Station: Shingleton, MI

Shingleton was a station on the Detroit, Mackinaw & Marquette Railroad in Alger County.  It was formed in 1882 and originally named Jeromeville. [MPN]

In its early days, a shingle mill was located here with close proximity to the forests.  It later became a junction point for the Manistique & Lake Superior Railroad which ran north into the forests from its port at Manistique.

Photo Info: Top, the DSS&A depot at Shingleton with a crowd and section crew in front. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, the DSS&A depot here taken in 1972. Th train on the main line is a weed spraying train. [Greg Bunce]

Notes

Time Line

1897. The Manistique & Northwestern railroad is built from the wharf at Manistique to Shingleton via Steuben, 34 miles. It becomes the M&LS in 1909. [MRL]

1911. The M&LS is extended from Shingleton to Doty, to interchange with the Munising railroad (LS&I). [MRL]

1918. The DSS&A had an agent/operator here during the day. This was a joint agency with the M&LS. [TRT]

1938. The DSS&A requests permission from the MPUC to close its depots at Brimley, Michigamme, McMillan and Shingleton, explaining that they are no longer necessary to meet public convenience. [EDP-1938-0305] 

1968. The M&LS is abandoned. [MRL]