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The Tragedy at Shoepac Creek is story of early Germfask and Portage Townships, a tale of pioneers, and isolation and very bad luck. Although it was very well known in its day, by the mid-20th century the story had become almost forgotten. Many details were lost altogether, while others were altered by fading memories, or… Continue reading Tragedy at Shoepac Creek

In this corner we have  Robert J. Burrows, age 21, the son of Ariel W. Burrows and the nephew of Henry J. Burrows, both of whom owned land on the south side of Big Manistique Lake in the 1880s and 1890s. On the other side James Livingston, age 60. In the 1880s he and his… Continue reading Drama in the Deestreck Skule