Jan 10, 2022
Michigan Central Railroad, later a branch of The New York Central, pulls into the depot at Topinabee, Michigan headed south to Detroit.
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Michigan Central Railroad, later a branch of The New York Central, pulls into the depot at Topinabee, Michigan headed south to Detroit.
Michigan Central Railroad reached north to Topinabee, Michigan in 1881, and made Topinabee a resort town to encourage passenger travel from down state, Chicago and Ohio. In 1926, it was leased to New York Central Railroad, and in 1968 taken over by Penn Central Railroad. The photo shows a plow heading north through Topinabee, Michigan. The last train though was 9/29/1990 following the closure of the Proctor and Gamble tissue plant in Cheboygan. At one time, the village springs supplied drinking water to the Michigan Central Railroad system under the Sanitas Springs label, served to the customers in special heavy glass bottles imported from Austria.
View of guests on veranda at Pike's Summer Tavern in Topinabee, Michigan. Printed on front: "Veranda at Pike's Summer Tavern, Topinabee, Mich." Printed on back: "Post cards of quality. The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y." Handwritten on back: "Dear Marion, I cannot find the big silver Reeds spoon. I have even searched the garbage hole. Thought perhaps you might have put it away for safe keeping. The story of the big fish is not overdrawn. I watched the fight for five hours & it was exciting. Only came in when night came on. The men had it hooked for 30 hours & only gave up when [undecipherable]. With love." Card is postmarked August 5, 1915.
Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
Mullett Lake Michigan at Topinabee.
Pike's Hotel, built in 1881 and opened the following year, was the first hotel in Topinabee, Michigan.
The former Michigan Central Railroad depot at Topinabee, Michigan now seves as the village library and historical society. It was constructed in 1878.
Early evening at Topinabee, Michigan. M-27 roadway hugs the shoreline. The village's newly contructed public beach park sits below the former railroad grade. The rails to trails path is used by snowmobilers in the winter, and by bike-riders in the warm months. The original historic depot serves as the village library and museum. Camp fires along the lake are common in the evening. The large, white boathouse left of center, was brought across the lake on skids drawn by a team of horses in the winter when the lake was frozen generations ago.
Topinabee, Michigan and Mullett Lake at sunset. At the horizon is Burt Lake.