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The community was founded by mill owner Charles Mears in 1873. A post office opened in May 1873. [6] The Mears ZIP code, 49436, includes most of Golden Township as well as small areas of Pentwater Township to the north, Hart Township to the east, and Benona Township to the south. [7]
Silver Lake State Park is a 2,936-acre (1,188 ha) public recreation area bordering Lake Michigan and Silver Lake, four miles (6.4 km) west of Mears in Oceana County, Michigan. The state park is composed of mature forest land and over 2,000 acres (810 ha) of sand dunes.
Mears is on the west side of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, 3 miles (5 km) west of Hart, 23 miles (37 km) south of Ludington, and 39 miles (63 km) north of Muskegon. The Mears ZIP code, 49436, includes most of Golden Township as well as small areas of Pentwater Township to the north, Hart Township to the east, and Benona Township to the south.
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Mears State Park was among 13 parks established in 1920 following the creation of the Michigan State Parks Commission a year earlier. [3] The park land, which was once owned by lumber baron Charles Mears, was donated to the state by his daughter Carrie Mears. [4] The park originally comprised only 16 acres "strictly made up of lake sand."
Charles Mears c 1856. Charles Mears was born in 1814 in North Billerica, Massachusetts, the son of Nathan and Lucy Mears. In 1836, Charles and his brothers Edwin and Nathan opened a general store in Paw Paw, Michigan. The next year, Charles and another brother, Albert, began considering starting business along the west shore of Lake Michigan.
Pentwater's specialty is its location to Lake Michigan. The area is a tourist mecca in the summer, frequently visited by Chicagoans looking to get away. Pentwater has a number of bed and breakfasts, in addition to the more traditional motels. Sportfishing is popular in the area, as is shopping. The village has a number of art galleries.