Cheboygan
Inland Waterway
Indian River, MI
The glaciers of the last Ice Age retreated to the north some twenty-five thousand years ago, leaving behind the lakes that rank as...
Jacob J. Post House
Cheboygan, MI
Cheboygan businessman Jacob J. Post built this Queen Anne-style house in 1886.
Jail and Sheriff's Residence
Cheboygan, MI
This structure served as the Cheboygan County sheriff’s residence and jail from 1880 to 1969.
Mackinaw City
Mackinaw City, MI
In 1634 Samuel de Champlain sent Jean Nicolet from Quebec to explore this area and make peace with the Ottawa and Ojibwa Indians.
Mackinaw City Railroad Dock
Mackinaw City, MI
Before the Mackinac Bridge opened in 1957, ships were the only means of connecting Michigan’s peninsulas.
Michigan Central Depot
Wolverine, MI
In 1881 John M. Sanborn surveyed land owned by Daniel McKillop and platted the village of Torrey.
Michigan State Ferry System
Mackinaw City, MI
In 1923, in response to increasing automobile traffic, the Michigan Highway Department established the Michigan State Ferry System to...
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse
Mackinaw City, MI
This light is opposite the turning point for ships making the difficult passage through the Straits of Mackinac, one of the business...
Old Mill Creek
Mackinaw Township, MI
In 1780 the British garrison at Fort Michilimackinac moved to Mackinac Island as a safer location during the American Revolution.
St. Mary Church
Cheboygan, MI
Father Andrew D. Piret, a priest serving the Mackinac Island mission, celebrated the first mass of the St. Mary’s congregation in the...