Fred Baker began in Port Oneida with a general farm.  Most crops were consumed on the farm, though Ruth remembers horse-drawn wagonloads of potatoes being hauled to market at Bodus.

When Camp Kohahna began operations, Fred began selling dairy products to them.  During winters he sold to the Leelanau School.  The girls’ camp also provided an opportunity to earn cash by raising saddle horses for the girls to ride.

The house began as a much smaller cabin built by the Kelderhouse family. The road it faced ran between the house and the lake.  After a great storm washed the road out, it was moved to its present location.

(Information courtesy of Jack, Lucille, and Fritz Barratt, as well as Ruth Oleson)

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