Saginaw Bay

Saginaw Bay is a Michigan historical marker in Bay City, Bay County, dedicated 1957.

Bay County · dedicated 1957 · Bay City State Park, Bay City

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This bay derives its name from the Sauk Indians who once dwelt by its shores. Adrien Jolliet, on his voyage down Lake Huron’s western shore in 1669, first made it known to the white man. In the late 1800s an immense lumber industry flourished in the region. Schooners by the scores daily passed through the bay bringing to the sawmills more logs and hauling off cut lumber. The bay’s waters for years also made fishing good business.

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Saginaw Bay

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