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     On February 14, 2017, chef Timothy Sizer opened his new location for Timothy’s Restaurant at 16409 Red Arrow Highway in Union Pier Michigan.   The restaurant opened in a building that was formerly Mickey’s Sports Bar and Millers Country House.  A coincidence Sizer had worked as a chef at Miller’s Country House.

     Prior to this current location, Timothy’s was located in the Gordon Beach Inn. It was located here from.2000 to 2016.  He purchased the property for the new location in 2016.

     Timothy Sizer was from Saint Joseph, Michigan.  He studied culinary arts at Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island.  He began his career in Florida.  His specialty is seafood with an Asian flare

     Holdovers at the new location from Miller’s included a large antique wooden bar and a chandelier.   Holdovers from from the Gordon Beach include a large corner both and a pastoral painting.

     There is a historic railroad station located at 1 Oak Street 3 Oaks Michigan. It was built for the Michigan Central Railroad. The firm hired for the project of construction was the Boston Architect Firm of Sheply and Coolidge.

     The railroad station is a one story brick building.  It featured lead glass windows, triple brick walls and hardwood floors.It is 1,650 square feet.

     The Michigan Central Railroad used the depot until 1959.  It sat empty until 1980.  It was at this time that it was restored. Over the years, the building was used as a home interior design shop, A high end mens boutique, and an antique store.

     Over the years, multiple hotels occupied the site on a bluff in Saint Joseph, Michigan where the Whitcomb now stands.

     The first was the Mansion House. It was built in 1831.  It was a log cabin lodging house. Charles Krieger purchased the Mansion House.  He tore the building down in 1866.

     In its place, Krieger built the Saint Charles Hotel which opened in 1868. Over the years, this hotel changed hands many times.  C.D. Whitcomb purchased the Saint Charles.  He refurbished the building and renamed it the Hotel Whitcomb.

     In 1905, an underground sulfur spring was found in the area of the hotel.  The water from the spring was piped into the hotel’s mineral baths.  By 1927, the Hotel was showing signs of deterioration.  In the brief period of 6 weeks,  a group of several business men raised one million dollars to build a replacement building.

     The new hotel opened in 1928.  It was 7 story brick building.  It was L shaped.  Style is neo tudor.  Architect were Pond, Pond, Martin and Lloyd. When it opened, it had 225 guest rooms, dining room for 800, and a sunken garden.

     There is a historic railroad depot at 410 Vine Street Saint Joseph, Michigan. It was originally built for the Pere Marquette Railroad.  It was built in 1913. It has a large covered platform which was built to handle heavy summer traffic.

     The depot is currently a passenger stop on the Amtrak Grand Rapids to Chicago Pere Marquette Line.  The current waiting room is only a fraction in size of the original. The depot is owned by the city of Saint Joseph, Michigan.

     A substantial portion of the depot was remodeled to create a space for a restaurant.  This was Roxy’s Diner for several years until 2002. After this it briefly the Sunset Grill until 2003. The depot currently houses the Silver Beach Pizza Parlor.

    The railroad tracks adjacent to the station date to 1869.  The Chicago and Michigan Lake Shore Line completed tracks between New Buffalo and Saint Joseph, Michigan.  The railroad went into bankruptcy in 1873. It was reorganized as the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad.  This company grew and prospered extending from La Cross to Traverse City, Michigan. Around 1900, the Railroad became part of the Pere Marquette Line.  Saint Joseph was then on the Pere Marquette main line running from Detroit to Chicago.   The Pere Marquette made many improvements including a swing bridge over the Saint Joseph River.