The Engineer Castle was built in 1937 by the WPA.  It is a literal stone castle. It was designed as a scaled replica of the official insignia of the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers.

     Architecture

    It features prominent limestone battlements, parapet walls and medieval style turrets.  It underwent full historic preservation and restoration that was completed in 2019
     What’s inside

Today the climate controlled interior serves as an educational exhibit housing small mammals and reptIles, including fennec foxes and cold blooded species.

     It was listed.on.the National Register of Historic Places in 1991

     Harbert Community Park is a highly rated , family friendly park located in Sawyer, Michigan.  It offers a a wide variety of outdoor recreational activities, updated amenities, and dedicated spaces for children and pets

Park Highlights and Activities

     Playgrounds: Separate play structures for toddlers and older children featuring  swings and slides

    Sports Facilities: Includes a baseball field, a sand volleyball court, and a wInter skating rink

     Fishing and Scenery: A beautiful central pond featuring a water fountain  and surrounding walking paths

     Dog Park: A fully fenced in dog run area (requires a local permit and current rabies vaccinations)

     Picnic and Gathering : Screened gazebo , a modern pavilion, public rest rooms and picnic tables with two barbecue grill areas

     Accessibility: Wheel chair entrance , parking lot, seating, and restrooms

Stetson Mansion

This is a commercial building located at 110 N. Whittaker New Buffalo, MI. It was built in 1880. It features a Late 19th.century Vernacular Commercial architectural style.

Key Architectural Elements

     Brick Facade Built originally with traditional red brick masonry.

     Commercial Storefront

Traditional large display windows designed to attract passing pedestrian, paired with an integral street level entrance

        Vintage Coastal  The exterior has been updated with modern aesthetic touches such as classic painted awnings and minimalist custom signage to match its current identify within the Mercantile Collective..

    Prior businesses at this site include

Third Coast Surf Shop.  A surf and swimwear retail store catering to locals and visitors, offering sand board rentals and beach apparel

     Sailors Wife another retail establishment at the same address, likely focused on apparel or speciality items.

     Elmer’s, Inc. A registered business entity associated with 110 N. Whittaker St. Filed in 1989. Current status Automatic Dissolution

Current Businesses

     Eastern Standard Time premium casual retail store offering graphic driven apparel, sweat shirts, hats, curated life style items and home goods tailored around Great Lakes and shoreline life.

    110 C Cool Pepper. A specialized boutiaue/food establishment

    This building was built in 1950.  It is a 2 story commercial brick structure. It is 4,448 square feet. It is mid century commercial or industrial style. This is characterzed by functional boxy forms,flat or low pitchy roof, use of modern materials ie steel, glass, and or concrete, straight lines and geometric shapes, large windows or storefronts to maximize light and visibility.

     Current owner owned by Standard 1208 , LlC since 6/2022

     Previous ownership before that.It was owned by.a company from November, 2010 to June, 2022

    Earlier private owner ship. The.property changed hands multiple times between 1996 to 2008

Lakeside United Methodist Church

Lake side United Methodist Church

    Lake side United Methodist Church is a historic congregation founded by early settlers in the late 19th century

Founding and Early Structure

     Established in 1881.  Early settlers laid the groundwork for the church community

      Hand built foundation: pioneers built the original structure by digging a ditch the size of the building,filling it with rocks and laying  planks on top

     Wall Ser up: floor joists were attached directly to these foundation timbers and connected to the wall studs

Key Historical Milestones

     The 1885 Dedication Bible  John Wesley Wilkinson considered the founder of Lakeside, presented a signed Dedication Bible to the Church in 1885

     Debt celebration: The historic Bible.was gifted to celebrate the church building being completely paid off

     Living History:  That exact 1885 Bible still sits on the altar at every Sunday .

     Lake side Road Fixture

The building at 14970 Lakeside Road remains a long standing landmark in the Harbor Country Region

Lake side United Methodist Church

Ghost Isle Brewery

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This is a microbrewery/restaurant in New Buffalo, MI on the Red Arrow Highway

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.

School House

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Judith Yacht Gallery

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