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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «alger county» AND «michigan»

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By Mark Parker, June 25, 2025
Au Train Marker
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1 ► Michigan, Alger County, Au Train, Au Train Township — Au Train —
On Arbutus Street at Michigan Route 28, on the right when traveling north on Arbutus Street.
AuTrain, a French term meaning "at the shortcut or traverse" was one of the earliest sites visited by white men as they travelled along Lake Superior's south shore. The river was part of an ancient Indian route between Lakes Supurier and . . . — — Map (db m278428) HM

2 ► Michigan, Alger County, Grand Marais — Tools of the Trade —
Near Log Slide Road north of County Route H58.
White pine, cedar, and hardwood logging led to early development of the region. The Upper Peninsula logging industry of the late 1800's and early 1900's has been romanticized in lore and story, in written and oral histories. Men like Wellington . . . — — Map (db m226824) HM

3 ► Michigan, Alger County, Sullivans Landing, Burt Township — Final Solution for a Long and Difficult Issue — Alger County Road H-58 —
On Au Sable Point Trail (County Road H-58) 1.9 miles east of Sullivans Landing, on the left when traveling east.
When Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore was authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1966 as America’s first national lakeshore, the enabling legislation called for the construction of a “scenic shoreline drive” as part of the park’s development. . . . — — Map (db m253843) HM

4 ► Michigan, Alger County, Grand Marais — Cabin in the Clearing —
On Log Slide Road north of County Route H58, on the right when traveling north.
This area was logged in the late 1800's for the large white and red pine and white cedar. Then, in the 1930's and 40's the virgin hardwoods were logged. After the initial logging era, much of the land was tax delinquent and reverted to the State of . . . — — Map (db m226638) HM
 
 
  
 
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