Cross Village Township in Emmet County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

L'Arbre Croche

Waganakising

— M-119 Tunnel of Trees Scenic Heritage Route —

L'Arbre Croche Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2016

1. L'Arbre Croche Marker

Inscription. This was the name given by the French to the region from Cross Village to Harbor Springs because of a large crooked tree that stood on the crest of the bluff. Visible for many miles, it marked the center of a large Odawa Indian settlement.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Historic Trees series list.

Location. 45° 37.581′ N, 85° 4.203′ W. Marker is near Cross Village, Michigan, in Emmet County. It is in Cross Village Township. It is on State Highway 119 0.2 miles north of Division Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is about two miles SW of Cross Village. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cross Village MI 49723, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula

and in one of the Lake Michigan Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

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 Viceroyalty of New France

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Area Of The Old Council Tree (approx. half a mile away); Light Houses of Grays Reef Passage (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Legs Inn (approx. 2 miles away); The History of Redpath Memorial Presbyterian Church (approx. 2 miles away); Cross Village, Michigan (approx. 2.1 miles away); Cross Village Township Park

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Middle Village (approx. 5.6 miles away); a different marker also named Middle Village (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cross Village.

Also see . . .
1. Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. (Submitted on September 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. M-119's Tunnel of Trees. (Submitted on September 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2016

2. L'Arbre Croche Marker

Looking north along M-119

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,743 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.