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School children in front of the Monroe Center school.
Monroe Center was one of the first official settlement in what is now Green Lake Township. At the time it was part of Blair Township but in 1883 Green Lake became a township. It was a farming…

There were four buildings in the township but the location of this one is uncertain. It MAY be the one in section 7 or ...? It was identified in 1946 as the "Green Lake School" but they probably meant a school IN Green Lake Twp.

Group of children being photographed in Interlochen. The Green Lake township hall is the building behind the photographer. A sign for the State Park is shown so it is after 1917.
Interlochen was platted in 1890 where the M&NE and C&WM railroads…

Black and white photographs of Monroe Center School in Green Lake Township. One photograph shows a sleigh delivering students. Two photographs are of all the students. There is also a picture of the building converted to a residence, which is a…

Black and white photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Bouilly by a set of logging wheels being pulled by a team of horses in Interlochen, July 22, 1907. Old Green Lake township hall is behind the horses. These wheels were made in Manistee by the Overpack…

Plat map of Green Lake Township, 1895
Interlochen was platted in 1890 where the M&NE and C&WM railroads crossed. It quickly became a lumber town and later after the lumber was gone, served the resorts, cottages, State Park and camps that grew up…

Children and two teachers standing outside the Interlochen School in 1910-1911.

Gonders Corners was on U.S. 31 just west of Interlochen and consisted of tourist cabins, a gas station and a general store.