99th Bombardment Wing/SAC
Westover Air Force Base, Mass.
346/348 Bombardment Squadrons
The following B-52 crew members gave their lives
on a training mission over Lake Michigan
January 7, 1971
Lt. Col. Wm B. Lemmon • Lt. Col. John . . . — — Map (db m97484) HM
(Side A)
Big Rock Point
Big Rock Point is named for a large boulder used as a landmark by Native Americans. At least as early as the mid-nineteenth century Odawa (Ottawa) Indians used Big Rock, which they called Kitcheossening, as a . . . — — Map (db m97483) HM
On South Lake Street north of Water Street, on the right when traveling north.
Boyne's first regular storekeeper was Alfred J. Beardsley. He was born on a farm in St. Clair County in 1854 and in June 1875, journeyed to Boyne, where he opened a small dry goods store in the Pine Lake House.
In April of 1885, he . . . — — Map (db m230204) HM
On South Lake Street north of Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1903 by C.I. Bellamy who came to Boyne from Luther, Mich. An up-to-date place of amusement, it was pronounced by experts as "the handsomest for its size in the state".
The theater opened in 1904 and featured a stage twenty-five feet . . . — — Map (db m230296) HM
On Water Street east of South Lake Street, on the right when traveling east.
When Bergy Bros. opened the doors of their new mercantile establishment, "The public came, saw a fine display of goods and bought liberally". Messrs. Bergy brothers were gentlemen of experience. Previous to coming to Boyne City, M.E. Bergy had . . . — — Map (db m216062) HM
On South Lake Street north of Water Street, on the right when traveling north.
"A popular gathering place for lovers of the weed" was established by C.E. Chase right after the turn of the century. The business was known throughout the City of Boyne.
Mr. Chase, proprietor of the well kept store, produced an excellent . . . — — Map (db m230203) HM
On South Park Street at East Pine Street, on the right when traveling south on South Park Street.
In 1874 the Reverend Andrew
Wiggins and twelve pioneers
organized the Methodist-Episcopal Church of Boyne
City, near Deer Lake. In
1883, Zachariah Morgan and
his wife, Mary, donated land
on which to build a church.
The first church was . . . — — Map (db m234146) HM
On South Lake Street at Ray Street, on the right when traveling south on South Lake Street.
From 1890 to the present, Boyne City's commercial center has flanked the south bank of the Boyne River. The late Victorian facades of its earliest buildings were influenced by fashionable turn-of-the-twentieth century architecture. Buildings of . . . — — Map (db m230392) HM
Near Water Street at South Lake Street, on the right when traveling west.
Boyne City's first permanent settlers arrived on the shores of Pine Lake (now Lake Charlevoix) on November 14, 1856 from up state New York. It has been said that they found the place by following a dream. As the story is told, Harriet awoke one . . . — — Map (db m230504) HM
On Water Street east of South Lake Street, on the left when traveling east.
Frank Kaden, one of Boyne's Pioneer merchants was born in 1862 and first came to this area in 1876 from Philadelphia. After operating a business in Boyne Falls for several years and spending some time in California, he returned to Boyne City and . . . — — Map (db m216128) HM
On Water Street east of Park Street, on the left when traveling east.
It is not certain when this building was erected, but it was most likely built around 1880. During the past century, it has served a wide variety of businesses. One of the most notable was "La Chapelle Sisters" Millinery Emporium which opened in . . . — — Map (db m216139) HM
On South Park Street at Ray Street, on the right when traveling south on South Park Street.
This Railroad Office Building served as the Boyne City, Gaylord and Alpena Railroad general office during Boyne's lumbering era.
It is not known when the office building was constructed, but it was first located on the east side of Lake . . . — — Map (db m216179) HM
On Water Street east of South Lake Street, on the right when traveling east.
S. Dosie opened the finest store in Greater Boyne on March 20, 1907 where the stock featuring all the latest and correct styles, was arranged in Metropolitan style.
The two-story building was 25 by 94 feet and was, in every sense of the . . . — — Map (db m216065) HM
On South Lake Street south of Ray Street, on the left when traveling south.
Clarence C. Schaub first worked in the meat business with his brother, J.C. Schaub, in 1894 at the corner of Lake and Main.
In 1900, Clarence sold his share of the business and headed west. Three years later he returned to Boyne City and . . . — — Map (db m230285) HM
On Lake Street at River Street, on the right when traveling north on Lake Street.
Sometimes called the Riverside Hotel, the 24 room hotel opened to the public in 1904.
Charles O. Fry, proprietor, ran a comfortable hostlery, where guests were made to feel they had found a home, not just a stopping place.
