Limestone Township in Traunik in Alger County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mikulich General Store

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 3, 2024

1. Mikulich General Store Marker

Inscription. Traunik was the heart of a large ethnic community that developed in the early 1900s, when Slovenians who cut timber settled on the cut-over land. This store, built in 1922–23, was purchased by Louis Mikulich in 1925. Mikulich’s store was the social and economic center for the community. In 1927 Mikulich became Postmaster and opened an office in the store. His family’s residence was on the second floor. The Mikulich General Store was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Erected 1995 by Bureau of Michigan History, Michigan Department of State. Registered Local Site. (Marker Number 1460.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Industry & Commerce • Landmarks. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 46° 15.629′ N, 86° 58.162′ W. Marker is in Traunik, Michigan, in Alger County. It is in Limestone Township. It is at the intersection of Traunik Road (County Road H-44) and E T Road (County Road H-01), on the left when traveling

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east on Traunik Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2947 Co Hwy H-44, Trenary MI 49891, 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 6 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Traunik (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Paulson House (approx. 11.6 miles away); Au Train (approx. 13½ miles away); Lake Superior (approx. 14.2 miles away); The Grand Island Nishnaabe (approx. 14.2 miles away); Face in the Rock (approx. 14.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Wikipedia entry. Excerpt:

Louis Mikulich operated the store until 1961, when his son, Louis Mikulich Jr., took it over. Louis Mikulich Jr., operated both store and post office until 1987, when he sold it
Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 3, 2024

2. Mikulich General Store and Marker
Marker is all the way to the right, at the fence line.
to Delayne (Dee) K. Morgan. Dee and Bill Morgan spent five years rehabilitating the building, and opened “Morgan‘s Country Store and Museum” in 1992. The store later changed hands again, opening as “Lily’s of Traunik,” a cafe and health food store, in 2008. The store was sold again in 2010, and after extensive renovations and updating, reopened in September 2013 as the Mikulich General Store & Deli by David and Laura Coleman. [It is currently unoccupied (2024).]

(Submitted on August 11, 2024, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2024, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 889 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 11, 2024, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.