Ponshewaing Point Site

Ponshewaing Point Site, an archaeological site on Ponshewaing Point in Crooked Lake, Michigan, preserves evidence of repeated occupation from about AD 800 to 1500 during the Middle and Late Woodland periods. Its name, usually translated as “winter home,” suggests the point may have supported year-round settlement rather than only seasonal use. Excavations in 1966, 1967, and 1970 uncovered several components, including four basic pit types and post-mold patterns indicating two distinct dwellings. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, the site is significant for documenting a long span of occupation and for revealing structural and subsistence evidence of Woodland-period life in northern Michigan.

Michigan · United States