Cruising on the north shore of Lake Superior--Dassler family--home movies. Reel 8

Date1937

Viewing NotesNHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reel 8: Reel opens with map depicting north shore of Lake Superior; family members aboard cabin cruiser (boy and elderly man wearing nautical cap); views of open water, islands, distant view of light house atop wooded island hill; boy paddling canoe from background to foreground of frame, ending with medium shot of boy with paddle; ducks on open bay waters, wooded shore in background; waterfall in wooded setting; family explores stream bed; family swimming in cove; family eats an outdoor meal; medium shots of young boy flanked by older gentlemen with water and treelined island shore in background; family visit to island lighthouse; boy plays horseshoes with lighthouse keeper; laundry hangs in lighthouse dooryard, small child and women watch horseshoe match; details of lighthouse construction; boy and woman feeding chicken; chicken eats from her hand while seated in barnyard; young woman piloting cabin cruiser; boy and young woman sitting on hilltop over looking wooded hills interrupted by a series of small lakes; family picks berries; closeup of handfull of raspberries; cabin cruiser docked next to boathouse; panoramic landscape views of rock, cliff formations along shoreline; medium shots of family members aboard cabin cruiser 'under way', boy plays harmonica while other family members sing songs, gesticulating broadly; reel ends with sunset over open waters of Lake Superior.

Creator

• John Carl Dassler

• John Carl Dassler