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A summer post office named "Yorkville" operated from 1917 to 1939. [ 8 ] M-89 is a state highway that forms the southern edge of the CDP, leading west 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Richland and east 12 miles (19 km) to Battle Creek .
Jacob Berens (c. 1835 – 7 July 1916) was an Ojibwa chief whose native name was Nah-wee-kee-sick-quah-yash (and variations). The name means light moving in the centre of the sky and probably was a result of the Halley's comet occurrence in 1835.
Gull Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Michigan, located mostly in Kalamazoo County with the northern tip extending into Barry County.The nearest major cities are Kalamazoo, 11 miles (18 km) to the southwest, and Battle Creek, 13 miles (21 km) to the southeast.
The park offers 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of nature trails, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of which is handicapped-accessible. [ 1 ] In summers, costumed interpreters use antique woodworking tools to make shingles, and demonstrate a variety of other tasks common in the 1820s, and demonstrate the operation of the sawpit and sawmill.
Bewabic State Park is a public recreation area covering 315 acres (127 ha) on the shore of Fortune Lake (First Lake), four miles (6.4 km) west of Crystal Falls in Iron County, Michigan. The state park 's rich Civilian Conservation Corps history is evidenced by the CCC structures still in use. [ 2 ]
Lenawee County (/ ˈ l ɛ n ə w eɪ / LEN-ə-way) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 99,423. [2] The county seat is Adrian. [3]
Walter J. Hayes State Park is a public recreation area covering 654 acres (265 ha) on the southeast corner of Wamplers Lake in the Irish Hills region of the state of Michigan. [3] Most of the state park lies within Lenawee County with a small portion extending into Jackson and Washtenaw counties in the Round Lake area.
O-saw-wah-pon (c. 1798-1859) was a leader of the Saginaw Band of the Ojibwe. He was a friend of Lewis Cass and in general sided with the Americans and opposed Tecumseh 's plans for war. He was born in what is today the eastern part of Saginaw, Michigan and died in Isabella County, Michigan .