Red Park, Michigan Explained

Red Park, Michigan
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Michigan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Pushpin Label:Red Park
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:44.3519°N -86.2428°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Manistee
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Onekama
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:584
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Area Code:231
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1621359

Red Park is an unincorporated summer resort area of Onekama Township, Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located on the south shore of Portage Lake at 44.3519°N -86.2428°W, between Wick-A-Te-Wah on the West and next to Camp Tosebo.

History

Red Park was established in the early 1900s by a man named Davis as a summer resort colony for people in Manistee, Michigan. The original resort consisted of a small store operated by Mr. and Mrs. James Sandenberg, the only permanent residents, who also acted as the caretaker of the collection of small summer cottages. A bandstand was built in the center of the resort, before 1910.

Early summer residents

Among the earliest summer residents of this area were the following families:

Sands

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