Station: Bay View, MI

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, the GR&I depot at Bay View. [Dave Fulkerth collection] 2nd photo, a black and white view of the  GR&I depot. [Alan Loftis collection]  3rd photo, a view of the Pere Marquette station at Bay View. 4th image, a postcard view of a Pere Marquette passenger train at Bay View. 5th photo, Woodlawn Avenue in a postcard view with the Pere Marquette depot on the right. [Jan Sytek collection] 6th photo, a Michigan Northern locomotive works at the C&O interchange track at Bay View in summer, 1977. [Greg Bunce]

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Time Line

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]