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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1915
Page
1
Wakefield is portrayed as a prosperous city with rich mining resources, strong economic potential, and scenic natural beauty. The article highlights its favorable location, growth prospects, and appeal as a business and residential hub within the mining region.
A lyrical tribute extols Wakefield Michigan as a pristine utopia with vast forests of hardwood pine and hemlock and thousands of fertile acres. The Gods shaped hills rivers lakes and beaches to create a natural paradise described as unmatched in simple beauty.
Wakefield sits near Gogebic County center, twelve miles from Lake Superior, surrounded by mines on all sides. The town hosts Sunday Lake with beaches and boating, a hockey club, and a fast building boom. Residents pride in progressive growth, a $125,000 sewer system, and high mine valuations easing debts.
A pastoral vision describes a lush landscape with rivers, wildlife, and a planned town built around mines. It highlights Wakefield’s three districts The Mines Location and New Mines, separate schools, modern utilities, and a pure water supply praised by chemists. The piece touts Wakefield as a flourishing, picturesque mining town with room for expansion.
The Newport Mine at Ironwood and Colby Mine at Bessemer have long led in fame and output but now the Wakefield Iron Co new open pit near Wakefield Michigan reinvigorates Gogebic Range attention. George A. Newett of Ishpeming Iron Ore is noted. continued discussion on the last page.
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