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Fayette Historic Townsite

.	Description: Former charcoal and pig iron producing town, now a ghost town with self guided tour. Located in Fayette State Park

*On This Page*	Location Features	Nearby Attractions	Nearby Places to Stay	Learn More About It
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How to find:

Address:
13700 13.25 Lane
Garden, MI 49835

Parent Organization:
Michigan Historical Center

Contacts
Phone 906 644-2603
fax 906 644 2711
NO E-MAIL address
URL
Michigan.gov
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17447_18595_21098-50957--,00.html

Hours:

Dates 2006	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
mid-May to mid-June and Labor Day to Oct 15	9-5	9-5	9-5	9-5	9-5	9-5	9-5
mid-June to Labor Day	9-dusk	9-dusk	9-dusk	9-dusk	9-dusk	9-dusk	9-dusk

Season
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Admission:

Criteria	Child	Student	Adult	Senior	Groups
As of JUL 2007			admission to site is free
Special Fees: Motor vehicle permit to enter park: http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10365-82938--,00.html
Additional Group Info: Special Tours & Pricing: Reservation Contact:

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On Site Features:

What kind of visit you can have: Former company town. Visitor center, scale model of original town and buildings. Walking tour with maps available
Big Events: Fayette Heritage Day (Aug)		Suggested Stay: 3 hours
Period 1867-1891		Type of Site Village
Buildings: hotel, company office, worker homes, furnace complex & kilns, machine shop
Interpreters:		Craftspeople:
Special Programs:
Kid Friendly:

On Site Amenities:

*Eating*	Name/Capacity	Hours	Type of food
Picnic	yes, with shelter

Shopping	Shop	Merchandise	Hours
Name

Recreation	Description	Availability	Contact
Trails/Hiking	5 miles of hiking trails Cross country
Athletic Facilities	swimming area
Other	boat launch

Sleeping	Description	Capacity/ Availability	Reservations/ Contact
Camping/RV
Fayette Historic State Park	electricty, vault toilet	61	800 447-2757
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Nearby Attractions:
towns: 25mi Thompson, Nahma, Ensign, Rapid River, Masonville

Historical	Description	Contact	Address
Delta County Historical Society Museum		Sand Point Ludington Park Escanaba MI 49829 Phone 906 786-3428
Sand Point Lighthouse Museum	restored to 19th century appearance, including Keeper's cottage	Sand Point, Ludington Park PO Box 484 Escanaba MI 49829 Phone 906 786-3763 Web Site http://www.exploringthenorth.com/sandhills/inn.html E-mail mailto:frabotta@up.net Alt Web http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/4278/sandpoint.html
Cornish Pump Museum	home of large pump designed to keep iron mine dry	300 Kent Street Iron Mountain MI 49801 Phone 906 774-1086 Alt Phone 203 433-2777 Web Site http://www.fishweb.com/maps/dickinson/ironmountain/cornishpump/
*Cultural*
William Bonifas Fine Arts Center	changing exhibits of regional and national collections, pottery workshop	700 First Avenue South Escanaba MI 49829 Phone 906 786-3833 Web Site http://www.bonifasarts.org/ E-mail mailto:bonifas@bonifasarts.org
*Recreational*
		Details are on the way, but in the meantime, you can find addresses, descriptions, URLs and more at our sister site, www.stepintoplaces.com
*Amusement*

*Outdoor Recreation*

*Shopping*

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Nearby Places to Stay:

	Address	Contact
*Camping/RV*
Fish Dam Campground	Box 24 Cooks MI 49817	906 644-7660
*Bed & Breakfast*
Summer House B&B	6397 State Street Garden MI 49835	906 644-2457
Buck Lodge	509 Y Road Rapid River MI 49878	906 446-3360
Froghollow Farm Inn	N17W1029 Jackson Harbor Road Washington Isle WI 54246	920 847-2835
Kipling House B&B	1716 North Lake Shore Drive Gladstone MI 49837	906 428-1120
*Hotel/Motel*	Click Here For Bookings in Escanaba
Edgewood Motel	12854 US Highway 2 Rapid River MI 49878	906 474-6044
Garden Bay Motel	Garden Cors Cooks MI 49817	906 644-2258
L C's Sunset View Resort	County Road 483 Cooks MI 49817	906 644-2488
Nahma Hotel	13747 Main Nahma MI 49864	906 644-2486
Seagull Inn Motel	US Highway 2 Cooks MI 49817	906 644-2893
Tyelene's Motel	Gardens Cors Cooks MI 49817	906 644-7163
House of Ludington	223 Ludington Street Escanaba MI 49829	906 786-6300
Hill Crest Motel	10154 US Highway 2 Rapid River MI 49878	906 474-6696
Gladstone Motel	101 South 9th Street Gladstone MI 49837	906 428-1100
Bayshore Resort	1323 North Lake Shore Drive Gladstone MI 49837	906 428-9687

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Best Local Information:

Name, brief description	Address	Phone, E-mail, URL
Delta County Visitors Bureau	Escanaba, MI 48829	906 786-2186
Schoolcraft County Chamber of Commerce	PO Box 72 Manistique, MI 49854	906 341-5010

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Last Update:
01/11/2008

Criteria

Child