The following is an excerpt from “Meet Me At The Dock in Greilickville, Grand Traverse Bay” by author Kathleen Firestone.
Copies of her books are available at local book stores or directly from her.
Daniel Carter was a jeweler and watch maker who moved to Traverse City in 1866, having been a respected jeweler in Benzie and Manistee counties. Carter and his wife Core had sons, Lawrence and John. Dan Carter, or “D.E. Carter” as he usually listed himself, bought the dock of Reuben Goodrich. Carter also bought a woodworking factory in Greilickville, which may seem to show opposite interests — the delicate work of jewelry making and scrubby work of forming lumber into products. But Dan Carter was interested in fine living. He invited and patented the “Victory” reclining chair and manufactured it at his Elmwood Manufacturing Company plan. Present Carter Road gets is name from D.E. Carter and the Carter Dock which extended into Grand Traverse Bay at this location.
