Lake Life
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.”
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
Ethel Avery and friends by the lake
Ethel Avery and friends
Arnold's New 1926 Chandler. He went for the fancy radiator cap upgrade.
Early Chandler car advertisement
Ethel and Arnold Avery with Mildred Mellor
Arnold Avery, Mildred Mellor (child) and Henry Kraft (circa 1922)
Arnold at the wheel of his 1918 Dodge, before he bought the Chandler!
Ethel Avery
Circa 1920 postcard of the Island. Note house and boat.
Circa 1920 Pasture what is now corner and Ross Avenue and Avery Shores.
Party time at the lake side!
Idle boat at Avery Shores
circa 1920 view of the lake
1920s 1930s Early Coventry Lake Tours Boat
Early forestation of Coventry Lake
Young John Mellor cutting lawn at 74 Avery Shores
Young John Mellor lakeside with Skippy
Young John Mellor by lake at 74 Avery Shores
John, Anita and Charles Mellor, Labor Day 9/3/45
Lake view from lower pasture
Paddler Mildred Hansen in Old Town canoe
Mildred Hansen at dock at 74 Avery Shores
Mildred Hansen & Skippy
Young Arnold in Model T
Mildred Hansen catching some rays at 74 Avery Shores
Lottie Niles with kids by Lake
Sail boat in background by Avery Shores
American Flag on the "Nirvana" July 4th 1930s
Late 1800's tin type by lake
Early Ford Model T by lake
Aunt Ethel and others at the shoreline
Old Town canoe off Avery Shores
The "Nirvana" rowboat off Avery Shores
Circa 1920s family at stone pier, now 160 Avery Shores
George Avery's Lake Cottage, now 64 Avery Shores
Arnold out for a joy ride with brother Marshall and friends