On Burr Avenue (U.S. 31) at River Street, on the right when traveling north on Burr Avenue.
Walter W. Fairbairn came to Alanson in 1888 as a government surveyor.
He worked as a blacksmith in Detroit and lived in North Dakota before settling permanently in Alanson in 1892.
Three years later, he established a hardware and plumbing . . . — — Map (db m107153) HM
Bay View
Bay View comprises one of Michigan's most spectacular collections of Victorian era architecture. Sweeping verandas and stately turrets characterize the Queen Anne style evident in the cottages and public buildings. Planned during . . . — — Map (db m97487) HM
On Encampment Avenue at Beech Street, on the right when traveling south on Encampment Avenue.
A Historic Place on the National Register
Originally dedicated, July 23, 1891
Restored and rededicated
on its 99th anniversary
July 23, 1990 — — Map (db m97562) HM
A Historic Place on the National Register
Evelyn Hall is considered one of the finest examples of Queen Anne architecture in the State of Michigan. It was dedicated on July 24, 1890 as a summer home of the Woman's Christian Temperance . . . — — Map (db m97489) HM
John M. Hall, a young attorney from Flint, was elected as superintendent of the Chautauqua Educational Department of Bay View in 1885. After nearly three decades as superintendent of the Bay View assembly, the Bay View University and . . . — — Map (db m97486) HM
On Woodland Avenue (U.S. 31) at Reed Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Woodland Avenue.
J. W. Howard completed this spacious inn in 1887, naming it the Woodland Avenue House because of its proximity to that street. Later he called the hotel the Howard House. In 1923 the popular resort became the Roselawn in honor of Horace Rose, . . . — — Map (db m97565) HM
On Glendale Avenue east of Knapp Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
When the Terrace Inn opened in 1911, its owners billed it as Bay View's "newest and most modern hotel." One of only two remaining hotels among the resort's four hundred Victorian houses and public buildings, it was built to accommodate the growing . . . — — Map (db m97485) HM
A Pioneer Association, was
formed in 1915 at Round Lake,
also known as Larks Lake;
to preserve the natural
beauty of these, grounds
for posterity and as
memorial to the settlers of
northern Emmet County.
Annual picnics honoring
the . . . — — Map (db m233812) HM
On North Lake Shore Drive near Stone Church Road, on the left when traveling north.
The preservation of this natural Lake Michigan recreational site was made possible primarily through the generosity of Polish immigrants, Stanley and Eleanor Smolak, who settled in Cross Village in 1921 and were the founders of Legs Inn.
The . . . — — Map (db m229686) HM
On North Lake Shore Drive at Stone Church Road, on the left when traveling north on North Lake Shore Drive.
1600s - In the mid 1600s, the Jesuit Fathers established an extensive log mission station first below and then here on the bluff. The Odawa called it Ahnamiwatigoning or Prayer Place by the Cross and the French called this settlement La Croix or . . . — — Map (db m229606) HM
On Lake Shore Drive at Stone Church Road, on the right when traveling north on Lake Shore Drive.
The Cross Village Presbyterian Church was first organized on February 19, 1888, and dedicated in October of 1890. In 1918, a fire that destroyed much of the town also consumed the church. The church was rebuilt in 1921 as the results of the . . . — — Map (db m97854) HM
On Lake Shore Drive north of Brady Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Legs Inn, named for the stove legs that trim the roofline, is one of Michigan's most exuberant and unusual landmarks. The building reflects Stanley Smolak's creativity and the craftsmanship of local Odawa (Ottawa) Indians. A Polish . . . — — Map (db m97844) HM
On State Highway 119 0.2 miles north of Division Road, on the left when traveling north.
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. — — Map (db m97815) HM
On State Highway 119 0.4 miles north of Pike Road, on the left when traveling north.
In this area, beneath a large tree, tribal chief of the Menominee, Ojibwe, and Odawak held many councils in the late 1700's. The tree was also used as a navigational tool during seasonal migrations. — — Map (db m97840) HM
Skillagalee Island Light
Located 12 miles northwest of Cross Village. First established in 1850, the present Light was built in 1888. There are many shipwrecks near this island, in an area known as the "Graveyard of the Great Lakes."
