• Camp Idlewild 
Musical Fund Raiser August 6 at 6 p.m.

• Idlewild Music Festival 
Rediscovering our musical roots on Idlewild Lake

• Exhibition to feature Talbert film
"Idlewild: A Place in the Sun"

• Idlewild Public Library designated as a Literary Landmark
The Library of Michigan Center for the Book designates the Idlewild Public Library as a Literary Landmark.

• Resurrecting 'Black Eden:' Idlewild launches journey to restore its glory
Governor Jennifer Granholm has appointed a centennial commission to work on the revitalization of Idlewild. She wants to see a renaissance in that town, about 35 miles east of Ludington and some 250 miles northwest of Detroit.

• Idlewild Centennial Commission
The Idlewild Centennial Commission was established to coordinate activities commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Idlewild resort community in Lake County. Founded in 1912, Idlewild represented freedom for many African Americans, being one of more than 30 resorts in the country where African Americans were permitted to vacation and purchase property before such discrimination became illegal in 1964. Commonly known as "Black Eden," Idlewild was an active, year-round community through the mid-1960s, frequented by well-known entertainers and professionals from throughout the country.

• The Historical Context for Understanding Idlewild's Past by Professor Ronald J. Stephens, University of Nebraska
Idlewild was the home of a popular resort area for African Americans during the early twentieth century.

• What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage is set in Idlewild
As a girl growing up in Idlewild, Michigan, Ava Johnson had always heard that if you were young, black, and had any sense at all, Atlanta was the place to be.

• The Luxury Resort that Discrimination Built by Jenny Nolan/Detroit News
The resort in Idlewild grew from the twenties through the 1950's.

• Idlewild slideshow: Lansing State Journal

• Once Upon a Time in America article from The Crisis magazine, 2003

• Real Idlewild History: Top Music in Michigan
Its heyday ran from the 1920s to the 1960s. Stephens says it was known for both its peace and quiet -- and its all-night parties featuring the latest jazz, blues or soul.