At all times, . . . — — Map (db m230201) HM
On Water Street east of South Lake Street, on the left when traveling east.
Before the era of the drug store, most folks relied on the patent medicine industry to cure the grevous ills of mankind. A popular medicine of the day was Thedford's Black Drought which claimed to cure everything from bad blood to headaches.
. . . — — Map (db m216127) HM
Near Water Street east of South Lake Street, on the left when traveling east.
On May 1, 1907, Frank Meyers became the proprietor of the newly remodeled hotel.
A weary traveler could register at the 52 room hotel for two dollars a day. The rooms were clean, light, airy and well furnished and the cuisine irreproachable . . . — — Map (db m216066) HM
On Water Street east of Park Street, on the right when traveling east.
The International Order of Odd Fellows built this grand hall in 1906. It was constructed by J.I. Gee and was Boyne's first poured concrete building. The walls are sixteen inches thick and reinforced with rock and railroad ties.
The I.O.O.F's . . . — — Map (db m216131) HM
On Water Street at Front Street, on the left when traveling west on Water Street.
This location, at the head of Pine Lake (now Lake Charlevoix), was once the site of the round house for the BCG & A Railroad. Built shortly after the turn of the century, it sheltered and serviced thirteen locomotives. The surrounding railroad . . . — — Map (db m230468) HM
On South Lake Street south of Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
It is the oldest business still operating under the same family management. The first business was operated by James B. Stackus, a Civil War veteran, who came to the Boyne area in 1875. A cabinet maker by trade he soon had a successful business. . . . — — Map (db m230288) HM
On Water Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling east on Water Street.
Not one, but two, United States Hotels once stood on this corner. The first, a fine three-story hotel, was built by Frank Abraham and George Beardsley and opened in 1878. In 1880, the U.S. Hotel burned and a new hotel was erected in its place. In . . . — — Map (db m215924) HM
On Park Avenue west of Bridge Street (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling west.
This was the address of Amos Fox from the late Eighteen Seventies until the late Eighteen Nineties. Mr. Fox was a pioneer business man of Charlevoix. He and his partner, Hiram Rose, built the wooden dock that ships on Lake Michigan used before a . . . — — Map (db m215864) HM
On Bridge Park Drive (U.S. 31) at East Clinton Street, on the right when traveling north on Bridge Park Drive.
Manitou Shoal Lightship,
ca. 1934.
Lighships were used to guide vessels
past certain hazardous navigation points
along Lake Michigan’s maritime lanes.
Manitou Shoal west of the Leelanau
Peninsula was one such spot. Until
1935, when a . . . — — Map (db m247384) HM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 31) at Mason Street, on the right when traveling north on Bridge Street.
He survived the sinking of USS Perch (SS-176) and more than 3 years as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War II
He was a native of Charlevoix and was instrumental in building and maintaining this Memorial — — Map (db m98059) HM WM
On Palmer Circle, on the left when traveling west.
This flagpole once stood at the site of Consumers Energy's Big Rock Point Nuclear Plant, about 4.5 miles northwest of Charlevoix off of U.S. 31. The plant set several industry records throughout its operating life from 1962 to 1997 and was named a . . . — — Map (db m98098) HM
On U.S. 31, 0.8 miles west of Airport Drive (Marion Center Road) (County Highway 65), on the right when traveling west.
The pie crust measured from 14 feet, 4 inches in diameter, 2 feet deep and weighing a total of 7 tons. A total of 1,730 lbs. for the pie crust 850 lbs. of flour 325 lbs. of water 15 lbs. of salt 110 lbs. of milk 375 lbs. of shortening 55 . . . — — Map (db m154653) HM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 31) at Bridge Park Drive, on the left when traveling south on Bridge Street.
Fishing and Lumbering - Round Lake, North ShoreTug Loaded with Lake Trout
ca. 1900
When Charlevoix was permanently settled in 1854, Lake Michigan teemed with millions of tons of fish, called "finny . . . — — Map (db m215844) HM
Fish Hatchery,
1930s.
Charlevoix’s US government fish
hatchery was built in 1917. When it
opened, it was the largest Federal
hatchery in the United States.
In recent years the building has served
as the State of Michigan's . . . — — Map (db m247401) HM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 31) north of Antrim Street, on the left when traveling south.
Clarence "Odie" Odmark
Charlevoix Band Director
1946 - 1975
"The music that resonated
throughout my life,
Now resounds from my spirit." — — Map (db m98090) HM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 31) at Bridge Park Drive, on the right when traveling north on Bridge Street.
This memorial recognizes the instrumental role.
Mayor Robert Bridge played in the development of
the public park areas along round lake, during his
term as Charlevoix’s mayor from 1938-1948.