Grays . . . — — Map (db m97851) HM
On South Lake Shore Drive (State Highway 119) 0.4 miles south of Middle Village Drive, on the left when traveling south.
A flowing spring in this ravine was believed by area Odawa Indian Bands to be the home of spirits who made their presence known in this location during the hours of darkness. — — Map (db m229688) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 119) west of Judd Street, on the left when traveling west.
Educated first in Odawa (Ottawa) skills and traditions, Andrew J. Blackbird struggled to find the resources to attend Euro-American schools. He eventually studied at Ypsilanti State Normal School. His command of English enabled him to work as an . . . — — Map (db m97603) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 119) west of Judd Street, on the left when traveling west.
Andrew J. Blackbird House
Andrew J. Blackbird (c.1815 - 1908), an important figure in the history of the Odawa (Ottawa) tribe, was the son of a chief. Educated in the traditions of the Odawa, he also attended Euro-American . . . — — Map (db m97594) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 119) at Judd Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
The many-sided house across the street, sheathed in steel plates, was built for Ephraim Shay, inventor of the Shay locomotive. Patented in 1881, the locomotive operated by a gear-drive mechanism. Its great traction power and ability to operate on . . . — — Map (db m97600) HM
On Bay Street west of State Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad linked Harbor Springs to its main line in 1882, further opening the Little Traverse Bay area to resort and commercial development. Grand Rapids architect Sidney J. Osgood designed this depot, built in 1889, . . . — — Map (db m97604) HM
Near East Main Street at Judd Street, on the left when traveling west.
Can history be forgotten and
then remembered once again?
The Aha has a lot to say.
In changing times, the Aha was abandoned
and its remarkable history was forgotten.
In the 1930s, while being towed to storage,
the empty hall took on . . . — — Map (db m247322) HM
Near East Main Street (Michigan Route 119) at Judd Street, on the left when traveling west.
Do you know where this steel boat was built? It was built very near to where you see it now.
The Aha was built in the early 1890s in
Ephraim Shays machine shop, on land that
Shay Park today. It was built from Shays
own design for his . . . — — Map (db m247321) HM
On Bay Street at Zorn Park, on the right when traveling west on Bay Street.
In Memory Of
Corp Leo M. Smith
Killed in action at Soissons, France
July 19, 1918
Stanley Hoover
Killed in action Argonne Forest, France
October 26, 1918
and in honor of the men of
Harbor Springs who went forth
at the . . . — — Map (db m97788) WM
On State Highway M-119 0.3 miles east of Five Mile Creek Road.
Centuries before European arrival, the Odawa Chief Sagima and his war party drove the Muscodesh from this area. The murder of an Odawa woman, along with great insults toward the Chief at Seven Mile Point, resulted in war, leading to the eventual . . . — — Map (db m229690) HM
On East Sturgeon Bay Trail just west of Pleasantview Road (County Route C-81), on the left when traveling west.
The congregation of the East
Bliss United Brethren Church
was organized in 1880.
During the pastorate of the
Reverend Edward McFarland,
this Carpenter Gothic style
church was erected. It was
dedicated on May 4, 1903.
The congregation . . . — — Map (db m233803) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Headlands Road.
School Privy
The bathrooms in early schools were outside, away from the building, but not too far. Typical of the day, it seated more than one person simultaneously. The odor was often masked with fragrant plants, like lilacs or hollyhocks, . . . — — Map (db m274030) HM
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
How Did the Odawa Survive? When the Odawa were living on the waterfront in the Straits what was their life like? What did they eat? What did they do? And wouldn't it be wonderful if we could ascertain what they thought? Here are the few answers . . . — — Map (db m154599) HM
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
Native families settle in the Straits area Following the glacial retreat 11,000 years ago, Anishnaabek people began to populate Lower Michigan, drawn here by plentiful natural resources. This land holds tremendous cultural value to the local . . . — — Map (db m154601) HM
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
Old and cold, the Bradley broke into two pieces and sank in a severe storm. Sister ship to the Cedarville, they both now lie on the bottom within 35 miles of each other. It was the end of the season and the Bradley departed . . . — — Map (db m154689) HM
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
Ice in April, Fog in May Poor visibility, poor communications, and poor decisions sank the Cedarville. The 604-foot Cedarville set out from near Rogers City, midway up Lake Huron, with a load of 14,400 tons of limestone headed for . . . — — Map (db m154690) HM
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
Worlds collide in Mackinacs Middle Ground Charles Michel de Langlade was an Odawa war chief, diplomat, fur trader and a French officer. He was one of the most influential people in the Great Lakes during the 1700s, due to his reputation as . . . — — Map (db m154700) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Headlands Road.
