Inland Waterway - Michigan Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Description: The glaciers of the last Ice Age retreated to the north some 25,000 years ago, leaving behind the lakes that rank as Michigan's most notable geographical feature. Among the state's largest inland lakes is Burt Lake, named after William A. Burt, who, together with John Mullett, made a federal survey of the area from 1840 to 1843. By following the Cheboygan River, Mullett Lake and Indian River to Burt Lake, then up Crooked River to Crooked Lake, Indians and fur traders had only a short portage to Little Traverse Bay. Thus they avoided the trip through the Straits. Completion of a lock on the Cheboygan in 1869 opened this inland waterway to the Cheboygan Slack Water Navigation Company, whose vessels carried passengers and freight until railroads put it out of business. Day-long excursions over these waters became popular with tourists. Parking nearby?: yes D/T ratings: Registered Site #: S0127 Historical Date: Not listed Historical Name: Not listed website: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   12/26/2016 just for the fun visited it 01/16/2014 Historic Markers visited it

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