Henry and Mary Marcinski obtained a federal Homestead Act grant for a large tract of land shortly after World War I. It lay in what is now within the towns of Jupiter and Juno Beach.
They farmed products such as ferns for northern markets.
Their modest, dunetop "house on the hill" remained a local landmark until the Bluffs development was created in the 1980s.
The Seminole Golf Club, built in 1929, was founded by well-to-do Palm Beach residents.
They chose this site 10 miles to the north as it benefitted from ocean views, dune protection, and fresh water from the adjoining marshland.
The terra-cotta colored clubhouse stands today much as it did then. It is the oldest building in Juno Beach.
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Oscar and Hulda Erikson, recent immigrants from Sweden, opened these tourist cabins on dunes overlooking the ocean in 1933. They were the first modern residents of Juno Beach, and this was its first business.
The postcard shows Kelsey City (now Lake Park) as the address because it was the nearest town.
The Loggerhead Marinelife Center now stands on this site. Its address is Erikson Way.
The Erikson's Camp Store stood on the beach side of Ocean Drive, right across from their Tourist Camp.
Within a couple of years, Oscar replace it with three oceanfront cabins, moved the gas station across the road, and added a restaurant.
As the business grew over the decades, it was renamed the Juno Beach Cottages and later the Juno Beach Motel.
Surf Cottages was a larger oceanfront venture. It even had staff quarters and covered garages across US 1.
In 1942, German submarines were sinking ships offshore. Because clandestine landings were feared, a Coast Guard team was housed here and ran morning horseback patrols from Jupiter to Singer Island. The garages served as stables.
The Tower, Surf, and Manor condos stand there today.
The Trade Winds enticed more upmarket clientele, including Palm Beachers, who sought a beachfront retreat.
Created by a Palm Beach decorator, it was designed in the Bermuda style. Rooms featured wood paneling and had elegant amenities. It was the last of four pre-WW II tourist businesses in Juno Beach.
The building stands today as the San Remo Condominiums at the foot of Donald Ross Road.