This land she decided she would homestead, and name the lake Hardy Lake. The waters of a beautiful lake lapped at the bottom step. As Lois Hardy descended down the hill, she discovered the hill on the east side formed steps or shelves. To the east a lake, and to the south a ribbon of water, connected by a curving channel.ĭown, down, she walked, along the huge trees that did as yet not know the sing of a saw, or the bite of an axe. She saw a glimmer of shining water through the tree tops. Wilderness ? Yes, but she was seeing beauty. courageous, undaunted by an unknown wilderness. Strolling in an easterly direction she came to the top of a hill. One day this young lady decided to take a walk into the forest. Amos Noyes coming here into the vast forest to take up homesteading two miles west of Ellsworth, today known to us as the Peter Vanderlerk farm, adjacent to the cemetery. In 1866, a maiden lady moved with her brother and family from Hillsdale, Michigan. Let’s look through the eyes of one of our pioneers of one hundred years ago. Left to us by our forefathers who pioneered the forests we now call our home – The Village of Ellsworth.Ĭome with me into the yesterdays of yesteryears. These pages of the past are written to keep alive the heritage that is ours. Mary Dean Moblo also Jud Hardy.Īs well as many others who gave freely of their time in suppling me with information. This is written in appreciation for the many fine friendships acquired during my life here.Įspecially do I want to mention the assistance of Mrs. To make a home, and eke out a livelihood for their families. And from their keen memory we learned how our pioneers strived to conquer the forest and wilderness. To those who lived here when this village was Young. This history is dedicated to the former residents of Ellsworth. A Table of Contents has been prepared which was not part of the book.ĬHAPTER III – RAILROADS, POST OFFICES, VILLAGE STREETSĬHAPTER IV – ELECTRICTY, WATER RESOURSES, NEWSPAPERS, TELEPHONE, CEMETERYĬHAPTER VII – SCHOOLS, P.T.A., RURAL SCHOOLS SOLD, OTHER SCHOOLSĬHAPTER IX – STORES, BANK, BARBER SHOP, FUNERAL HOME, BLACKSMITHS, LIVERY BARNS, WAREHOUSE, RESTAURANTS AND BAKERY, STORES, DRUG STORE, ELLSWORTH CANNING PLANTĬHAPTER XI – INCIDENTS IN EARLY PIONEER HISTORY OF NORTHERN MICHIGANĬHAPTER XII – DOCTORS, “MAN’S BEST FRIEND”, YEAR 1918 – ANGEL OF MERCY, “LAST CHAPTER” Misspellings, as they occur in the book, have been preserved in this digital version. This digital version may contain errors which were not caught by our proofreaders however, our intent is to have faithfully reproduced the original book as published. A copy of the original book (which contains pictures that were not scannable) can be viewed at the Banks Township Historical Society. The text was scanned with the permission of Ruth Timmer, in order to preserve its historical information, as copies of the orginal book are becoming scarce. NOTE: The following document is a digital copy of the original 82-page, soft-cover book written and published by Elsie Timmer in 1967. A history of Ellsworth’s first 100 years, 1866 – 1966 by Elsie Timmer
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