Honor, Michigan is an incorporated village in northeast Homestead Township, Benzie County, in the northwest segment of the Lower Peninsula.
The village is situated along the Platte River, which forms most of its southern border. The chief route through the village is US-31 (Honor Highway). Other routes include Deadstream Road, Covey Road (Henry Street), Zimmerman Road (South Street), Ely Road, Fewins Road, and Peckens Road (Highland Street).
Cities and villages within twenty miles of Honor include Beaulah, Benzonia, Empire, Lake Ann, Frankfort, Thompsonville, Elberta, and Copemish.
Honor is the gateway to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, to the northwest. It is also known as the Coho Capital, as Coho Salmon were first introduced to the Platte River just outside the village limits, and each year they return to spawn at the Platte River State Fish Hatchery. Each August, the National Coho Salmon Festival is held in Honor.
Honor was founded as a logging town in 1895, and laid out by the Guelph Patent Cask Company, and named for the youngest daughter of its general manager, J.A. Gifford. A post office was established on July 16 of that year, with Leslie C. Hart as the first postmaster. The following year, a schoolhouse was built, which doubled as a church. Honor also became a three-way junction for the Empire & Southeastern Railroad, the Manistee & Northeastern, and a branch line of the Chicago & Western Michigan Railroad, which became the Pere Marquette Railway.
In 1908, Honor was designated as the county seat of Benzie County, and it was incorporated as a village in 1914. However, in 1916 the county seat was moved to Beulah.
Today, Honor has a population of just over three hundred, although it has declined only twice since first appearing on a census roll in 1920, which was in 1950 and in 1980.
The focus of this guide is on the village of Honor, Michigan. Topics related to the village government or to any businesses, schools, places of worship, attractions, or events are appropriate for this category.
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Situated on Main Street in Honor, Michigan, ten minutes from Sleeping Bear Dunes, Empire, Beulah, Frankfort, Crystal Lake, and Crystal Mountain, one mile from Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theater, and next to the Platte River, the guest facilities include guest cabins of various sizes, as well as a three-bedroom cottage in nearby Beulah, the accommodations are shown in pictures and described, with a list of features and amenities. Availability and rates are posted on the site.
https://www.cedarridgeupnorth.com/
Family-owned and operated for fifteen years, the downtown Honor, Michigan motel features seventeen rooms, with three room styles (2 double beds, deluxe queen bed, triple double beds), which are shown in photographs. Its location is shown on a map, and a phone number, contact form, and online bookings are available. A profile of the business is provided, including its check-in and check-out times, office hours, and reservation policies. Restaurants with walking distance are featured.
http://www.honormotel.com/
Located on the Platte River in Honor, Michigan, the Trading Post is only minutes from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, offering tubing or kayaking on the river. The business rents canoes, kayaks, and tubes for river trips, as well as stand-up paddleboards on Big Platte, Little Platte, and Loon Lakes. An overview of its policies and procedures are set forth, along with area attractions, and food and drink options, a contact form, and online bookings.
https://canoeplatteriver.com/
Locally owned and operated, the Honor, Michigan auto repair shop is a TechNet Shop, backed by a nationwide warranty for at least twenty-four months or twenty-four thousand miles, and a roadside assistance program, offering auto repair and mechanic services for passenger cars, medium-size trucks, mini-vans, SUVs, and other vehicles. The shop also sells new tires, used automobiles, and offers diesel services, auto detailing, shuttle service, and car rentals. Discount coupons may be available.
https://www.northernautotire.biz/
Originally established in the 1950s, the Honor, Michigan restaurant was reopened under new ownership in 2013 after extensive renovation, and now includes a full bar and private room for up to forty people, as well as its regular dining room. Its location, dining room hours, and contacts are published on the site, along with its breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus, pizza, subs, and salads menu, children's menu, dessert menu, and drinks menu. A calendar of events and special offers are included.
https://theplatteriverinn.com/
Honor, Michigan is the gateway to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The official municipal website features a profile and brief history of the village, along with its master plan, and information about its status as the Coho Capital of the World. Village meeting minutes are published on the site, and its office location, clerk and treasurer hours, and contacts for the village clerk, treasurer, and deputy treasurer, council and commission meeting schedules, and announcements.
https://villageofhonor.org/
