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[Whitefish Point] Post Office |
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This post office opened just six years after Whitefish Point was settled in 1871 as a landing for the then abundant supplies and as a commercial fishery. Permanent residents received their mail from Sault Ste. Marie. During the summer months, mail was delivered by boat three times a week. In severe winter weather, dog teams hauled the mail twice a month. In service for nearly a century, this post office provided a link with days before lumbermen cut down tall stands of pine trees, The office here ceased operations in 1973.
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According to Paul Petosky of the Michigan Postal History website,
http://postmarks.grandmaraismichigan.com, the post office actually
closed on Feb 15, 1974.
Registered Site L0724
Erected 1979
Location: Whitefish Point and Wildcat Roads
Whitefish Township,
Chippewa County
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