Historic Harbert School House

This historic school is located at 13689 Prairie St.,Harbert, MI. This building was erected in  1926. It was constructed on land owned by Edmund Glavin. It served as the primary School. It also served as a house of worship. In the early 1950s, it was closed during consolidation of the school district. Style is classic vernacular one room school house. It was wooden balloon frame structure.     The school building is now home to Judith Yacht Gallery.  It specializes in contemporary and folk srt, mid century modern furniture and unique objects of interest.

Judith Yacht Gallery

Post Boy Restaurant located at 207 N. Whittaker Street New Buffalo Michigan

Post Boy Restaurant outdoor dining

     Post Boy is a chef driven restaurant located in the heart of New Buffalo, Michigan blending global flavors with local history.      Post Boy celebrates  both New Buffalo’s rich history and global culinary inspirations.  It is named after a historic USPS mail ship, the restaurant was inspired by the adventures of Captain Whittaker whose ship, the PostBoy crashed near the current site  in the 1830’s..  Today it features a chef driven menu by James Galbraith,a James Beard Award semi-finalist, offering a creative mix of Great Lakes staples and globally inspired dishes.

Post Boy outdoor dining

     The restaurant building was formerly the site of the Keller/Williams Real Estate business

Inside dining PostBoy

  Caseys 136 N. Whittaker Street, New Buffalo

Interior of Caseys

Tin roof

Site of first hotel in New Bufalo, MI

Bar Area

     

Casey’s Window

      The site of Casey’s New Buffalo at 136 N. Whittaker traces its roots back to 1835 with construction of the Goodrich  Hotel, New Buffalo’s  first Inn. Over the decades, the downtown Berrien County corner evolved from a mid 19th century railway and steamship.travel hub into a local ice storage, ice cream parlor and eventually  the mid 1950’s tavern known as Casey’s. Early Settlement and Travel Hub      In 1834,  Shipwreck: Captain Wessel D. Whittaker ran his schooner aground a nearby discovered harbor and claiming the land naming settlement after Buffalo, N.Y. 1835 Goodtich Hotel      The area where Casey’s, New Buffalo now stands was originally the location of the town’s very first Hotel which featured a traditional tavern and a dining room. Evolution of thre property: Ice House.  Part of the current property incorporates a historic vine covered ice house revealing an 1841 cornerstone during remodeling.  It was used  to store large ice blocks cut from the Galien River.

Picture of Cooks Lunch Room

Warren Dunes

Warren Dunes

     Warren Dunes State Park is a premier Lake Michigan destination featuring towering sand dunes, miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, hiking trails, and camp grounds for families and adventurers and nature  enthusiast alike.

Redamak’s 616 E. Buffalo, New Buffalo, Michigan

The Seeker

United Church of Christ 5712 Sawyer Street, Sawyer, MI

United Church of Christ

United Church of Christ

This church building at 5712 Sawyer Street, Sawyer ,MI is an old piece of the town history. It was built in 1888. It was previously used by the Christian United Church of Christ. It has a traditional church layout that evolved over the years. 1888 Sanctuary It was originally a simple one room white frame building. Construction costs were $950.; 1927 Structural Relocation The building was moved 20 feet from the road and raised on newly constructed full foundation basement. 1974 Education wing The congregation officially expanded the original 1888 church property by building the educational wing on the west side of the main structure. Structural Additions The project added two dedicated class rooms for Sunday School and adult faith formation. It also delivered a new kitchen and a large all purpose fellowship room to support community meals and local events Site enhancements To accommodate the foot print of the new wing and increase in traffic,the church simultaneously leveled and improved and paved its main parking lot. The current status of the building is uncertain. There is no signage at the site. A real estate web site describes it a for sale. Another site lists it as sold.