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In the 1880's Bay City's population was approximately 25,000. The city sprung up partly because of the lumber industry, when a mill was constructed at the mouth of the Kawkawlin River. In 1865, at the height of the lumbering activity, more than 50 mills were active in the Bay City area.
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"Bay City, nestled in the Saginaw Valley, was in those days surrounded by a fruitful pine forest, and it was the cutting of those pines, and other trees, that crowned the area "Lumber Capitol of the World". Courtesy of BayCity Online |
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Courtesy of BayCity Online |
It is no wonder that
with the Kawkawlin River being so much a part of Bay City life, that the
community were also boat building entrepreneurs in the late 18th century.
It was one of their earliest industries, which now builds a variety of
crafts such as U.S. Naval vessels and yachts.
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