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
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
This plaque is issued by the
Historical Society of Michigan
in recognition of
The Horton Bay General Store
founded in 1876
for more than 100 years of
continuous operation in service
to the people of Michigan
and for contribution . . . — — Map (db m298226) HM
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
