Category Archives: autumn

First Roadside Park

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Last week I took a trip across the Upper Peninsula and I stopped at a roadside park on US-2 near Iron River. The historical marker in the park notes that it is the first roadside park in Michigan and reads:

In 1918 the Iron County Board of Supervisors approved the recommendation of the road commission, through its engineer-manager, Herbert F. Larson, to purchase this 320-acre tract of roadside virgin timber and to dedicate it as a forest preserve. The following year Iron County established Michigan’s first roadside park and picnic tables. This was quite likely America’s first such facility. Since then similar parks have been provided by most states for the comfort and enjoyment of the traveling motorist.

After crossing the U.P. along US-2 I traveled to Duluth, Minnesota and up the North Shore and then back down through Wisconsin. If you want to see my posts from other states I hope you will take a look at my other website. https://lostinthestates.com/

This was my last big trip of the year and I have lots of great stuff to post over the winter. I hope you will check it out. If you like my posts on Lost In Michigan I am sure you will not be disappointed.

Bridge

Posted on by Posted in autumn, Bridges .

The Little Mac Foot Bridge crosses the Manistee River near the Hodenpyl Dam a few miles from Mesick. The wooden suspension bridge is 245 feet long. It is on the Manistee River Trail which is also part of the 4600 mile North Country Trail from Vermont to North Dakota. You don’t have to hike halfway across the country to visit this bridge, a parking area is on the west side of the river near the bridge. You can access it with your vehicle from Hodenpyl Dam road.

P.S. On the east side of the river along the  Manistee River Trail is a little known small waterfall. You can read about it in my post HERE

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Autumn Lake House

Posted on by Posted in autumn, upper peninsula .

I was on the old 510 Bridge near Marquette and saw this little lake house surrounded by the colorful autumn trees. I don’t know anything about it but I thought it made a pretty photo.

I wish the peak color could last longer but I guess that is what makes it so special.

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Comstock House

Posted on by Posted in autumn, Houses .

I was roaming around Marshall Michigan admiring all the old historic homes when I came across this pale yellow house blanketed in golden Autumn leaves. I figured it was an important house with the historical marker standing in the front yard. It reads:

Oliver C. Comstock Jr. (1806-1895) built this Gothic Revival house between 1849 and 1856. Comstock, born in Fairfield, New York, migrated to the Marshall area in 1836. He left a well-established medical practice in Trumansburg, New York, to start anew on the Michigan frontier. Later that year, he erected the first brick business building in Calhoun County on Exchange Street. It housed his pharmacy and office.

Oliver C. Comstock Jr. served as the state’s third superintendent of public instruction (1843-45). In 1847 he was one of the abolitionists who prevented Kentucky slaveholders’ taking the fugitive slave family of Adam Crosswhite. In 1848 he and several prominent Marshall citizens were convicted and fined for conspiracy to harbor the fugitives. Comstock was superintendent of the construction of the Michigan Central Railroad between Jackson and Kalamazoo and a founder of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society.

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Haight Township Hall

Posted on by Posted in autumn, Iconic Buildings, upper peninsula .

While I was traveling down US-45 north of Paulding I came across this beautiful two-story yellow building. The sign at the top reads “Town Hall 1904” It is Haight Township Hall. Traveling around Michigan I come across a lot of small rural township halls and offices. most are ordinary-looking buildings and some are former schoolhouses. This one in Haight Township on the west side of the UP is magnificent. Unfortunately, I was not able to find out any history on the building but I did stop the get a few pics.

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Shetland Schoolhouse

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This old Schoolhouse sits along M-22 in the Leelanau Peninsula. The sign above the door reads Shetland School 1871. It closed in 1959 and is now privately owned.

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The Church in Arcadia

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arcadia church

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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A Grand Hike

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It is an enjoyable hike along the Grand River in Grand Ledge, especially in the Autumn time. They say a pic is worth a thousand words so I figure I will let it speak for itself.

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The Summit of Isabella

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One of my readers told me about Bundy Hill in Isabella county. It is the highest point in the county at 1270 feet and has been recently been turned into a nature preserve. Since I was in the area recently I stopped by to check it out. From the parking lot on West River Road near Lake Isabella are a few trails. One of the trails is a history trail with signs along the path describing the town that once stood in the area. Unfortunately, nothing remains of the town today.

At the end of the half-mile long history trail was a sign with an arrow and the word “summit.” I figured I was here I might as well go to the summit. It sounded nice but if you are unfamiliar with the word it means the top of a hill or mountain. It was a nice walk but uphill all the way. My middle-aged body is not accustomed to walking uphill for long distances. It was not too strenuous but more than I planned on doing for a quick trip. I got about half way and was thinking about heading back to the jeep but then I figured I went this far.

I got to the summit and encased in concrete is a U.S. geological survey benchmark. It was a pleasant surprise. I have been finding a lot of them lately and different landmarks around Michigan. After looking a the benchmark I made my trip back down the hill. If you know how gravity works it was a lot easier hiking down than it was up. I don’t have any plans on climbing Everest soon but Bundy Hill was a nice hike and one more place I can say I visited in Michigan.    

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Almont Society of the New Church

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his beautiful white chapel stands in a quiet part of the state east of Almont. A historical marker stands in front of it giving some history to this historic little church.

Scottish immigrants from Glascow settled in Berlin Township in 1841. Ten years later, twenty-four of them founded the Almont Society of the New Church. They followed the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688 – 1772), a Swedish mathematician, philosopher and scientist whose Christian theological writings form the basis of the New Church. In 1875 members donated labor, materials, and money to build this chapel, designed by church member William Morton.

The chapel is now part of The Almont New Church Assembly and Retreat Center.

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