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Early Lumbering Days Were Rough Continue Saga
The piece recounts D. N. McLeod’s ascent from rough starts in 19th century timber camps to running the Benton House in Cheboygan and later establishing the McLeod House in Newberry. He travels via Emmett and Mackinaw counties, facing poverty, peril, and leaps of nerve while marrying Catherine Harcourt and building a frontier hotel life from credit and grit.
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Benton House
Cheboygan
Emmett
Presque Isle
Montmorency
Mackinaw
Virgin Forest
Upper Peninsula
D. N. McLeod
Catherine Harcourt
McLeod House