[Whitefish Point] Post Office - Paradise, MI
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linkys
N 46° 45.126 W 084° 58.844
16T E 654222 N 5179596
Closed decades ago, the post office referred to in this marker was once served by boat and dog sled.
Waymark Code: WMCF9M
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2011
Views: 15
When there were trees, the giant white pines of the U.P., Whitefish point was far different that it is today. Once the trees and then the fishermen were gone, the point was still the home of the lighthouse. Now visitors trek to see the lighthouse and museum, while the old building that once housed the post office is passed by with hardly a notice.
The marker reads:
This post office opened just six years after Whitefish Point was settled in 1871 as a landing for the then abundant supplies and as a commercial fishery. Permanent residents received their mail from Sault Ste. Marie. During the summer months, mail was delivered by boat three times a week. In severe winter weather, dog teams hauled the mail twice a month. In service for nearly a century, this post office provided a link with days before lumbermen cut down tall stands of pine trees, The office here ceased operations in 1973.
Description:
This post office opened just six years after Whitefish Point was settled in 1871 as a landing for the then abundant supplies and as a commercial fishery. Permanent residents received their mail from Sault Ste. Marie. During the summer months, mail was delivered by boat three times a week. In severe winter weather, dog teams hauled the mail twice a month. In service for nearly a century, this post office provided a link with days before lumbermen cut down tall stands of pine trees, The office here ceased operations in 1973.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: 724
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
website: Not listed
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