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Across the Peninsula

Old Portage Road, which ends near here, has been used to cross the peninsula since this shore was first settled. It closely parallels the Indian trail which was the way of the trapper and traveler...

Old Portage Road, which ends near here, has been used to cross the peninsula since this shore was first settled. It closely parallels the Indian trail which was the way of the trapper and traveler in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Plaque via Michigan History Center

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