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It’s hard to miss the Linden Mills standing tall next to the Shiawassee River. It’s located in, you guessed it, Linden. It milled grain and lumber for over a century and now it’s used as a library and museum.
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This historic white church stands in the western Michigan town of Arcadia. The historic town is south of Frankfort and was originally named Starkeville after Henry Starke. The post office changed the name of the town to Arcadia which is the name of the township that it is in.
This beautiful historic church stands near the center of town. A Michigan historical marker gives a little bit of history and reads:
In 1880 many Germans left Milwaukee and settled in Manistee County. Among them was lumberman Henry Starke, who vowed to return to Wisconsin if no Lutheran church could be found. Instead, he helped to organize this congregation in 1881, and he platted Arcadia the same year. In 1887 Starke donated land and money for this Neo-Gothic church, completed in 1888. The complex grew to include a parsonage, a school, and a teacherage.
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Crisp Point Lighthouse stands along the Lake Superior shoreline in Whitefish Point. It is a rather arduous journey to the lighthouse down eleven miles of winding narrow seasonal forest roads. Although it is a long way from the main road it is worth the trip to this secluded beacon. Crisp Point is named for Life Saving Station keeper, and iron-willed boatman, Christopher Crisp. The remote area does not have a landmark, city, or distinctive feature to name the lighthouse and light saving station after. Christopher Crisp must have been known by many and being stationed there most just referred to it as Crisp’s Point and the name stuck. The lighthouse was built in 1904 and by 1941 a signal buoy with a light on it eliminated the need for the lighthouse. The erosion from the waves on Lake Superior destroyed most of the lighthouse. Only the tower was left standing. It has been restored and the shoreline protected with large rocks and boulders.
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While passing through the town of McMillan near Newberryin da U.P. I saw this old school building and I had to stop and take a pic of it. I am thinking it has not been used in a while, but it looks like it is in great shape and someone is taking care of it. I thought it was strange there are almost no windows in the front wall. I guess that is where the chalkboards are hung. I found out it was called the Lincoln School and funny enough I found this old postcard of almost the exact same angle as the photo I took, you can see it on Amazon HERE
P.S. I asked my daughter who is in high school if she ever used a chalkboard and she did not know what I was talking about. I told her it was a dark green or black slate hung on the wall and we used chalk to write on it instead of the whiteboards you have now. She said “that just sounds weird”
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It has been a strange and challenging year and I am sure you don’t need me to remind you of that. I wanted to say thank you for taking the time to read my posts. I am thankful to have so many wonderful people who enjoy what I do. I wish we could get together and I could do more in-person presentations, but I am fortunate that we can visit on the internet.
I hope you have a great day and are blessed for the good things in your life.
Safe Travels and enjoy the journey,
Mike Sonnenberg
Down the road from Lumberman’s Monument is a parking area for Iargo Springs. I say parking area and not the springs because they are way down by the Au Sable River. It is about 300 steps down to the springs but it is worth the effort. It is a beautiful secluded area covered in tall trees with the water flowing over rocks and logs down to the river. If you are ever in the area and you can make the trip down the stairway and back up again ( I had to rest a few times ) be sure to see the Iargo Springs.
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I saw this old building, house, or maybe an old school while I was out roaming the roads near Shepardsville. I don’t know what this place used to be but I thought it looked nice hugged by the colorful autumn trees.
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This Second Empire style mansion was built in the 1870s by Doctor Joseph Loop. A native of New York, Loop moved to Oakland County, Michigan, in 1843. he and his wife, Jane Gardner Loop pioneered this land in Sanilac County in 1854, and after graduating from the University of Michigan medical department in 1855, he opened a practice in Port Sanilac. When this home was built, he kept an office on the lower floor, and serviced a forty-mile circuit, bringing medical care to much of the county. Doctor Loop died in 1903 at the age of ninety-three, leaving the home to his only child, Ada. She and her husband, the Reverend Julius Harrison passed it in turn to one of their sons, Captain Stanley Harrison. In 1964 he deeded it to the Sanilac County Historical Society for a museum.
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The small town of Bitely is in the Manistee National Forest somewhere between White Cloud and Baldwin. This beautiful log cabin church stands near the heart of town. I am not sure how many log cabin churches are in Michigan or even the United States but I like this one in Bitely.
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