The village was founded in 1857 as a place called Sleeping Bearville. It was abandoned in 1940 and purchased by the park service in the 70's.
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This building was used as a warehouse for a while and then a place to can cherries. It is now used as a boathouse museum.
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Another shot of the canning plant.
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This is looking out at one of the Manitou Islands. I liked the way the sun was hitting it and creating a nice purple shade.
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This is a channel between the islands.
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Another shot of the island.
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I liked the way that the sky looked behind this trees.
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This is an old gas pump.
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The top of the gas pump.
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This is a sign that is in the window of a general store that used to be located here.
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This is the general store.
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I liked the look of this tree.
Wow! That gas pump was cutting edge technology when I was getting my license.
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