to 14,000 or more Native Americans…”a shore-side home every few rods.”  We’ve met with “homesteader” families, Native American families, families who built the first cabins that morphed into cottages, covered the Resort, Tourist, and Postcard Era, followed the  fishing and  lumbering sagas, chronicled the passenger pigeon, and visited shops and eateries.   Our tour stops in the “fifties” awaiting a sequel.

When?  We hope to collect and continue interviews and layouts throughout the summer.  At present the book is more than half-way complete.

Support!  Please support this effort with your histories and photos.  You’ve seen the number of homes moving away from founding families and with them go precious memories and photos that need to remain to tell the story.  With your permission, Dave Harrell, director of The Harbor Springs Historical Society will archive material and photos at the museum for open computer archive reference.  Their search system is the same as that found on Ellis Island.  For additional information, please contact Connie Cobb at 231-526-2901.

Greater Good Hart Association Board

President:  Bill Shepler  

Secretary:  Carolyn Sutherland   

Treasurer:  Jeff Woerner

Jeanne Katz

Fred Hoffmann

Larry Wallen

Jack Bodt

Committees

Beautification:  Marge Edwards  

Lamkin Road:  Fred Hoffman

Social:  Connie Cobb     

St. Ignatius: Larry Wallen 

History: Connie Cobb

Special recognition and thanks to Pat Allerding, recording secretary.

Introducing Good Hart Market Days!

Visit the yard of the Good Hart General Store every Saturday this summer (through August 15), 2-5pm for an afternoon market of area farmers, producers, artists and artisans.  Exciting things are happening every Saturday in Downtown Good Hart!

What’s New

Hi neighbor.  What's new?  Share your news with your Good Hart neighbors through this little newsletter.  Let us know if you have a new baby, grandbaby, neighbor, wedding, graduation, a big birthday or anniversary, or... you get the idea. Just email  mail@greatergoodhart.com and your news will be included in the next newsletter (spring 2008).