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
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
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 Shay’s machine shop, on land that
Shay Park today. It was built from Shay’s
own design for his . . . — — Map (db m247321) 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
