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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZSP_thompson-docks_Manistique-MI.html
The Thompson Railroad Line served the mill owned by the Delta Lumber Company beginning with a terminal located at Indian River. In the early logging days, softwoods floated down the river to this terminal to be loaded onto flat cars. After the tur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZSO_the-mill-brings-prosperity-to-thompson_Manistique-MI.html
The early 1880's brought tremendous change to the Thompson area. The abundance of nearby virgin timber and the natural harbor attracted the interest of the Delta Lumber Company of Detroit. Under the leadership of company president E.L. Thompson, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZSN_schoolcraft-county_Manistique-MI.html
(1) Manistique Light and Boardwalk
The East Breakwater Light , built in 1916, is 35 feet tall and stands at the harbor entrance of the Manistique River. Soon to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Light continues to guide v…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZSM_life-in-a-lumber-town_Manistique-MI.html
Thompson is located 6 1/2 miles west of Manistique and began as a sawmill town. It was built by E.L. Thompson, president of the Delta Lumber Company. The town initially had three streets that were four blocks long, with a population of approximate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZKS_christmas-tree-ship-thompson_Manistique-MI.html
Christmas Tree Ship
The Rouse Simmons was one of the last schooners on the Great Lakes. Built in 1868 to carry lumber, the three-masted vessel became Chicago's "Christmas Tree Ship" when Herman Schuenemann purchased an interest in it in 1910. Aro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YQI_carl-d-bradley_Manistique-MI.html
The SS Carl D. Bradley was a self-unloading Great Lakes freighter. Built in 1927 by the American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio, the Bradley was owned by the Michigan Limestone division of U.S. Steel and operated by the Bradley Transportati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS4Y_seul-choix-point-light_Gulliver-MI.html
This harbor of refuge, named by the French and translated "Only Choice," is one of only a few along this shore of Lake Michigan. Located at 45? 55' 22" north latitude and 85? 54' 45" west longitude, the tower rises 78 feet-9 inches high and is sur…