Engadine - Michigan's Upper Peninsula

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border=0> <tr> <td align="left">  <font face="Georgia"> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=6 alt="-"><br> <center> <table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=409> <tr> <td> <img src="http://hunts-upguide.com/photos/379.gif" width=409 height=182 alt="Engadine aerial" border=0> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"> <font face="Gill Sans Light,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-3"> <a target="_top" href="http://www.copperrange.org/kmcollection.htm">Kevin Musser collection</a> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </center><p> Bisected by Highway 117 2 miles north of U.S. 2, this village owes its existence to the <B>Soo Line </B>between Minneapolis and Sault Ste. Marie. Generations of Michiganders know Engadine mostly from its catchy name, repeated nightly by <B>Detroit TV weatherman Sonny Elliott: </B>"And in the little town of Enga-Ringa-Dinga-Dine it'll be cloudy and cold" or whatever. But why "Engadine" and why here? <B>"Engadine,"</B> the name of a picturesque <B>mountain valley in eastern Switzerland</B>, apparently enjoyed some fame in 1888, when a depot was built here. The fledgling community had no name. The centennial history speculates, "It has been written that Samuel Peterson [the first depot agent, himself of Swedish descent] one day painted the word ‘Engadine' on the depot. It is assumed that he did so in order to attract immigrants to the fledgling community." <br><br><center> <table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=417> <tr> <td> <img src="http://hunts-upguide.com/photos/267.gif" width=417 height=96 alt="Engadine" border=0> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-2"> <b>Engadine has been bypassed by history but kept alive by loyal residents. A station on the Soo Line, it was a logging, then farming, and briefly an industrial town. Now retirees move back home to its peace and quiet,</b> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </center><p> Robert Dollar, a well-known lumberman in the Tahquamenon area, platted the village in 1894. <B>Sawmills</B> made Engadine a busy place, especially after 1912, when a Pittsburgh company started a cooperage (barrel-making shop) and stave mill employing 50. As land was logged off, <B>dairy farms</B> were established north, west, and east of town. But a fire destroyed the cooperage mill in 1926, putting an end to Engadine's Golden Years. They are remembered in the displays and background reading-room material at the <B>Engadine Historical Society Museum </B>on Melville, the main east-west street, two blocks west of the "downtown" blinker light. The museum is open from May through September, Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 to 2 and by appointment. (Call 906-477-6335.) There's a <B>log house</B> in the back, and a <B>barber shop</B> in the garage. In the works: the evolution of <B>washing machines</B>. <br><br><center> <table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=418> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-1"><b>...continued below...</b></font> <br clear="all"> <hr> <center> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center> <hr> <tr> <td> <img src="http://hunts-upguide.com/photos/268.gif" width=418 height=155 alt="Engadine Park" border=0> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-2"> <b>The old mill pond site has been developed into a beautiful park with pools and wetlands. It’s north of the main intersection on the west side of Highway 117.</b> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </center><p> Engadine won its later fame in the late 1960s. First a Thanksgiving holiday snow storm closed U.S. 2, and Engadine residents opened their homes to students passing in cars returning to U.P. colleges and other travelers trapped by he blizzard. Then someone decided to celebrate that event with "Enga-Ringa-Dinga-Dine Days" and have <B>Sonny Elliott</B>, Detroit's iconic TV weatherman, as invited speaker for that weather-related occasion. <br><br>Engadine's pretty <B>Mill Pond Park</B> just west of M-117 on the north edge of town would be a pleasant picnic spot. North of town, sweeping vistas of the <B>austere landscape</B> of small dairy and potato farms, now mostly abandoned, are punctuated by occasional small barns and Lutheran churches. The <B>big sky </B>makes sunsets and storms most dramatic. <p align="right"><a href="tahquamenon___seney__grand_marais___whitefish_point.html" target="_top">Back to Tahquamenon & Seney, Grand Marais & Whitefish Point</a></p> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="37%" valign="top"> <table width="100%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=8 border=0> <tr> <td height="4" width="37%">  <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=1 alt="-"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" bgcolor="#C7302D" width="37%">  <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF"> <b> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> <font size="-1"> ENGADINE<br> RESTAURANTS,<br> LODGINGS<br> & CAMPGROUNDS </font> <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=6 alt="-"><br> <font size="-2">These are our choices, not ads.