The town of Melbourne was a sawmill town along the Saginaw River between Bay City and Saginaw. It was one of the largest lumber mills in Michigan in its heyday. It’s most famous citizens was George “Kid” Lavigne, the world lightweight boxing champion. After a devastating fire, the town was mostly destroyed and never rebuilt. The remaining buildings were moved to Zilwaukee. Nothing remains of the old town. This old shack, slowly falling into the marsh, sits near the town’s original location. The complete story of the town is told in the first volume of Lost In Michigan on sale at Amazon HERE
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