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The first settler came here in 1884. George M. Wakefield, one of the fee owners of the Brotherton Mine in the area, surveyed and platted the village in 1885-86 and it was named for him. A station on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. It was in Ontonagon County until Gogebic was organized in 1887. Incorporated as a village by the supervisors in 1887 and by the state in 1893 and as a city in 1919. Picturesque Sunday Lake welcomes visitors from the west to Wakefield and the town's central location makes it a popular spot for exploring the great north. It is the "Gateway" to the Porcupine Mountains State Park, the Presque Isle River, many waterfalls and points east.
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Attractions
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Wakefield Historical Society Museum, 306 Sunday Lake Street, Wakefield, MI 49968, Phone: (906) 224-8151
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Dining Out
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Indianhead Mountain Ski Resort, 500 Indianhead Road, Wakefield, MI 49968, Phone: (906) 229-5181
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Regal Country Inn B & B, 1602 East Highway 2, Wakefield, MI 49968, Phone: (906) 229-5122
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Lodging
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Anderson's Bed & Breakfast, 1412 Putnam, Wakefield, MI 49968, Phone: (906) 224-4521
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Bingo's Motel, 180 Highway M 28, Wakefield, MI 49968, Phone: (906) 229-5593
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Grandpa's House, 203 North Street, Wakefield, MI 49968, Phone: (715) 369-5276
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Indianhead Mountain Ski Resort, 500 Indianhead Road, Wakefield, MI 49968, Phone: (906) 229-5181
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Indianhead Valley Condos, 960 Indianhead Valley Ln., 1015 Cemetery Rd., Wakefield, MI 49968, Phone: (906) 229-5113
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Tell Them You Found Then in Upper Peninsula Online
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Northwoods Motel, 912 W U S 2, Wakefield, MI 49968, Phone: (800) 763-7644
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Regal Country Inn B & B, 1602 East Highway 2, Wakefield, MI 49968, Phone: (906) 229-5122
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Sunset Motel, E23890 Hwy. US 2, Watersmeet, MI 49969, Phone: (906) 358-4450
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Wakaigan-at-Indianhead, 500 Indianhead Road, # 2313 & 2314, Wakefield, MI 49968, Phone: (727) 692-5663
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Wakefield Rectory, 503 Ascherman St., Wakefield, MI 49968, Phone: (906) 224-9004
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Wildernest Chalet I & II, 177 Snodance Drive, Indianhead Mountain Resort Village, Wakefield, MI 49938, Phone: (800) 461-3426
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Organizations
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Outdoors
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Big Snow Country, N11375 Powderhorn Road, Bessemer, MI 49911, Phone: (906) 932-4838
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Golfing Michigan, 3980 Curtisville Road, South Branch, Michigan 48761, Phone: (989) 785-0600
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Indianhead Mountain Ski Resort, 500 Indianhead Road, Wakefield, MI 49968, Phone: (906) 229-5181
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Milje Trails, 205 Smith Street, Rollie Miljevich, Wakefield, MI 49968, Phone: (906) 229-5267
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Missing Link, 509-2nd Ave., Wakefield, MI 49968, Phone: (906) 229-5472
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Services
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Shopping
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