Station: Tawas Beach, MI

Tawas Beach began as a railroad resort area by the Detroit & Mackinac railway about 1903. It was located along the northeast side of Tawas Bay and reached by a railroad spur which left the D&M main line just north of East Tawas. The area became part of East Tawas City in 1922. [MPN]

Photo Info: This is an overhead view of the railroad line to the D&M Tawas Beach resort around 1928. Note the wye for turning locomotives. [NHMC]

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Time Line

1901. November 30. It was reported that the facility was equipped with sixteen fine summer cottages, a club house, billiard parlor and bowling alley, bicycle paths and all the comforts and conveniences attending a first-class resort. [DFP-1901-1130]