The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Long Lake township area was initially settled in 1862 when Ira Chase and his brother-in-law Eliphalet Fillmore traveled from Whitewater township to Grand Traverse County to select land. The next few years saw the gradual influx of families who cleared forested areas to establish farms. An annual cycle of farming in the summer, logging in the winter, and maple sugaring in the spring began. The end of the Civil War brought additional settlers and in November 1866 a group of men petitioned the Board of Supervisors of Grand Traverse County to form "Viola Township" from Township 27 north, Range 12 west, of old Traverse Township. In January 1867, Long Lake Township was formally organized.
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Start Long Lake’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Long Lake’s history is told.
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Nothing in Long Lake is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Long Lake has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Northern Michigan Asylum in Traverse City, 6 miles away.
Long Lake and the nearest listed places
Closest to Long Lake
Northern Michigan AsylumTraverse City · District6mi
Central Neighborhood Historic DistrictTraverse City · Queen Anne6.7mi
Perry Hannah HouseTraverse City · Queen Anne6.8mi
South Union Street-Boardman River BridgeTraverse City · Built 19317mi
American Legion Memorial BridgeTraverse City · Built 19307.1miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.