Presque Isle’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Presque Isle. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPresque Isle Township is a civil township of Presque Isle County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,698 at the 2020 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,656 to 1,698 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1986.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Presque Isle yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Presque Isle’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Presque Isle’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewPresque Isle Light Station, Off S…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Presque Isle, decade by decade
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3 historic places in Presque Isle
3 places in Presque Isle are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1973Old Presque Isle Lighthouse
Listed 1983Presque Isle Light Station
Listed 2008Presque Isle LodgeThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Presque Isle Light Station, Off SR 405, At North end Grand Lake Road and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.