Station: Manitou Beach, MI

Manitou Beach was settled about 1834 on Devil's Lake in northwest Lenawee County. [MPN] The lake resort area was served by two stations, Manitou Beach on the Cincinnati Northern on the west side and Devil's Lake on the Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee on the north side.

The CN line later became a part of the Big Four (CCC&StL) and later the New York Central. It was operated as a separate division of the NYC, differing from the Michigan Central and Lake Shore lines.

Photo Info: Top, an 1885 photo of a Cincinnati Northern train with a waiting crowd at the Manitou Beach Station. [Doug Leffler collection]. 2nd photo, the same depot probably in the 1920's. The freight house appears to be missing. There appears to be a sawmill in the background near the logs which are staged behind the depot. [Mark Worrall collection]. 3rd photo, a group of workers poses for a photo on the siding oif a large industrial building in Manitou Beach. 4th photo, a 1910 view of ice cutting on the north end of Manitou Lake. The ice house can be seen in the background, located at the current location of the Devil's Lake Campground.

Notes

See also Devil's Lake.

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