Fayette worth the drive for Michigan history buffs
Source: The Holland Sentinel
Fayette’s well worth a trip, whether you’re from points far afield or right here in the U.P. The look into the preserved mining town brings the region’s history to life like no textbook can.
Excerpt: No longer a town, Fayette has been abandoned and is now an historic park. Located on the Garden Peninsula, on the eastern shore of Big Bay De Noc in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the ghost town has a great story to tell.
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Source: The Holland Sentinel
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