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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