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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 . . . — — Map (db m154700) HM
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 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
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 bow . . . — — Map (db m154688) 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
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
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
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
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 . . . — — Map (db m1995) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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. . . . — — Map (db m154698) HM
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 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
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
(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
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
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
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
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
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 by . . . — — Map (db m215903) HM
The City of Petoskey was named after Ignatius Petoskey who is pictured above with his two sons. The earliest commercial building at this site was a dry goods and grocery store operated by Brazile (also; "Bazile" or "Basil") Petoskey, sitting to . . . — — Map (db m97971) HM
When living in Petoskey in 1919, the library was a favorite haunt of Hemingway's and, in December, wearing his Italian cape and Red Cross uniform, he spoke here to the Ladies Aid Society about his World War I experiences. At that event he met the . . . — — Map (db m97891) HM
The Coburn building, constructed in 1892, is home to both the 316 and 318 addresses. The 316 address was originally housed by hardware stores run by a variety of men who partnered with Sydney Bump. His partners were Henry Easton, John Walrond, and . . . — — Map (db m97980) HM
A tribute to
our Desert Shield/Storm
Veterans, women and men;
young and old.
You left your loved ones for the unknown.
You gave up the comforts of home,
for the hot, drying heat.
You served your country in the
fight for peace and . . . — — Map (db m97897) WM
The area immediately east of this lot was the site of Petoskey's first hotel, built by Dr. William Little and his brother Robert. It was first called the Rose House. Later the original rude little building was replaced by a three-story . . . — — Map (db m97881) HM
The area immediately east of this lot was the site of Petoskey's first hotel, built by Dr. William Little and his brother Robert. It was first called the Rose House. Later the original rude little building was replaced by a three-story wooden . . . — — Map (db m215872) HM
Northern Michigan and a small cottage on Walloon Lake named "Windemere" became the summer home for the Hemingway family of Oak Park, Illinois, from the time of young Ernest's infancy in 1899 to the time of his marriage in nearby Horton Bay in . . . — — Map (db m215866) HM
For the first thirty-five years this address was a drug store. It was first owned by Charles W. Fallass until 1928. John Lake was the next owner until 1935 when his business went into bankruptcy. At that time he took the paint and wallpaper part . . . — — Map (db m97997) HM
This building was named for business partners Guleserian and Altoonjian, formerly of Armenia. Their Persian Bazaar had been relocated from the waterfront Midway to this downtown location. The second floor was leased for the Petoskey Normal and . . . — — Map (db m97926) HM
"We treet you righte both day and night and have no cause for sorrow. Eat your fill and pay your bille and come again tomorrow," was the wording on the sampler that hung in the back of Giles Restaurant for nearly 50 years. In 1929, Enoch Giles Sr. . . . — — Map (db m97989) HM
This station, built in 1899, served as the regions transportation hub. The Hemingway family passed through it often when going from Harbor Springs to their Walloon Lake cottage. Hemingway himself used the station when travelling north from his . . . — — Map (db m97879) HM
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, city-dwellers from the Midwest escaped hot summers in the fresh air of northern Michigan. Constructed in 1899 for Norman J. Perry, the Hotel Perry catered to these vacationers with its . . . — — Map (db m97875) HM
The saloon listed in the 1899 directory at this location was run by Henry Schapler, who had been born in Germany. By 1900 three of the 15 saloons in Petoskey were run by Schaplers, including Henry's brothers Fred and Frank. Several of the . . . — — Map (db m97924) HM
Established in 1903, this Petoskey favorite is noted for its home-style cooking. Jesperson's was said to be a favorite hangout of Hemingway and his Petoskey friend, Dutch Pailthorp. Its long lunch counter suggests the ones in Hemingway's story, . . . — — Map (db m97919) HM
