The History of the Inland Water Route (IWR) is more than water, buildings, steamers, and events. This webpage is an attempt to recognize those individuals who made a significant contribution to the history of the Inland Water Route of Northern Michigan.
- Malcolm Cook,
Boat Builder, Alanson MI. by Floy Cook Graham, 1952. - A.L. Hamill,
Owner, and General Manager of the Inland Route Line of Steamers, Petoskey - Atherton Furlong,
Proprietor, Designer, Built, and Operated the Atherton Inn, Oden, MI - Leibner
Owner Operator of Liebner-Davis Navigation, Cheboygan MI - John Hastings,
Proprietor, Builder, Operator of the Hastings House, Conway, MI - Edwin Sager,
Built, Owned, and Operated Sager’s Resort, then Buckeye House, Alanson / Burt Lake - Smith Brothers, Charles R., and William
Built, Owned, and Operated the Mullet Lake House, Indian River / Cheboygan, MI. - Horace H. Pike,
Founded Topinabee MI, Built and operated Pikes Summer Tavern, (later Hotel Topinabee), Topinabee MI - Col. N. M. Kellam
Proprietor, Pon-She-Wa-Ing “Summer Home” (Hotel), Pon-She-Wa-Ing, MI - McFarland,
Owner Operator of the McFarland Lumber Mill, Conway, MI - J.D. Rawdon,
Owner, Manager Rawdon Hotel, aka Rawdon’s, Oden Hotel, Oden MI - F.E Martin
Owner / Proprietor Martin’s Dock, and Martin’s General Merchandise, Indian River MI
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