HISTORIC SITESExploring sites of historical interest can be an interesting way to "get off the couch" in a low-impact way. This is the reason such activities have been included in this resource.

Recent Historic Site News

Jan 26, 2008 - Baldwin to be Commemorated as Site of First German Brown Trout
Jan 2, 2008 - Mason County Historical Society President Reports

Mason County go to Mason County map

• Buttersville - monument at possible death site of Pere Marquette
• Ludington
  • City Park - WWI Memorial
  • Copeyon Park - Peter Copeyon Memorial
  • Memorial Tree Park - monument by Izaak Walton League 1931 when park was established
  • Stearns Park - Liberty Elm, Veterans' Memorial, Armistice Day Storm - Michigan Historic Site, SS Pere Marquette 18 - Michigan Historic Site, Ludington Lighthouse
  • Waterfront Park - City of Flint lifeboat, Pere Marquette Memorial
• Notipekago - the place of the skulls, Indian battle - Michigan Historic Site
• Scottville - Founding of Scottville - Michigan Historic Site, Clown Band history
• Victory Township Park - monument to Victory Township residents who died in WWI and WWII
• West Shore Community College - plaque honoring John M. Eaton
• Cemeteries
Cemeteries are great places to stroll around and learn history! I'll try to at least list names and locations for now, but this is just a start.
• Lakeview Cemetery- on Lakeshore Drive north of Ludington at Bryant
• Phillips Cemetery- on Lakeshore Drive south of Ludington at the end of Iris Road
• Rickey Cemetery- on Conrad Road 1/4 mile east of Stiles Rd.
• Scottville Cemetery- on US 10 1.25 miles west of Scottville
• Towns Cemetery- on Johnson Road between Stiles and Amber - oldest grave found d. 1864, Cyrus B. Towns, 1 year old child (family for whom the cemetery was named, I presume)

Manistee County go to Manistee County map

• Chippewa Indian Trail - monument about the trail on US-31 just south of the M-110 turnoff, west side of the road
• Dickson Township Park - horse-drawn grader, 9-11 memorial placque, Brethren Museum 2 blocks away
• Manistee City Park at River and Spruce Sts. - monument to the formation of the American Judiacature Society
• North Country Trail - High Bridge former crossing of the Manistee River by the Pere Marquette Railroad, and Sawdust Hole, site of sawmill
• Orchard Beach State Park - Great Fire of 1871 - Michigan Historic Site
• Spirit of the Woods Conservation Club - Coates Highway, and Miriam "Mickey" Berryman Memorial Trail
• Sawdust Hole - site of sawmill- commemorative sign

Lake County go to Lake County map

• Baldwin Park - Lake County- Michigan Historic Site, several memorial tree plantings
• Lake County Veterans' Memorial - Monument to those killed in WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam
• Cemeteries
Cemeteries are great places to stroll around and learn history! I'll try to at least list names and locations for now, but this is just a start.
• Evergreen Cemetery- at the corner of 56th St and Evergreen Road

Oceana County go to Oceana County map

• New Era Trailhead - Elm Tree Planting Project
• Shelby Industrial Park - M-60 Military Tank and dedication marker
• River Barn Public Access - River Barn
• Rothbury Community Park - marker in memory of Glen M. Squires, and one commemorating the donation of the park by William Squires.
• Cemeteries
Cemeteries are great places to stroll around and learn history! I'll try to at least list names and locations for now, but this is just a start.
• Hart Cemetery- at the corner of Main St. and 72nd Ave.
• Mount Calvary Cemetery- at the corner of Jackson Road and 88th Ave.
• Pentwater Cemetery- on Business 31 at the north end of Pentwater
• South Hart Cemetery- on Star Hill Road, off Oceana Drive