Ruth’s older sister Lucille was a big help when Fred Baker began supplying horses to the girls’ camp.  "What made it work out was, my sister Lucille was available and she was a pretty good rider...she was the riding instructor…so that way he could be sure the horses were handled correctly."

Lucille went on to college and became a teacher at the Shetland School (near Little Traverse Lake) and other locations.  Like her sister, Lucille married a Coast Guardsman, Jack Barratt.  They spent two years stationed on South Manitou Island.  "When his time was up they decided they would come back on the farm and help with the farming...That was something they wanted to keep going."  The Barratts continue to reside in the home where Lucille and Ruth were born.

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