Cannonsburg, Michigan is an unincorporated village in southwest Cannon Township, in southern Kent County.
As an unincorporated community, there are no defined boundaries to the village. Centered on Cannonsburg Road NE, Honey Creek Avenue NE, and Ramsdell Drive NE, the Cannonsburg Village Ski area to the west is generally considered to be part of Cannonsburg, as is Warren Townsend Park, north of Cannonsburg Road, and Pickerel Lake Park and the Fred Meijer Nature Preserve, further to the north. The Cannonsburg Cemetery is northeast of the main settlement area, and Bear Creek winds through the southern portion of the community. Although the Cannonsburg post office serves much of the area, portions of Cannonsburg are served by the Rockford and Belmont post offices.
The unincorporated community of Bostwick Lake, governed by the Bostwick Lake Association, is 2.7 miles north of Cannonsburg, while Parnell is 3.4 miles east, and Belmont is 8.1 miles to the west. The city of Rockford is 9.0 miles northwest, Lowell is 14.2 miles southeast, and Grand Rapids is 15.8 miles southwest of the community.
Andrew Watson is acknowledged as the first settler in the area that was to become Cannonsburg. He came in 1837 and was soon followed by others, settling on an old Native American trail used by the Chippewa and Ottawa people, who populated the area before it was opened to European-American settlement.
A townsite was formed when Cannon Township was formed out of Plainwell Township in the early 1840s, named for LeGrand Cannon, who owned land in the area. In 1844 and 1845, mills were established by Edwin B. Bostwick, an agent for LeGrand Cannon. On behalf of LeGrand, Bostwick platted the townsite in 1848, giving away twenty-five lots to people who would settle on them, and the town was named for Cannon.
On May 7, 1844, a post office was established, although the post office was originally spelled Cannonsburgh, with Sidney S. Haskins as postmaster. The post office was closed on August 19, 1847, but restored on September 22 of the same year. On February 5, 1894, the "h" was dropped, changing the spelling to Cannonsburg, as it is today.
Until the latter part of the 20th century, Cannonsburg was the center of business for the township government, but its offices were then moved a couple of miles north, along the M-44 corridor, within the Rockford area.
The focus of this category is on the unincorporated community of Cannonsburg, and any businesses, industries, schools, churches, attractions, or events within the area.
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The Cannonsburg Village ski area is west of the townsite, and features winter and summer activities, including several ski runs, children’s ski programs, an adult racing league, tubing, and winter biking, with a zipline, trails for hiking, biking, and trail running during the summer, as well as hosting the Grand Rapids Symphony on summer evenings. Wedding and event spaces are also available, along with its on-site Cedar Lounge. Contacts, hours, and a calendar of events are posted.
https://cannonsburg.com/
Part of the Rockford Public Schools system, Cannonsburg Elementary is on Sturgis Avenue Northeast in Cannonsburg, Michigan. The K-5th-grade school is featured, including a daily schedule, calendar of events, supply lists, and information on its technology offerings, parent-teacher organization, and staff directory, while an annual report, school improvement plan, and student handbook may be downloaded in PDF format. Office hours and contacts are included.
http://www.rockfordschools.org/elementary-schools/cannonsburg-elementary/
Offering excavating services for site work, new homes, developments, additions, basements, and ponds, the sand and gravel contractor also provides septic and sewer work, land clearing, bulldozing, and grading services, road building, and a variety of landscaping products, such as fill and mortar sand, beach sand, stone and gravel, landscaping rocks, wood chips, and milled or crushed asphalt. Its office location is shown on a map and its hours and contacts are posted.
https://cannonsburggravel.com/
Not the official village site, this site represents the Honey Creek Inn, Grist Mill, and Bottle Shop, a trio of businesses situated in Cannonsburg, Michigan, each of which are featured here, including a pub menu for the Inn and online ordering, an overview of the Grist Mill and a breakfast menu, and Bottle Shop hours of operation, as well as a calendar of events, customer testimonials, a gallery of photographs, introduction to the business, and announcements.
http://www.cannonsburgvillage.com/
Situated around the 80-acre Pickerel Lake, the 310.4-acre park is also known as the Fred Meijer Nature Preserve, and offers a mix of natural areas accessible through a network of trails, including a 900-foot boardwalk that crosses a portion of the lake. The lake shoreline is undeveloped and surrounded mostly by parkland, as well as Camp Roger to the north. Featured on the Kent County Parks site, a park map is displayed, along with a list of activities.
https://www.kentcountyparks.org/PickerelLake/
Maintained by Kent County Parks, Townsend Park is on 6 Mile Road in Cannonsburg, Michigan, the 144-acre park includes picnic areas and shelters spread around wooded hills in the Bear Creek valley, its open shelter and enclosed shelter house are popular venues for retreats, graduation parties, family reunions, weddings, and other events. A park map is presented, along with a list of activities, and information about renting picnic and shelters.
https://kentcountyparks.org/townsend/i