Over the next two years, the picture you see of a barn being raised in the 1890s could become the real fulfillment of a dream that started when Heritage Village was created in 2004. We needed a barn!
Pat and Martin Jahn, enthusiastic . . . — — Map (db m274032) HM
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
At the end of this trail, "Chi-Sin" rests on the shoreline of the Straits of Mackinac.
In Anishnaabek, the language of the indigenous people, the Odawa Indians, Chi-Sin means literally "Big Rock." The Big Rock at the McGulpin Point shoreline . . . — — Map (db m154699) HM
The central location of the Straits of Mackinac on the water highway system and the proximity of numerous Native tribes made it an ideal home base for the Upper Great Lakes fur trade. The Straits of Mackinac functioned as a fur trade summer depot . . . — — Map (db m273830) HM
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
Eber Ward hit ice, sank quickly Entering the Straits from the west the captain saw what he thought was slush ice. He reported that he slowed the boat and completely stopped the engines before hitting the ice pack that ripped open the . . . — — Map (db m285373) HM
From 1715 to 1761, the pure white flag of France flew over Michilimackinac. The Fleur-de-lis, although part of the official royal flag of France, was rarely used on flags in French Canada. The white flag, flown over all ships and coastal forts, . . . — — Map (db m273832) HM
This fort, built about 1715, put French soldiers at the Straits for the first time since 1701. French authority ceased in 1761 when the British troops entered the fort. On June 2, 1763, during Pontiac's uprising, Chippewa Indians seized the fort, . . . — — Map (db m7670) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Headlands Road.
This one-room school was built in 1885 as "Mackinaw District #2" school. It was located off of US-23, about three miles south of Mackinaw City, in the town of Freedom. The school provided primary education, grades 1 - 8, for local farming and . . . — — Map (db m274019) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Headlands Road.
The Stimpson family built this shed for use on their farm just south of town. The tar paper exterior was durable and inexpensive. This style was common in the 1880s for creating cheap, temporary buildings from work sheds to homes.
This . . . — — Map (db m274038) HM
On West Central Avenue east of Louvigny Street, on the right when traveling west.
Hattie Stimpson was one of the founding members of the Mackinaw Woman's Club some 90 years ago.
On Saturday, March 6, 2004, ninety-two people attended Mackinaw Area's Historical Society's first annual Cabin Fever Dinner at Audie's Restaurant . . . — — Map (db m273836) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Headlands Road.
In 1883, six bold German immigrant families settled in the area of Brutus, Michigan about 20 miles south of Mackinaw City. They raised their families, carved out a living, worked the soil, and in 1895 built this church on Red School Road just 1/4 . . . — — Map (db m274004) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Headlands Road.
Cutting and storing ice was called Ice Harvesting because it was viewed as the gathering of the cold weather crop. In Northern Michigan, ice was harvested in January and February.
Snow was cleared from the surface of the ice.
The ice depth . . . — — Map (db m274040) HM
On North Nicolet Street south of East Etherington Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Woodland Indians of the Northern Midwest are believed to be remnants of the prehistoric Middle Mississippian people. The common ancestry of various tribes is evident in their similar languages. The Huron tribe spoke an Iroquois language. The . . . — — Map (db m135127) HM
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 1876Two 16-year-old boys among the five scalded to death on the tug Bennett A cold November night in 1876 the James W. Bennett ran hard aground near Epoufette. The crew had to spend the . . . — — Map (db m154687) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Headlands Road.
Home grown fresh fruits and vegetables were a summer treat in the 1880s. Be kitchen garden supplied rich tasting, highly nutritious food for the farmer's table. It also supplied the raw material for canning the food reserves for winter. We built . . . — — Map (db m274034) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on Headlands Road.
