Images Of Cheboygan

Author : Matthew J. Friday
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738552200
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cheboygan written by Matthew J. Friday and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fall of 1844, an entrepreneur named Alexander McLeod made his way up a shallow river in far northern Michigan with the idea of building a lumber mill. He discovered that the region around the Cheboygan River would be a suitable location. McLeod built a small cabin for himself, and the following spring the first permanent settler, Jacob Sammons, arrived. McLeod's employees and other businessmen followed with their families. The settlers improved the river, and Cheboygan became a booming lumber town. Along with the growth came grocers, bankers, saloonkeepers, laborers, doctors, and other pioneers. Colorful characters and beautiful buildings graced Cheboygan's bustling downtown. When the lumber ran out and the mills closed, residents sought a new identity. Tourism and industry led the way, and Cheboygan is enjoyed throughout the year. This collection of images of Cheboygan and the surrounding area highlights its birth and growth from boomtown to vacation destination.

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Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Images of Cheboygan written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Matthew J. Friday
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467101613
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legendary Locals of Cheboygan written by Matthew J. Friday and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Founded as a lumbering town in the mid-1800s, Cheboygan has transformed over the years to be something much less simplistic and much more dynamic; so, too, have its people. While some of Cheboygans residents played important roles in business or commerce, others made their mark through philanthropic work, service to the community, or just by their demeanor. History is as much about people as it is about events people like Gordon Scoop Turner, who came to Cheboygan for a few months but ended up staying for a lifetime. There are businessmen like Millard D. Olds, who became one of the most successful lumbermen at a time when others were leaving town, and George M. Humphrey, the 55th treasurer of the United States. An eye towards the community has also made some residents legendary, such as Joyce and Quincy Leslie. And, of course, there are those whose history is shrouded in controversy, including Sheriff Fred Ming, under whose authority a Native American village was burned to the ground. Whatever their story, these locals have contributed to the character and history of Cheboygan."-- From back cover.

Author : Matthew J. Friday
Publisher : Trafford
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Among the Sturdy Pioneers written by Matthew J. Friday and published by Trafford. This book was released on 2006 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the Sturdy Pioneers explains the development of a boom town in northern Michigan at the turn of the twentieth century. Settled as a lumbering community, Cheboygan quickly grew to become one of the most important lumber manufacturing cities in the state. By looking at how it was settled and by whom, the book explains just how a lumber town is not only settled, but also how that settlement gradually becomes more permanent. From boom town to stable city, Among the Sturdy Pioneers illustrates how just a few entrepreneurial lumber barons helped build a town. The book also goes into considerable detail looking at the lives of these lumber kings, how they made their fortunes and why they chose to come up north. More than just a story about lumber, though, there are plenty of additional facets of Cheboygan's early life that are covered. From other industries in town to strange stories and bizarre incidents, the book is not an industrial history per se, but a general history of the community as well. Shipping, auto manufacturing, railroads, crime and punishment, and even a brush with a rare disease add to the breadth of the work. Cheboygan began to change dramatically as the lumber industry waned, and these events and how the community reacted are also thoroughly covered. As the town struggled to find itself after the decline of the industry, the boom town was in danger of a real bust. However, through its fortunate geographical location and aesthetic beauty, it became a remarkable year-round destination for travelers the world over.

Author : John Fedynsky
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472034936
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Michigan's County Courthouses written by John Fedynsky and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2011-08-26 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the lore and architecture of every county courthouse in the Great Lakes State

Author : Mike Sonnenberg
Publisher : Huron Photo
ISBN 13 : 9780999433201
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost in Michigan written by Mike Sonnenberg and published by Huron Photo. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the popular Lost In Michigan website that was featured in the Detroit Free Press, It contains locations throughout Michigan, and tells their interesting story. There are over 50 stories and locations that you will find fascinating.

Author : Theresa L. Weller
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 1628954280
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Founding Mothers of Mackinac Island written by Theresa L. Weller and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a wide array of historical sources, Theresa L. Weller provides a comprehensive history of the lineage of the seventy-four members of the Agatha Biddle band in 1870. A highly unusual Native and Métis community, the band included just eight men but sixty-six women. Agatha Biddle was a member of the band from its first enumeration in 1837 and became its chief in the early 1860s. Also, unlike most other bands, which were typically made up of family members, this one began as a small handful of unrelated Indian women joined by the fact that the US government owed them payments in the form of annuities in exchange for land given up in the 1836 Treaty of Washington, DC. In this volume, the author unveils the genealogies for all the families who belonged to the band under Agatha Biddle’s leadership, and in doing so, offers the reader fascinating insights into Mackinac Island life in the nineteenth century.

Author : Mike Fornes
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738561073
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mackinac Bridge written by Mike Fornes and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ellen Airgood
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101982845
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tin Camp Road written by Ellen Airgood and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chosen as the Library of Congress's "Great Reads from Great Places" Michigan selection for 2023 "Moving and brave." —People Set against the wide open beauty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a wise, big hearted novel in which a young single mother and her ten-year-old daughter stand up to the trials of rural poverty and find the community they need in order to survive. Laurel Hill and her precocious daughter Skye have always been each other's everything. The pair live on Lake Superior, where the local school has classes of just four children, and the nearest hospital is a helicopter ride away. Though they live frugally, eking out a living with Laurel's patchwork of jobs, their deep love for each other feels like it can warm them even on the coldest of nights. What more do they need? One otherwise normal afternoon, their landlord decides to evict them in favor of a more profitable summer rental, and, without any warning, they are pushed farther to the margins. Suddenly it feels like the independence that has defined them is a liability. And when a dangerous incident threatens to separate them, Laurel and Skye must forever choose--will they leave the place they love and the hardscrabble life they've built to move closer to civilization, or risk everything to embrace the emptiness and wildness that has defined them? What follows is an uplifting, profoundly moving story about a mother and daughter fighting for each other, against all odds, as they learn to build community and foster the resilience that will keep them alive.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Sagwan Press
ISBN 13 : 9781377291635
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cheboygan City Directories written by Anonymous and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.