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As pretty as a scene in a snow globe, each of the winter resorts located in the hills and mountains (yes, we call them mountains here in Michigan) offer a ....
K’CHI WIIKWEEDONGSING (TRAVERSE CITY) — The region that sits among rolling hills, lush forests, winding rivers and creeks that lead to open bays exist on the aki, or lands of ....
Good Hart, a Ghost Town on Lake Michigan The village of Good Hart, now basically regarded as a ghost town, was originally part of a Native American settlement called L Arbre Croche (meaning Crooked Tree ). Joseph Black Hawk (“Chief Joe”) was one of the tribe chiefs whose brother was named Good Heart . In 1874, a post office began, with operations taken over by Silas McNeil; Silas was the one who named the community, but he misspelled “heart” as “hart” and the mistake has been kept all these years. The population in the 1870s was approximately 100, with 75% Native Americans. Aside from the post office, Good Hart had blacksmith shops, Catholic Church, doctor, feed mill, a couple of general stores, meat & fish shop, sawmill, shoe shop, school, stagecoach stop, and tavern. Another postmaster, Lowell Lamkin, became a successful businessman, and the Lamkin Lodge bore his name. ....