The cape cod style Sturgeon Point lighthouse was built in 1869 after it was determined there needed to be a lighthouse between Tawas and Alpena’s Thunder Bay. The brick tower stands 70 feet tall and has a 3.5 order Fresnel lens that was originally installed at Oswego New York. Sturgeon Point is one of a
The town of Good Harbor once stood along the shores of Lake Michigan between Glen Arbor and Leeland. In the 1860s H. D. Pheatt built a dock in Good Habor Bay to supply passing steamships with firewood. Over the next few decades, a couple of sawmills were built. The town had grown in population and
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This 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.
This beautiful victorian era “painted lady” stands on a hill in Romeo. It was built by Ransom B. Moore in 1871. At the time it was constructed, it was the most expensive house in Romeo. Thank you for Subscribing to Lost In Michigan, If you have not subscribed yet, It would mean a lot to
The small town of Morley is just east of US-131 and north of Howard City. South of the town is a dam on the Littel Muskegon River creating Morley Pond. As far as dams go, it is a pretty looking little dam. The signs on the road next to it tells that it is the
This old truck sits along antique alley in the Groen Nature Preserve. It is one of the pieces of equipment left over from the old sawmill town that once stood in the preserve. It looks like it has been a long time since this old truck has hauled anything. I am sure when it was
I came across the little town of Marilla about 10 miles south of Copemesh. The old school now serves as a township office and museum. Behind it are a couple of historic homes including the Pioneer House. The house was built by Aaron Pepple in the 1870s. It kept his family safe and warm from
I was traveling down US-23 south of Tawas recently. I got near the area of Alabaster and I looked east toward Lake Huron expecting to see the old loading dock sitting out offshore. I did not see it, but the trees have grown up along the road so I figured maybe I just missed it.
This old barn with Mail Pouch Tabacco advertising painted on the side is somewhere near Otter Lake. West Virginia Mail Pouch chewing tobacco company started barn advertising in 1891. Barn owners were paid between $1 and $2 a year for the advertisement or about $20–40 today. Besides money, they received a new coat of paint
