During the late 1800s, the historic Fountain Point Resort on South Lake Leelanau in Michigan was founded, and just a decade later came the 1908 traditional American Cottage Row, located across the historical resort. Named The Colony, these Cottage Rows are some of the last remaining in the country and remain largely intact and unchanged today. The Colony is an extensive look into the history of these Cottage Row homes, the owners and their lives, and the history behind the beginning of middle-class vacationing. The six particular families of The Colony’s beginnings are prominent in the development of Ohio in business, trade, and other professions, and went on to develop Michigan into a hybrid economy, a tale told throughout the United States in this era. Hayward Draper’s in-depth research and storytelling is a fascinating look into America’s past and the development of popular vacationing culture today.