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Back from Yooper Land

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Uncategorized .

I am back from my trip to the Upper Peninsula. 1450 miles, 750 photos, 10 days, 3 lighthouses 2 state parks, and an island (probably not the one you are thinking) along with countless bugs splatted on the front of my jeep. I Have lots of great stuff to share and new places I visited. Yes, I was socially distant, not many people go to where I go, and I am fine with that. I like the peace and quiet.

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Wabaningo

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in small towns .

While out traveling around exploring the Mitten State I visit a lot of small towns and many of the post offices I see are a typical brick building. I assume there is a standard plan that the post office used when building them. On occasion, I come across one that is a little bit different than the ordinary post office. On my way to the White River Lighthouse north of Muskegon I came across this cute little white and green post office. The area was originally called Sylvan Beach when it was settled in 1833. When the post office was established it was named Wabaningo after the local Ottawa Chief. In the early 1900s, the area was primarily a resort community and the post office was made a branch of the Whitehall branch and is only open in the summer months.

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The Love Barn

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Barns and Farms .

I saw this little old barn on Love Road near Bellevue. I don’t know anything about it but I thought it was a cute looking little barn. I am not sure where I am going sometimes but I do know you see some rather interesting things traveling the back roads.

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End Of The Road Depot

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Train Depots, upper peninsula .

The old train depot on the outskirts of downtown Ontonagon sits alone and forgotten. The railroad tracks that trains took to the station are gone. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad referred to as the Milwaukee Road built the station in the late 1800s. From the map of the railroad I saw, it looks like it was the northern most point of the line so I guess that makes it the “end of the road”

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The House of Seven Gables

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Houses, Thumb .

The House of Seven Gables in Huron City, near the tip of the thumb, is a beautifully preserved Victorian home that sits on a bluff overlooking Lake Huron. It was named by William Lyon Phelps, for the house of the same name in the Hawthorne novel. This is the third house built on this site. The forest fires of 1871 and 1881 destroyed the houses built before the elegant house that still stands on this site.

Annabel Hubbard decorated Seven Gables in 1886 for her father Langdon Hubbard. After her marriage to William Lyon Phelps, Annabel added “modern” bathrooms and updated several rooms in the early 1900’s. Seven Gables has always been owned by family members. The furniture you see is original to the house and major portions of the house still have the original 1886 decorations, giving you a unique view into history.

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