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The Odawa, who speak a dialect of the Ojibwe language, lived on Beaver Island for at least 300 years prior to its settlement by more recent immigrants. [20] The region of Lake Michigan that surrounds Beaver Island has an unenviable reputation in the long history of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, [21] and a wreck within swimming distance of the island itself has been proposed as the possible ...
Charlevoix (/ ˈ ʃ ɑːr l ə v ɔɪ / SHAR-lə-voy) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan.It is the county seat of Charlevoix County. [4] Part of Northern Michigan, Charlevoix is located on an isthmus between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix, bisected by the short Pine River.
Beaver Island is an unincorporated community at the northern end of Beaver Island. The island was named for the numerous beavers that once populated it. A post office named Beaver Island opened on January 13, 1849. The name of the post office was changed to St. James from October 10, 1854 until it closed on March 6, 1868.
BEAVER — A longtime fixture in Beaver County government will be the next Beaver County Chamber of Commerce president. Lance Grable has worked in Beaver County government for the better part of ...
Charlevoix County (/ ˈ ʃ ɑːr l ə v ɔɪ / SHAR-lə-voy) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan.The county seat is Charlevoix, and the largest city is Boyne City. [2] Located in the Northern Lower Peninsula, Charlevoix County is bisected by Lake Charlevoix, Michigan's third largest inland lake.
St. James is located in St. James Township at the northern end of Beaver Island, the largest island in Lake Michigan. The center of town faces southeast onto St. James Harbor, through which the Beaver Island Ferry arrives from Charlevoix. The northeastern side of the entrance to the harbor is marked by the Beaver Island Harbor Light. The St ...
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Manitou County was an insular county in the U.S. state of Michigan, consisting of Beaver Island and its surrounding islands, together with the North and South Manitou Islands and Fox Islands in Lake Michigan. The county existed from 1855 to 1895. The county seat was at St. James on Beaver Island.