Adapted from: MiGenWeb
Charles R. Smith was a prominent businessman in Cheboygan. Charles arrived in Cheboygan in 1868. From 1877 to 1882, he operated the mill known as the Smith Mill. In 1879-’80, in company with his brother, William Smith, they built the large hotel on Mullet Lake, called the Mullet Lake House, at a cost of $42,000. In 1880, he organized and operated the Inland Navigation Co. Charles, along with a Mr. Adams, became proprietors of the North Shore Line of propellers. and also proprietors of a large planing-mill, elsewhere mentioned in this work.
William Smith
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