As the Odawa became less nomadic, their lifestyle changed dramatically. Women assumed new duties that previously had little relevance, including creating baskets for tourists. Even though these women were wearing modern clothing, they were still . . . — — Map (db m274017) HM
Near North Huron Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
1954 1958
State of Michigan
Hon. G. Mennen Williams · Governor
Mackinac Bridge Authority
Prentiss M. Brown · Chairman
Charles T. Fisher, Jr. · Deceased;
George A. Osborn
Mead L. Bricker; Murray D. Van Wagoner
William J. . . . — — Map (db m1995) HM
On North Huron Avenue at Bostwic Street, on the right when traveling west on North Huron Avenue.
Historic Mill Creek
Have an Adventure.
Step into one of the oldest industrial sites on the Upper Great Lakes. Smell the sawdust as sawyers demonstrate the pit saw method of cutting lumber, feel the power of the creek used to cut timber . . . — — Map (db m274044) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Headlands Road.
Mackinaw City's school system started with two school districts. The first was in the center of town and the second on the road to Cheboygan, about four miles south. The first district school moved and grew into today's school on W. Central Ave. . . . — — Map (db m274020) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Headlands Road.
In 1884 this fire insurance map was created to show all the structures in town and their fire risk. The wood planing mill and the railroad were the economic base of Mackinaw City. The town, then as now, was populated by residents and visitors, . . . — — Map (db m274008) HM
On Bostwic Street at North Huron Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Bostwic Street.
DePeyster - Warrior, Diplomat, Poet
British Captain Arent DePeyster, with his wife Rebecca, was deployed to Fort Michilimackinac in 1774. The couple remained here for five years before being transferred to Detroit.
First the Warrior . . . — — Map (db m274042) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Headlands Road.
The Stimpson family (George, Elvira and six children) came to Mackinaw City in 1869 to construct a dock and sell cord wood to steamers passing through the Straits of Mackinac. Their eldest son, Charles, built the home this replica is patterned . . . — — Map (db m274039) HM
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
Post-war life at McGulpin Point With the turn into the 1800s, the social and economic systems in the Mackinaw area become more predictable. During this period Patrick McGulpin, now 60 years old, stopped having children and became a grandfather . . . — — Map (db m154820) HM
Ezekiel Solomon, a native of Berlin, Germany, who had served with the British army, arrived at Michilimackinac in the summer of 1761.
He is Michigans first known resident of the Jewish faith.
Solomon was one of the most active Mackinac fur . . . — — Map (db m107159) HM
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
One of the 19 boats rushing from Chicago to provide grains to the east coast markets. One of two boats to sink in the icy water of the Straits. Pulling two schooners, the steam-powered Minneapolis was slow to arrive in the Straits. By the . . . — — Map (db m154686) HM
On North Nicolet Street north of East Etherington Street, on the left when traveling north.
Roman Catholicism came to the Straits of Mackinac through the self-sacrificing efforts of seventeenth-century Jesuit Missionaries. In 1670 Father Jacques Marquette established a mission for Huron Indians on Mackinac Island. An . . . — — Map (db m135112) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on Headlands Road.
Before 1880 most Anishinaabe people, the first local indigenous people, lived in wigwams or long houses. By the 1880s, hunting could no longer support an Anishinaabe family and many took wage jobs and began a more sedentary life in more permanent . . . — — Map (db m274018) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on Headlands Road.
A waganogan is a domed, native lodge. These were still being used in the late 1940s.
Serving as a single family winter dwelling, it could be covered in canvas or bark. In summer, the Anishinaabe people would have traveled with a more portable . . . — — Map (db m274016) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on Headlands Road.
Disease was an ominous, evil force around 1900. Successful treatment and vaccination were unavailable. Isolation worked best. Contagious victims were removed to the dreaded place of disease, the pest house, located in a remote corner of town away . . . — — Map (db m274011) HM
Treasures from the past come to life at Colonial Michilimackinac, an 18th century fort and fur trading village. As you walk through the site, your are stepping back in time to the American Revolution. Reconstructed based on historic maps and more . . . — — Map (db m273831) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on Headlands Road.
