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Whitefish Point is located on M-123, approximately 8 miles north of Paradise, in Chippewa County. Founded about 1871 as a supply landing for lumber camps and as a commercial fishery. Sylvester P. Mason became its first postmaster on September 24, 1877. Named from the abundance of whitefish here. Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.
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Business, Organizations or Recreational Resource
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Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum & Whitefish Point Light Station, 18335 North Whitefish Point Road, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3747.
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U.S. Coast Guard Crew Lifesaving Station, 18335 N. Whitefish Point Road, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3747
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Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, 16914 North Whitefish Point Road, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3596
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Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve, Michigan Underwater Preserve Council, 560 N. State Street, St. Ignace, MI 4978, Phone: (800) 338-6660.
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