The steamer Tourist II ties up at the dock of the Buckeye House on Burt Lake in this undated northern Michigan scene.
Burt Lake sits on the Inland Waterway — a chain of lakes and rivers that connected travelers by boat long before highways and big marinas. A 1902 Cheboygan County plat listed the Sager Bros. as proprietors of the Buckeye House and called it a headquarters for fishermen. Later, a 1924 Michigan newspaper reported a fire destroyed the Buckeye House, describing it as the oldest and largest summer hotel on Burt Lake.
Do you know where the Buckeye House stood — or have family stories about the Tourist II or other Inland Waterway boats?
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