Harbor Country® - Village of MIchiana, Michigan

The Village of Michiana, Michigan 49117
A Harbor Country® Community

The sleepy, hidden village of Michiana, with its charming log cabins, was built around a giant oak known as the "Old Indian Signal Oak."

This southernmost town of Harbor Country is the summer residence for a number of well known Chicago celebrities, and is best known for its quiet, relaxing cottage neighborhoods that lie within the earshot of the Lake Michigan surf.

History
Unlike nearby Harbor Country communities, Michiana (and Grand Beach) were solely founded as resort communities. The Long Beach Development Company began subdividing and building Michiana in the 1920's. A famous Michiana landmark was a Signal Oak at the corner of Michiana and Powhattan Drives. Early surveyors marked the tree's trunk to signal the Indiana-Michigan state line. Recognizing the tree's importance, The Long Beach Company built and amphitheater around the tree and used the site as an entertainment center for prospective buyers.

The community's developers honored the area's first residents, the Indians, by using names such as Pokagon and Seminole for the Village's meandering roads. The area that is known as Michiana (Michigan side) was originally called "Michigan Shores"

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