A Lake and a Trolley

Cass Lake was a quiet pleasure for farmers and merchants until the first trolley rail system was built through the area in 1895, bringing weekenders from Pontiac and Detroit. In 1912, real estate developer Joseph E. Sawyer began selling lots for homes and cottages on the lake and near Orchard Lake Road. Many new members of the community were factory workers and tradespeople working for resorts, landowners, and merchants. Keego Harbor officially became a city in 1955 around the intersection of Cass Lake Road and Orchard Lake Road, and it remains a gateway to the attractions of Oakland County's lakes. The Ojibway word for fish is gigo, and Longfellow used the word keego in his poem Hiawatha.

Keego Harbor, Michigan · United States