</font><br> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> </b> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top bgcolor="#FFE09B" width="37%">  <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=9 alt="-"><br> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"> <center><font size="-1" color="#C82F2C"><b>ENGADINE<br>RESTAURANTS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> See also: Curtis, Helmer, McMillan, Newberry, Naubinway, Epoufette. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> <a name="e357"><b>BEARY PATCH</b></a><br> (906) 477-6214 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> Located just west of Engadine, this is a <B>welcome pit stop</B> for motorists heading to or from the Bridge on U.S. 2 before 2 p.m.. "The <B>food is always good</B>, it's clean, the service is fast, and it's priced for the workingman's budget," says a patron who can afford to eat anywhere. It's known for breakfasts, especially the special ($5.75: two eggs, choice of meat, American fries or hash browns, homemade toast and jam, and coffee. Owner-cook Ethel Toms <B>makes the strawberry jam</B> and dreams up dishes like stuffed French toast with strawberries and whipped cream and a chicken Santa Fe sandwich ($4.95) with grilled onion and peppers and her own chipotle on grilled sourdough bread. "We have a Reuben, really good burgers, homemade soup – the basics of a small restaurant," she says. Oatmeal and meal-size salads like the $6 chicken Caesar salad are heart-smart options. <br> "My sister and I started this in 1994. She was the cook, not me. She lasted six months. My mother was from Naubinway. We grew up outside San Francisco. I always wanted to come back, so I retired here. I only planned to do this for 10 years, but here I am." It's a cozy spot with curtains and a bear theme (both black bears and teddy bears). On snowmobile trail. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>On U.S. 2, north side, 2 miles west of M-117 at Engadine. North side of road next to Middleton Towing. Open daily 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wheelchair access: not restrooms. Family-friendly. No alcohol. </i> <p> </font> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CDCCAD" valign="top"> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=9 alt="-"><br> <center><font size="-1" color="#C82F2C"><b>ENGADINE<br>LODGINGS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> See also: Curtis, Blaney Park, Germfask, Helmer, Newberry, Epoufette. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> <a name="e358"><b>SANDTOWN FARMHOUSE: A Bed & Breakfast</b></a><br> (906) 477-6163; sandtownfarmhouse.com <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> This comfortable, unpretentious 1920 farmhouse, 10 miles east of Curtis and 6 miles north of Engadine, showcases rural crafts and skills. The cast-iron range is where Caroll Harper usually bakes and cooks guests' full breakfast on the cast-iron range. Eggs come from the farm's chicken. She tends a big garden and weaves rag rugs on her grandmother's loom. Wool is from her tunis sheep, a breed George Washington brought to the U.S. Tom hand-forges knives ($80-$100). Guests often wander in to the shop to watch him work. Evenings Carrol can often be found at her spinning wheel, where women guests like to gather.<br>Caroll grew up in Engadine. She and her husband, Tom, were thrilled to retire early and buy this 80-acre farm. In the back woods, Tom keeps some 3 miles of trails mown for walking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. Hunting is allowed. Snowmobile access is good.<br> The large front porch wraps around to a deck with hot tub in back, a great place to unwind on a starry night. The 3 antique-furnished guest rooms, all with private baths, are $80 on the ground floor and $90 for each of the 2 upstairs rooms. 1 has a panoramic view and king bed. The other is a suite. Not air-conditioned. Satellite TVs are in the parlor and kitchen. Phone internet access available.Guests are welcome to bring picnic fare and eat in the dining room. Better to reserve 2 months ahead for summer weekends. <i>March, 2008</i> <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>On Sandtown Rd. ¼ mile west of M-117, 7 miles north of U.S. 2 at Engadine. Handicap access: downstairs. Family-friendly. Pets OK; call ahead.</i> <p> </font> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#B6DBA4" valign="top"> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=9 alt="-"><br> <center><font size="-1" color="#C82F2C"><b>ENGADINE<br>CAMPGROUNDS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> </font> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=5 align="center">  <br> <center> <font size="+1" color="#454545" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">Copyright © 1997-2007 Midwestern Guides</font> </center> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>