From 1880-1920 lumbering was the main economic activity of the Mackinaw area. At various times local mills made roof shingles, barrel staves, excelsior (packing material), railroad ties, hard-wood flooring and toothpicks.
This sawmill was . . . — — Map (db m274010) HM
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
European soldiers stay and become land owners For thousands of years, generations before the arrival of the French in the 1600s, the Anishnaabek nation established villages along the Straits of Mackinac, including near where you are standing . . . — — Map (db m154819) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Headlands Road.
This 2-room hand-hewn log home is typical of the struggling farms of Northern Michigan in the 1880s. A Mennonite religious leader, his wife, seven children and one grandchild lived in this small, simple house.
In 1882 the government offered . . . — — Map (db m274035) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on Headlands Road.
The circle is a powerful force within First Nations cultures. It is the belief of many First Nations people that the life force of all existence moves in a circle. The circular pattern is woven through all things and is a reflection of the . . . — — Map (db m274015) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Headlands Road.
This icehouse was built by Oliver C. Cope to serve his hotel, dining hall, and other businesses in Carp Lake, a small town seven miles south of Mackinaw City on US-31.
In 1865, Oliver C. Cope (OC) left Pennsylvania at age 21 to join the Civil . . . — — Map (db m274041) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Headlands Road.
Early years to 1811
McGulpin
"You can't buy it until we survey it," government tells
The first permanent residents of this land probably arrived around 9,000 years ago. Then Europeans arrived from France about 300 years ago, and from . . . — — Map (db m274005) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Headlands Road.
1854
Edgar Conkling's Business Ventures
Development brings greed and disputes
In 1854 Edgar Conkling, a businessman from Cincinnati, Ohio saw the potential in the land of the northern tip of Michigan's Lower Peninsula and bought . . . — — Map (db m274007) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Headlands Road.
In traditional Indian culture, corn, beans, and squash are the "three sisters" that sustain life. They are planted close together as "companions." This planting method is 5,000 or more years old and is celebrated on the 2009 U.S. Sacagawea . . . — — Map (db m274033) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on Headlands Road.
Hit and Miss Engine
This green 1929, 2-horsepower Fuller Johnson stationary combustion engine drives a Jaeger water pump.
This 1-cylinder, 4-stroke engine is crank started and output is a turning gear. The one gallon fuel tank will power . . . — — Map (db m274014) HM
On Headlands Road at Wilderness Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on Headlands Road.
By the 1880s the homes and sacred places of the Anishinaabe people had to be hidden from the white man. A native village is hidden behind this woods.
Time of transition
Federal policy of the late 1800s dictated that Indians be . . . — — Map (db m274013) HM
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
Nissowaquet, a legendary Odawa Nissowaquet (Nosawaguet, Sosawaket, La Fourche), Odawa chief; the name evidently comes from Nassauaketon, meaning forked river, the designation of one of the four Odawa bands; b. 1715; d. 1797. Nissowaquet . . . — — Map (db m154698) HM
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
The old and tired Barnum heads out Although being deemed unseaworthy and under the command of a 29-year-old captain, his first season at the helm of the Barnum, the Barnum's crew expected a quick trip to nearby Port Huron . . . — — Map (db m154682) HM
The Mackinac Bridge A Long-Term Success
More than 60 years old, the Mackinac Bridge is still the longest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere. The world's longest, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan, was only built in 1998 after the . . . — — Map (db m201405) HM
Family
James and Madeline Davenport raised a lighthouse family, spending 28 years at McGulpin.
James worked on schooners until he married Madeline in April of 1870. They moved to Mackinaw City and he acquired a job as 1st assistant keeper at . . . — — Map (db m201407) HM
The community of Michilimackinac was always larger than the military fort itself. After the British took control of Michilimackinac in 1761, an increasing number of civilian merchants and fur traders settled at the post. With little space left . . . — — Map (db m232260) HM
Natives buried the bones of their bravest warriors under large stones they called "Warrior Stones" so they would not be forgotten.
This stone is dedicated to our Military, Law Enforcement, Fire / Rescuers and their Families.