This location originally held a trio of buildings that served the community in many ways. In 1900, at the 426 address, John Karamol sold cigars, fine wines, and liquor out of what was originally called the Posen Sample Company. Over almost the . . . — — Map (db m97909) HM
The 325 address is no longer in existence. It was absorbed by the First National Bank expansion in 1964. In 1909 George Koulis operated the First Class Ice Cream Shop and Confectionary business on the 325 site. John Laggis who worked for Koulis . . . — — Map (db m97988) HM
For centuries this region has been the home of Ottawa Indians, whose warriors and orators fought bravely to retain their land. Around 1700 a mission was built by French Jesuits at the famous L'Arbre Croche villages which stretched from Cross . . . — — Map (db m55405) HM
The first business owner in this building (the second building from the right in the photo) was M. J. Bourke. The store was constructed in accordance with a 1906 party wall agreement with the bank next door. Other shops that occupied this building . . . — — Map (db m97922) HM
This building once housed McCarthy's Barber Shop and Bath Room, where, in the fall of 1919, the young Hemingway went for a shave or haircut and for the patrons' banter about fishing and politics. He also likely took advantage of the public baths . . . — — Map (db m97920) HM
Herman Carl Meyer first opened Meyer Hardware for business on this location Friday, April 5th 1935, offering a complete line of general hardware, paint, household appliances, farm implements and machinery. He spent his entire life in the hardware . . . — — Map (db m97904) HM
Born December 17, 1977
Died In Service To Our Country On
April 13, 2005
In Iraq
Associate Member
Viet Nam Veterans Of America,
Chapter 68 Petoskey — — Map (db m97899) WM
The Montgomery Sisters occupied this tin-fronted building after they moved here in 1919 from their Petoskey Midway location. Gertrude and Mae Montgomery were widely known for their eclectic merchandise. They sold fancy goods and art pieces in this . . . — — Map (db m97925) HM
The first building on this site, known as the Lake Street House, was completed in 1877. Later it was called the Farmer's Home, catering to farmers and laborers. That building burned to the ground with three adjacent buildings in 1880. Renamed the . . . — — Map (db m97923) HM
This boulder marks
the Old Indian Trail from
Mackinaw City to Grand Rapids
used from time immemorial by
the Huron, Ottawa, Chippewa and
other tribes — — Map (db m97876) HM
This plaque is issued by the
Historical Society of Michigan
in recognition of
Old Kent Bank
of Petoskey
Founded in 1891
For more than 100 years of
continuous operation in service
to the People of Michigan
and for contributing . . . — — Map (db m97979) HM
Originally McCarty's Saloon and Billiard hall, the walls of the Park Garden Cafe would have a lot of stories to tell if they could talk. Built in 1875, the main billiard hall was one of Ernest Hemingway's favorite haunts. The interior is . . . — — Map (db m98004) HM
Built by the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad in 1892, this building later served as the Pere Marquette Railroads main station and Hemingway likely used it when traveling between Charlevoix and Petoskey. It became the Little Traverse History . . . — — Map (db m97998) HM
Petoskey was a village just 20 years old when Dr. Norman J. Perry built this hotel in 1899. Resort trade flourished then, and so did the Perry, advertised as the only fireproof hotel in town. Its brick construction, a novelty at the time, . . . — — Map (db m97883) HM
In 1913 a furniture business was established by Watson Snyder at this location. In 1927 Alfred Dau purchased this site from Snyder. About 1940, Dau decided to move the Petoskey Housefurnishing Company to Bay View Road. In 1927, James A. Reid who . . . — — Map (db m97977) HM
This location served as the post office for Petoskey from 1918 until 1962 when it was decided that Petoskey needed a new facility due to the growth of the surrounding townships. The post office was razed and the location moved to 216 State Street. . . . — — Map (db m97978) HM
In the fall of 1919, Ernest Hemingway decided to stay in Petoskey and work on writing stories. From October to December, he rented an upstairs bedroom from Mrs. Eva Potter, a widow living here with her children. It was in that bedroom that he . . . — — Map (db m98006) HM
This rare Confederate cannon marks the site of the 1889 Grand Army of the Republic Encampment
This cast iron Napoleon howitzer was manufactured at the Augusta, Georgia (CSA) Arsenal during the Civil War. Until its discovery, only the Tredegar . . . — — Map (db m97878) HM WM
The Annex, managed by the Fochtman family, was popular during Hemingways time. Historically a saloon and billiard hall, it legally sold only soft drinks during Prohibition but also, probably, alcohol. Hemingway is reported to have enjoyed playing . . . — — Map (db m98005) HM
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