Station: Hawks, MI

Hawks was established about 1895 when the Detroit & Mackinac railroad built northwest from here, taking over the Alpena & Northern railroad. The townsite was also known as LaRoque. The original A&N line turned southwest from here to Valentine Lake in Montmorency County. Within the next 10 years, the pine was depleted and the line from Valentine Lake was pulled up, leaving the D&M main line to extend to Cheboygan.

Photo Info: Top, a winter view of the D&M depot at LaRocque, aka Hawks. [Frank Anderson collection]

Notes

The name "Hawks" may have been named after J.D. Hawks, the Vice President and General Manager of the Detroit & Mackinac railroad. He was a resident of Detroit.

Time Line

1900. Several farmers near Hawks are burned out and in the village a mill and boarding house and two dwellings were turned. The loss is $10,000. [LSJ-1900-0516]