Saginaw Bay
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This bay derives its name from the Sauk Indians who once dwelt by its shores. Adrien Jolliet, on his voyage down Lake Huron’s western shore in 1669, first made it known to the white man. In the late 1800s an immense lumber industry flourished in the region. Schooners by the scores daily passed through the bay bringing to the sawmills more logs and hauling off cut lumber.
The bay’s waters for years also made fishing good business.
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Midland Street Commercial District
Bay City, MI
The Midland Street Commercial District comprises fifty buildings in a four-block area that was the business hub of West Bay City.
Bay City Boating and Fishing Club
Essexville, MI
In 1894 William Jennison, a yachtsman for fifty years, founded the Bay City Boating and Fishing Club.
Trinity Church
Bay City, MI
Trinity Church grew from a small group of settlers served by Episcopal missionaries beginning around 1842.
Ogaukawning Church
Bay City, MI
Established in 1847, the Ogaukawning Indian Mission, the first church in present-day Bay County, served Chippewa Indians at the nearby...
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Bay City, MI
St. Joseph was the first Catholic parish in the Saginaw Valley when it was founded in 1850-51 by missionary Joseph Kindekens.