It's finally here!!

Celebrating 150 Years –

Huron County, Michigan

1859 – 2009

 Celebrating Huron County’s first 150 years by preserving our County’s history is a task over a year and a half in the making.

 The Huron County Historical Society brought over 30 local authors together to make this new compilation as complete and inclusive as possible. The Society reached beyond its regular membership to include local historians and authors who have demonstrated a keen sense for recording the history of our county.  

 Follow us now to these stories of yesteryear:

 The history and stories of towns and villages such as Parisville, Ruth, Kinde and Owendale, barely covered in earlier writings of our history are brought to life in much greater detail. Our four corner villages and country schools are also featured.

 Learn about our county’s first known inhabitants, the Sauk Nation, followed by the Ojibwa who resided here when the first French explorers arrived in the late 1600s.  This land once belonged to France. Later, under British rule, our land was granted to the Colony of Virginia by the king of England.

Read how our communities grew from four-corner beginnings along the shores and in the wilderness forest to build an industry in lumbering, fishing, railroading and even shipbuilding, and how the pioneers suffered through great forest fires to build the agricultural industry we know today.

The Huron County Historical Society would like to thank Julie Purdy, Purdyville Publishing, LLC, for her vision and talent in preparing the book for publication and Carol Roggenbuck, Lakeshore Guardian, for designing the commemorative sesquicentennial logo.
"Celebrating 150 Years" can be purchased at select area merchants and from local Historical Society Chapters.  An order form and more information can be found here.   Book Sale Locations:   Port Austin:   Corner Beverage,   Upthegrove Gifts & Antiques,        Kinde:  Pasta House,   Farmers Co-Operative Grain Co.   Bad Axe: Independent Bank,   Thumb Office Supply,   United Title Agency,   Bad Axe District Library,   Northstar Bank,   Main Street Mercantile,   Mancino's,   Osentoski Realty,       Ace Hardware,   McDonald's Food & Family Store,   Salens & Salens PC Pigeon:   Cooperative Elevator,   Linda's Basket Case,   Pigeon Village Hall,   Pigeon District Library  Elkton:    Thumb Hardware,   Elkton Village Hall  Bay Port:    Bay Port State Bank  Caseville: Independent Bank   Thumb National Bank & Trust   The Lemon Tree Gift Shop   The Caseville Book Store   The Food Pride Grocery Store   Styling by Kay's Hair Studio Harbor Beach:  Harbor Drug Sebewaing: Signature Bank   Independent Bank   Scheurer Hospital Pharmacy   Sebewaing Township Library   Sebewaing Township Office   Sebewaing Light and Water Department Port Hope: Signature Bank   Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse Gift Shop Ubly: Albert Sleeper Library Ruth: Ruth State Bank Minden City: Minden City Herald

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