Harrietta, Michigan is a small community in Wexford County. With a population under one hundred and fifty at the time of the 2010 census, it is the least populous incorporated village in the North Michigan section of the Lower Peninsula.
After a peak population of 419 in 1900, the village experienced three decades of sharp decreases, followed by a rebound of nearly forty percent in 1940, and then a decrease of more than forty-six percent in 1950. From 1950 to 2010, the village's population increased slightly for five decades, and then there was a decrease of more than fifteen percent in 2010, with a population of 143.
Although the village includes historic storefronts and other buildings, it has no open commercial businesses other than Lost Pines Lodge, which is on South 15 1/2 Road, which forms the village's western boundary. Other than that, and a couple of churches, Harrietta is wholly residential. Within the Harrietta postal area, but outside of the village limits, is a blueberry farm west of the village, and a trout farm, which also offers pond and water management services, east of Harrietta. Near the trout farm is a bar and grill, and another restaurant. Since they are within the Harrietta postal area and not within the boundaries of any other city, village, or named community, they may be listed here.
Harrietta spans Slagle Township and Boon Township. The chief routes to and from the village are West 30 Mile Road, South 13 Mile Road, and West 30 1/4 Mile Road. West 28 1/2 Road forms the northern boundaries of the village, and South 11 1/2 Road forms its western boundary. Slagle Creek winds through the southern part of the village.
Cities and villages within twenty miles of Harrietta include Mesick, Cadillac, Kaleva, and Buckley, and there are three unincorporated communities within ten miles of the village: Yuma, Boon, and Hoxeyville.
Before Harrietta was founded, a post office was opened in the home of Andrew J. Green a couple of miles north. Opened on July 17, 1874, the office was known as Springdale. When the Toledo, Ann Arbor, and Northern Railroad came through south of Springdale in 1889, the post office moved to the current townsite but retained the name Springdale.
The railroad was built by James M. Ashley, Sr., along with his sons, James Jr. and Henry W. Ashley, whose nickname was Harry. The railroad station was Harriette, which was formed by combining Harry's name with that of his fiance, Henriette Burt.
In 1890, P.D. Gaston and W.W. Campbell platted the Gaston and Campbell additions to the town and, in 1891, it was incorporated as the village of Gaston. Railroad officials threatened to close its station unless the village took the name of the station, and the village was renamed Harriette on May 18, 1892, with the spelling changed to Harrietta on May 7, 1923.
The focus of this category is on the village of Harrietta, Michigan. Websites representing businesses, churches, organizations, attractions, and events within the village or postal area are appropriate for this category.
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Situated on South Grandview Highway, just north of West 30 Road, in Slagle Township, west of the village of Harrietta, Michigan, the small-town cafe serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as pizza. Its menu is published on the site, with prices, and discounts, and special offers are posted to the site. Its location is shown on a map, its hours of operation are displayed, and client testimonials are published, along with a gallery of photographs, its hours of operation, and contacts.
https://chandlerscafe.business.site/
Harrietta United Methodist Church
Located on Boon Road in the village of Harrietta, Michigan, about twenty miles west of Cadillac, the congregation meets on Sunday mornings for worship services. Its schedule of services, calendar of events, and an overview of its youth, family, and outreach ministries are set forth, and its leadership staff, telephone number, email address, contact form, and a map showing the location of the church are included. Prayer concerns are posted, and a schedule of activities and groups is stated.
http://www.harriettaumc.org/
East of Harrietta, Michigan, the blueberry farm is off of 11 ½ Mile Road, where it offers blueberries for sale using you-pick policies. Its days and hours of operation and payment options are stated, and its policies are that customers can eat all they want while they are picking, but there is a cost per pound for blueberries to be taken home. The address, directions, and a map showing the location of the farm are given, and a telephone number is provided. Several photographs are provided.
https://harriettasblueberryhill.wordpress.com/
Opened in 1961, the hotel has its own bar, restaurant, and gas station. Family owned and operated for sixty-two years, the Harrietta, Michigan business is for sale. The sale includes the main lodge, bar, restaurant, equipped with a kitchen, large dining room, three apartments, and seventeen hotel units, as well as rental chalets and three pole buildings. The history of the building is provided, along with several photographs. The asking price and contacts are provided.
https://www.lostpineslodgeresort.com/
MichiganRailroads is a non-profit site for railroad enthusiasts interested in the history of railroads in Michigan. Its page on the Harrietta station includes a history of the station, as well as early businesses within the town. It also includes two period photos, one of the Ann Arbor & Northern Railroad depot with a horse-drawn wagon in front of it, and the other of the same depot with a freight house or warehouse across the tracks from it, and a water tower further down the tracks.
http://www.michiganrailroads.com/stations-locations/147-wexford-county-83/2127-harrietta-mi
