Golf Courses

Tawas Creek Golf Club

Skiing & Snowboarding

Corsair Trail System

Monument Road 
Tawas City, MI 48764

(800) 558-2927

(989) 362-2001

Iosco County boasts over 40 miles of groomed and marked ski trails nestled in the beautiful Huron National Forest.

State Parks and Camping in Michigan

Tawas Point State Park

Local History

Founded in 1854 by former Oakland County judge Gideon O. Whittemore, when G. O. Whittemore & Company built a sawmill on the site.  It was platted in 1855 but not recorded until 1866.  Incorporated as a village in 1885 and as a city in 1895.  It was named after the Indian tribe, the Ottawas, others say after Otawas, a local Chippewa Chief.

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

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