Local History

A station on the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railroad, about midway between L'Anse and Houghton.  Storekeeper Martin Erickson became its first postmaster on November 13, 1900, the office operating until September 19, 1915.  When it was restored on February 13, 1917, William Nettie was appointed its postmaster, but he declined and Jacob B. Wirkkula was appointed on August 15, 1917, the office operating until September 30, 1951. 

Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.

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