WELCOME to CHEBOYGAN COUNTY MICHIGAN

Cheboygan County Michigan is up for adoption. My name is Christine Walters, the State Co-Ordinator for Michigan. I'll be watching over this site for awhile. If you think you'd be interested in hosting this county, or any other Michigan county -- please visit our Volunteer Information Page for the details and get in touch.

MAILING LIST

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SUBJECTS OF INTEREST

CEMETERIES

ISLAND ELLIS

OBITUARIES

Cheboygan began as a Native American settlement. White men came in 1844 and it was made the county seat in 1853. There was a theater built in town in 1877. In approximately 1890, Cheboygan became the home port for ferryboats to nearby Bois Blanc, an island in the Straits of Mackinac. Ferry boat services continued as of 2007. Early in the 20th Century, it was home to the pioneering brass era cyclecar maker Flagler. In 1944, Cheboygan became the home port of the former U.S. Coast Guard cutter and icebreaker Mackinaw, serving from 1944-2006. Beginning in 2006, the port continued this role as the home dock of the new Mackinaw, a successor cutter. The name of the city shares the name of the county and probably has its origin from the Cheboygan River although the precise meaning is no longer known. It may have come from an Ojibwe word zhaabonigan meaning "sewing needle". Alternatively, the origin may have been "Chabwegan," meaning "a place of ore." (Article from Christina Anthony - Wikipedia)

CITIES, TOWNS, TOWNSHIPS & VILLAGES

Aloha

Beaugrand

Benton

Burt

Cheboygan
History of Cheboygan

Ellis

Forest

Hebron

Inverness

Koehler

Lake

Mackinac

Mackinaw City

Menton

Mullett

Munro

Nunda

Tuscarora

Walker

Waverly

 

Wilmot

Wolverine

 

LIBRARIES & SOCIETIES

Cheboygan Government

Cheboygan Historical Society

If you don't care to be a host you can still be a big part of this website and a great help. You are always welcome to contribute information that you can find at your local library, transcribe it, and email it me. As new data and information comes in, I'll add it to this page until a permanent co-ordinator is found. So bookmark us and check back often -- Information and State data will be posted as fast as it comes to me.

SURROUNDING COUNTIES

Montmorency County

Presque Isle County

Mackinac County

Otsego County

CharlevoixCounty

EmmettCounty