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Partridge Pointe History
In 1932 William and Lillian Lilley of
Chicago
purchased 400 acres of land on
Lower
Hamlin Lake
just north of the North Bayou.
This property, with over 2,000 feet of frontage on the
lakeside, also stretched eastward more than 3,000 feet along the
north side of North Bayou.
The Lilleys built a beautiful
English Tudor style summer home on their bluff over looking the sand
dunes across the water.
After their deaths the property changed hands several times until
1980 when a large portion of it was purchased by Kenneth and Barbara
Maclean of Ludington, who began development of what is now known as
Partridge Pointe. Their
purchase did not include the land where the Lilley house stands or a
portion of the land south of the home sloping toward North Bayou.
That parcel has since been developed by other owners and is
known as Woodlure.
Mr. Maclean began development of Partridge
Pointe in 1981, building roads and a 47 acre subdivision with 44
lots for single family homes, a four unit condominium, beach area,
boat launch, docking facilities and tennis court.
The remaining 278 acres have been allowed to retain their
natural state.
The Woodlure Group was formed by
William Lilly in the 1930’s.
The program from a
Picnic Supper in
August of 1936 describes an evening beginning at 5 PM with
appetizers, followed by dinner and a Talkfest.
Card games at 10 PM, a Wiener Roast at 11 PM and singing from
11:30 to 1 AM.
Spaghetti and Liver served at 2 AM and breakfast at daylight.
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