Big Traverse Bay Historic District | |
Nearest city | Lake Linden, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 47°11′35″N88°14′12″W / 47.19306°N 88.23667°W |
Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 75000946 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 20, 1975 |
Designated MSHS | February 21, 1975 [2] |
The Big Traverse Bay Historic District is a historic district located east of Lake Linden, Michigan at the mouth of the Traverse River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1975. [1] [2]
The site on which the Big Traverse Bay Historic District now stands was originally a logging camp owned by the Hebard Lumber Company, dating from the last two decades of the 19th century. [2] A substantial number of Finnish emigres moved into the area, working in the lumber, mining, or fishing industries. By 1920, Big Traverse Bay had developed into a primarily fishing community. in the 1950s, construction of a breakwater and changes to the harbor resulted in the demolition of a number of houses, as well as a footbridge across the river. The community remains an active, and relatively isolated, fishing community. [2]
Big Traverse Bay is a small Finnish fishing community located on a peninsula and adjacent mainland at the mouth of the Traverse River on Lake Superior. [2] The community includes approximately 40 small, single-story, gable-roofed houses with aluminum siding an undeveloped yards. Vintage gasoline pumps, net reels, cedar shake-covered fishing buildings, ice houses and saunas are still in use. [2]
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