-They too will . . . — — Map (db m201404) HM
On Lamkin Road 1.2 miles south of Highway 119, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1889...
The church below is the third to stand in the vicinity of the first Jesuit mission in 1741. It was rebuilt by the Indians in 1825 . . . — — Map (db m97791) HM
On Lamkin Road 1.2 miles south of Highway 119, on the right when traveling south.
(Side A)
St. Ignatius of Loyola Church and Cemetery
By the 1740s, French Catholic missionaries had come to this area, known to the Odawa as Waganakising, to minister to local tribes. Later, missionary work was taken up by others, including . . . — — Map (db m97790) HM
On State Highway 119 0.1 miles north of Middle Village Drive, on the left when traveling north.
The church below, built in 1889, stand[s] in the vicinity of the first Jesuit mission of 1741, which was rebuilt by local Waganakising Odawak carpenters and craftsmen in 1825. — — Map (db m97789) HM
Near Main Street 0.1 miles north of U.S. 31, on the left when traveling north.
Littlefield Township would like to recognize the people who made this Park and Gazebo possible. Joseph A. Magnus, grandfather, of Julian A. Magnus Jr. built this Gazebo in 1913 and donated it to Oden Community Association in 1934. Perpetual . . . — — Map (db m213311) HM
On Oden Road (U.S. 31) 0.9 miles west of Luce Street, on the right when traveling west.
From the 1880s to 1931, hatcheries used railcars
to move fish to planting sites. Workers transferred
fish from ponds to 10-gallon milk cans and then to
a specially modified railcar. Inside this railcar you
will find a re-creation of Michigans . . . — — Map (db m247273) HM
On Oden Road (U.S. 31) 0.9 miles west of Luce Street, on the right when traveling west.
You are looking at the original 1920 Oden Hatchery.
The main floor was used to hatch eggs into fry,
which were then moved outside into rearing ponds.
The second floor was the managers residence.
Michigan's Department of . . . — — Map (db m247270) HM
On Oden Road - Green Arrow Route - Mackinac Trail (U.S. 31) 0.9 miles west of Luce Street, on the right when traveling west.
At one time North Americas most
numerous bird, the passenger pigeon
was particularly abundant in the
Upper Mississippi Valley. The mature
male was about 16 inches long. Less
colorful and big was the female. In
1914 the last known survivor . . . — — Map (db m233852) HM
On Oden Road - Green Arrow Route - Mackinac Trail (U.S. 31) 0.9 miles west of Luce Street in Oden, on the right when traveling west.
State Board of Fish Commissioners. Nineteenth-century commercial fishing
and logging operations helped grow
Michigans economy but also posed
threats to resource sustainability. The
logging industrys use of waterways to
transport logs . . . — — Map (db m233849) HM
On Oden Road (U.S. 31) 0.9 miles west of Luce Street in Oden, on the right when traveling west.
Fish are connected to the people of
the Great Lakes. Our cultural and
environmental heritage reflects this
relationship. Here at the Oden State
Fish Hatchery, you can explore your
connections to fish, streams, lakes,
and the Great Lakes.
. . . — — Map (db m247275) HM
On Stimpson Street (U.S. 31) north of East State Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Michigan Logging Wheel, (Big Wheel) was invented by Silas C. Overpack in 1875 in Manistee, Michigan.
The invention of the Big Wheel enabled the logging industry to harvest timber on a year-round basis. Previously logging was restricted . . . — — Map (db m298463) HM
On Stimpson Street (U.S. 31) at East State Street, on the right when traveling north on Stimpson Street.
"I'll build a little Chicago!"
Colonel Charles Bogardus, Union army officer and Civil War hero, Illinois legislator and banker, came north in 1901 to develop the town laid out on paper by his late father-in-law William H. . . . — — Map (db m298464) HM
On Howard Street south of Bay Street, on the right when traveling south.
Ernest Hemingway's 1925 satiric novel, The Torrents of Spring, is set mainly in Petoskey. He knew about Braun's Restaurant at 210-212 Howard Street, and in the novel he used the lay-out of the restaurant, which he called "Brown's Beanery The Best . . . — — Map (db m215903) HM
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