Mayor Bridge’s visionary approach led to the . . . — — Map (db m247389) HM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 31) at Mason Street, on the right when traveling north on Bridge Street.
U.S. Navy Submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II.
A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 submarines
still on "patrol"
Albacore ·
Amberjack ·
Argonaut ·
Barbel ·
Bonefish ·
Bullhead · . . . — — Map (db m98057) HM WM
On State Street at Park Avenue, on the left when traveling north on State Street.
The First Congregational Church was formed in 1882. Members purchased this lot in 1883, and the building was completed in 1885. Church women held social fundraisers to help finance its cost. The building features rare Stick style motifs. The . . . — — Map (db m98093) HM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 31) at Clinton Street, on the right when traveling north on Bridge Street.
[Excerpted historical photo captions read]
Round Lake Harbor, 1950s
Shuffleboard Courts in East Park, 1940s
First Waterfront Art Fair, 1959
North American in Round Lake, 1950s — — Map (db m98031) HM
Near Bridge Street at Park Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Hotel Alhambra, ca. 1935
The Lewis Grand Opera House was
constructed on this site, abutting the
channel, in 1883. Served the
community as a theater and meeting place
until the building was converted into
the red brick Hotel Alhambra in . . . — — Map (db m247391) HM
On Bridge Park Drive at Bridge Street (U.S. 31), on the left on Bridge Park Drive.
1859-1864 Bridge #1
Built wide enough for two pedestrians to pass, this wooden structure was four feet across and two feet above the water, with removable planks in the middle. If someone wasn't nearby to help, those in a boat . . . — — Map (db m215863) HM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 31) at Mason Street, on the right when traveling north on Bridge Street.
We the US Submarine Veterans of WWII
Michigan Chapter
proudly dedicate this memorial
to the gallant men of the
USS Escolar (SS294)
Lost by enemy action on or about
17 October 1944
while on her first patrol
with the loss of her . . . — — Map (db m98060) HM WM
Wharfside Building Acquisition
The 2002 purchase of the Wharfside Building (formerly known as Neff Brothers Quality Food Store) culminated the City of Charlevoix's one hundred and six year dedicated effort to purchase properties along the . . . — — Map (db m98056) HM
On Green Sky Hill, 0.2 miles east of Old U.S. 31, on the right when traveling south.
Here in the 1840's the Chippewa Indian missionary, Peter Greensky, established a Protestant mission in an area where legend says Indian chiefs once held their councils. New trees have been planted in an arrangement similar to that of the trees that . . . — — Map (db m215921) HM
Near M-66, 0.8 miles north of Lord Road, on the right when traveling north.
Elm Pointe is an eleven-acre estate developed c. 1926 by John J. and Eva Porter. the house, designed by Grand Rapids architect J. Alexander McColl, was constructed of lumber milled by the East Jordan Lumber Company. An unusual, contemporary . . . — — Map (db m215776) HM
On Boyne City-Charlevoix Road south of High Street, on the left when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m98008) HM
On Lake Street south of Boyne City-Charlevoix Road (County Road 56), on the left when traveling south.
Jim and Elizabeth Dilworth operated Pinehurst, an inn providing meals and tourist lodging. The Hemingways were family friends and Ernest often stayed here. His wedding reception was held here in 1921 and next door at Shangri-la, a rooming house . . . — — Map (db m98030) HM
On Boyne City-Charlevoix Road (County Road 56) east of Lake Street, on the left when traveling east.
Named for pioneer settler Samuel Horton, this village was founded as a lumbering community in 1876, complete with sawmill, shanty boys, boarding house, company store, blacksmith shop, and draft horses. The store and many early buildings still . . . — — Map (db m98027) HM
On Lake Street west of 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Norwood was settled in 1866 when Orvis Wood, Lucius Pearl, and Orwin Adams built a dock and sawmill on the shore of Lake Michigan. The town thrived as a lumber shipping center with sawmills, a company store, and blacksmith shops. In 1884 the Norwood . . . — — Map (db m98099) HM
On 4th Street north of Gennett Road, on the left when traveling north.
Norwood School District
No.1 was organized in 1867,
one year before Orwin and
Eliza P. Adams and Orvis D.
Wood platted this village.
Thirty-five children attended
lessons in a log building. In
1869 a frame schoolhouse
was built on land . . . — — Map (db m234150) HM
On South Shore Drive (Michigan Route 75) near State Street and North Shore Drive, on the left when traveling south.
In 1899 the Hemingways of Oak Park,
Illinois, built a summer cottage
called Windemere some six miles
northwest of here on Walloon Lake.
Young Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
spent his days at the lake reading,
fishing, hunting, and . . . — — Map (db m233985) HM