Tag: Logging Towns

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History of Copemish Michigan – Railroads, Woodenware, and a Main Street That Once Felt Big 1900–1935

Posted on March 31, 2026April 14, 2026 by Michael Hardy

Copemish, Michigan began as a railroad stop and logging town in Manistee County. These early photos show a busy small town built on timber, railroads, and local businesses that served the people who lived and worked there.

History of Buckley Michigan – A Railroad and Lumber Town That Survived

Posted on March 29, 2026March 29, 2026 by Michael Hardy

The History of Buckley Michigan is the story of a railroad and logging town that survived the end of the lumber era by turning to agriculture, allowing the town to survive while many northern Michigan logging towns disappeared.

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