Near Christmas in Alger County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bay Furnace Ruins

Place of Fire and Iron

Photographed by Connor Olson, June 21, 2023

1. Bay Furnace Ruins Marker

Inscription.

Bay Furnace is all that remains of Onota, an iron-making settlement destroyed by fire in 1877.

Signs along the trail tell the story of this historic blast furnace.

length: 1/8 Mile loop

Erected by Hiawatha National Forest, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 46° 26.52′ N, 86° 42.372′ W. Marker is near Christmas, Michigan, in Alger County. It can be reached from 2275B north of 2275. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: E7900 W MI Hwy 28, Munising MI 49862, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and on Lake Superior’s South Shore Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: What’s Old? What’s New? (within shouting distance of this marker); Location is Everything! (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of the Men and Women of Alger County (approx. 2.8 miles away); Munising Public Dock (approx. 3.2 miles away); Shipwrecks of the Alger Underwater Preserve (approx. 3.2 miles away); S.S. Kiowa Wreck (approx. 3.3 miles away); Russell A. Alger (approx. 3.3 miles away); Alger County All Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Christmas.

Photographed by Connor Olson, June 20, 2023

2. Bay Furnace Ruins Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2023, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 710 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2023, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.