Bay View was founded about 1875 by a group of Methodist followers who created the Bay View Association. [MPN] Bay View had a station stop on both the Grand Rapids & Indiana and the Pere Marquette railroads. The town was also the north end of the line for the PM from Grand Rapids.
Photo info: Top, a Pere Marquette passenger train, pulled by #724 at the Bay View Station. [UUML]. 2nd image, the GR&I depot at Bay View. [Dave Fulkerth collection] 3rd photo, a black and white view of the GR&I depot. [Alan Loftis collection] 4th photo, a view of the Pere Marquette station at Bay View. 5th image, a postcard view of a Pere Marquette passenger train at Bay View. 6th photo, Woodlawn Avenue in a postcard view with the Pere Marquette depot on the right. [Jan Sytek collection] 7th photo, a Michigan Northern locomotive works at the C&O interchange track at Bay View in summer, 1977. [Greg Bunce]
1891. The State Crossing Board approved maps of the Proposed route of the C&WM from Traverse City through Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Antrim, Charlevoix and Emmet Counties, to the south line of the Bay View Resort Association grounds. The road will run upon the right of way of the GR&I through the Bay View grounds and no further objection was made by that association. Interlockers were ordered at the crossing of the GR&I at Traverse City (Kerry). [DFP-1891-0408]
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