One of the smaller cities in Michigan, McBain is situated in lower Missaukee County, between Richland Township and Riverside Township.
M-66 enters the city from the north, where it becomes North Pine Street, then turns east in the center of town, where it becomes East Maple Street, while Stoney Corners Road enters the city from the west, where it becomes West Maple Street, and joins M-66 in the center of town, and South Morey Road enters the city in the south, where it becomes South Pine Street, joining M-66 at the center of town.
Providing freight service from Ann Arbor to Traverse City and Petoskey, the Great Lakes Central Railroad passes through the city from the northwest, near the industrial park, through the center of the city, exiting at the southern city limits.
Cities and villages within twenty miles of the city include Marion, Lake City, Cadillac, and Tustin, while the unincorporated communities of Ina, Pisgah Heights, Highland, and Falmouth are within ten miles of McBain.
Two school systems serve the city. The McBain Rural Agricultural School District is a K-12 public school system, while Northern Michigan Christian School offers a PK-12th-grade private school curriculum.
European-American settlement of McBain began in the early 1870s, around the time that Missaukee County was organized. The current Richland Township was part of Riverside Township until Richland Township separated in 1877.
Beginning in the early 1870s, groups of Scotch-Irish and English families migrated to the area from Canada, buying or homesteading land in Riverside Township. These were largely lumbermen who came to harvest the pine forests. At around the same time, a group of Dutch immigrants came to the area from the south, and these were the first to make farms out of the land that the lumbermen cleared.
The area that was to become McBain consisted of four quarter sections, three of which were owned by Gillis McBain and his wife, Penelope, although land changed hands quickly in those days.
In 1887, Penelope McBain arranged for part of one section to be platted as a townsite she named Owens. During the following months, lumber mills, lumber yards, stores, and homes were built on this land. In 1888, the Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railway completed its track through Owens, providing a means for lumber and lumber products to be shipped from the region. More stores and businesses soon opened around the railroad. A post office was established on September 10, 1888.
In 1891, Gillis and Penelope McBain platted an addition to the village, extending its area to the east. Soon, a school and some churches were added. Since the larger portion of the land was still owned by the McBains, the community began to be known as McBain, and was incorporated as a village under that name in 1893.
By 1905, McBain had a newspaper, several churches, doctor's offices, a bank, a post office, and a population of about seven hundred, and was incorporated as a city in 1907.
Shortly afterward, the lumber industry in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan declined. As of this time, McBain's peak population was 709 in 1900, although it has since climbed to somewhere just below that point.
The focus of this portion of our guide is on the city of McBain, Michigan. Websites representing the municipal government, as well as any other governmental bodies, businesses, industries, schools, places of worship, organizations, attractions, events, and recreational opportunities within the city, are appropriate for this category.
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Located in the small community of McBain, Michigan, the coffee shop offers a wide variety of freshly roasted coffee, lattes, mochas, cappuccino, teas, smoothies, and other iced or blended drinks, as well as paninis, baked treats, and Vegan fare. It in-house menu is published to the site, and delivery is offered with five miles. Pick-up and delivery menus are available, along with contacts. An introduction to the business and the proprietor are included, and its coffee camper serves are outlined.
http://cornerstonecoffeemcbain.com/
McBain Rural Agricultural School
The PK-12th-grade public school system operates the Little Wheels Preschool Program, and a K-5th-grade elementary school, 6-8th-grade middle school, and 9-12th-grade high school, on the same consolidated campus. Schedules, student handbooks, parent guides, and information about parent participation and student support systems are put forth, along with faculty and staff contacts, administrative contacts, and an overview of its library resources and athletics programs.
https://www.mcbain.org/
Incorporated as a village in 1893 and as a city in 1907, the city of McBain is in southern Missaukee County. The official municipal website features agendas and minutes of city council meetings, contacts for members of the city council, and administrative contacts, as well as the city charter and ordinances, tax and land search facilities, a community calendar, and public notices. Other resources include a business directory, and a guide to local services, parks, and facilities.
http://www.cityofmcbainmichigan.com/
In business since 1991, the McBain, Michigan construction company offers a full range of construction services to Missaukee County and the surrounding region, including designing a new home, building a new home, remodeling a current home, kitchen and bathroom remodels, window replacements, room additions, siding applications, decks, porches, and other construction services. Contacts are provided, and a gallery of photographs shows several examples of its past work.
https://www.meyeringconstco.com/
Northern Michigan Christian School
Established in 1911, NMCS is a Christian school in McBain, Michigan offering a curriculum for children in early childhood through the twelfth grade, enrolling students from more than thirty different Christian churches from McBain, Cadillac, Evart, Lake City, Canton, Marion, Falmouth, and Reed City. Its board of directors and staff are acknowledged, testimonials are offered, and an overview of its academic programs, admissions policies, and its accelerated programs.
https://www.nmcs.us/
