Horton Bay in Charlevoix County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Horton Bay General Store

Hemingway's Michigan

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2016

1. Horton Bay General Store Marker

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Established in 1876, this building has served as a store and post office and as the village's center of business and social life. Hemingway frequented it both as a boy and as a young man. He described its "high false front" in his story "Up in Michigan," and it seems to be the model for Mr. Packard's store in his "The Last Good Country."

Erected 2012 by Michigan Hemingway Society. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Michigan - Hemingway's Michigan, and the Postal Mail and Philately series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 45° 17.108′ N, 85° 4.781′ W. Marker is in Horton Bay, Michigan, in Charlevoix County. Marker is on Boyne City-Charlevoix Road south of High Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5115 Boyne City Road, Boyne City MI 49712, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pinehurst and Shangri-La (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Horton Bay

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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2016

2. Horton Bay General Store and Marker

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(about 400 feet away); The New Boyne Hotel (approx. 5.9 miles away); The Medicine Shop (approx. 5.9 miles away); S. Dosie Clothing Furnishings & Shoes (approx. 5.9 miles away); Kaden's Store (approx. 5.9 miles away); Bergy Bros. (approx. 5.9 miles away); The United States Hotel (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Horton Bay.

Also see . . .
1. Tour Hemingway's Michigan. (Submitted on September 21, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Michigan Hemingway Society. (Submitted on September 21, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.