Bay View, Michigan
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Bay View
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Crouse Chapel and some of the main Association Grounds
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| Nearest city | Petoskey, Michigan |
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| Built | 1876 |
| Architect | Eastlake,Stick, Queen Anne , Shingle. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, Other |
| NRHP Reference # | 72000613 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
| Designated NHLD | December 23, 1987 |
| Designated MSHS | June 15, 1992 |
Bay View is an unincorporated resort community and census designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Bear Creek Township, Emmet County on Little Traverse Bay and abuts the east side of the city of Petoskey along U.S. Highway 31. The ZIP code is 49770 and the FIPS place code is 06260. It was originally formed as part of the Methodist Camp Meeting movement and later adapted to the precepts of the Chautauqua movement. As of the 2010 census the population of the CDP was 133.
The Bay View Association of the United Methodist Church was founded in 1875 by a group of Methodists to be a retreat. The group considered multiple locations, and eventually struck a deal with the citizens of Petoskey and the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, where the Petoskey citizenry would pay to extend the railroad line from their town to Bay View, the railroad would purchase the site, and the Methodists would agree to improve the location and hold camp meetings there over the next fifteen years. In 1876, the first group of Methodists travelled to the site, cleared an area of underbrush, and built a preaching stand and and audience area under the trees. On August 2, 1876, the first meeting was held at the site. Shelter at the time was only in tents. Construction of cottages began almost immediately, and by 1881 there were about 150 at the site.
In 1879, an artesian well water system was installed, providing spring water to the cottages. However, the pipes were laid very shallowly, and had to be drained in the winter months to prevent freezing. Then, as now, the community closed from November through April, during which time the residences must be vacated.
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