Isle Royale Michigan-1971: Washington Creek Campground Sign and Fishing Boat at Dock

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationIsle Royale, Michigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Washington Creek Campground Sign and Fishing Boat at Dock — Clip Details

ISLE ROYALE MICHIGAN-1971: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a serene day at Washington Creek Campground in Isle Royale National Park. The clip opens with a white fishing boat named 'ENONAH' docked at a wooden pier, where people in casual 1970s attire gather. The scene shifts to a close-up of the iconic wooden sign for Washington Creek Campground, surrounded by lush green forest. The final shot shows a simple, weathered wooden cabin nestled among the trees. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and a nostalgic, authentic feel, perfect for historical documentaries, travel features, or vintage Americana projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125770014

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1006 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: Isle Royal Michigan
Date: 1971 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Isle Royale, Michigan, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s editorial requests about Isle Royale travel, national park camping, ferry or boat arrivals, and visitor-shot campground orientation scenes.
Period detail: The clip shows 1971 home-movie views with casual dock activity, a painted National Park Service-style campground sign, and simple utility architecture in a wooded setting.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on arrival details and campground signage rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white docked boat, wooden pier, visitors, Washington Creek Campground sign, forest undergrowth, park shield, and a small gray utility building.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, handheld framing, visible gate edges, modest exposure variation, and saturated greens typical of amateur travel footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, campground cutaway, travel transition, or memory beat within a Great Lakes or national park sequence.
Historical context: The views document public-facing visitor infrastructure at Washington Creek Campground on Isle Royale in the early 1970s without making broader claims about park operations.
Research note: People and a named boat are visible, so copyright, likeness, and identifiable vessel or mark issues should be reviewed separately for intended use.
Research search match: Searches for 1971 Isle Royale 8mm, Washington Creek Campground sign, Michigan national park home movie, docked boat at campground, or vintage park travel footage may match.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1971 Isle Royale or Washington Creek material, then broader vintage campground and national park travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Isle Royale home-movie frame showing a white boat named ENONAH at a dock with visitors on the pier. — Visitors stand near the ENONAH at a wooden dock on Isle Royale.

Wooden Washington Creek Campground sign for Isle Royale National Park filmed amid dense greenery in 1971. — A wooden sign marks Washington Creek Campground in Isle Royale National Park.

Close 1971 view of the Washington Creek Campground sign with Isle Royale National Park lettering and forest behind it. — The camera moves closer to the Washington Creek Campground sign.

Small gray wooden utility building or cabin in a wooded Isle Royale campground setting, filmed in 1971. — A simple gray structure sits among trees near the campground.

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