TOWN HISTORY & TOURS
Take a drive into the past with historical driving tours. They will take you back into another time and place. The Ogemaw County Genealogical and Historical Society has guide books available for four different tours.

Ogemaw County Genealogical & Historical Society Presents
OGEMAW TRAILS: DRIVING TOURS
Take a drive into the past with historical driving tours. They will take you back into another time and place. The Ogemaw County Genealogical and Historical Society has four different tours, First People-An Ancient Journey, Ghost Towns and Legends, Architectural Jewels of Ogemaw County and Barons, Bosses and Scoundrels.
The books give you directions and the historical information of the location. They are $10 per book and can be purchased at the Historical Society, the Chamber office and other retailers in West Branch.

TOUR I: GHOST TOWNS & LEGENDS
17 stops
CCC Camps
Cattle Drives
Ski Resort
Ghost Towns
Springs & Flows
Cemeteries
Stage Coaches
Homicide
Railroads

TOUR II: BARONS, BOSSES & SCOUNDRELS
15 stops

TOUR III: FIRST PEOPLE: AN ANCIENT JOURNEY
19 stops
Footpaths
Villages
Pre-Historic Forts
Wild Rice Fields
Millie “The Chisler” Miller
Pottery Fields
Sap Harvesting
Personalities
Wedding

TOUR IV: ARCHITECTURAL JEWELS OF OGEMAW COUNTY
15 stops
Government Buildings
Homes
Businesses
Resorts
Barns
Schools
Banks
Farms
Guide Books available from the Ogemaw County Genealogical & Historical Society – phone: (989) 701-2525
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