Cheboygan County MI Genealogy
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History of
Topinabee
(top 'n-uh-bee)
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Executives of the Michigan Central Railroad founded this Cheboygan County town in 1881 for the expressed
purpose of creating a resort community on Mullett Lake during the lumber era. H.H. Pike built a hotel
here that year and helped plat the village, naming it after Potawattomi Chief Topinabee or, "Great
Bear Heart." He signed a treaty giving white men the site of Fort Dearborn (now Chicago).
Today, Topinabee retains its small town atmosphere with a store, post office, township hall and city park
on the lake, serving the surrounding resorts. It is located on Mullett Lake in Mullett Township.
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