Bay View, Michigan
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Bay View is an unincorporated resort community 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 Chautauqua
movement.
The Bay View Association of the United Methodist Church was founded in 1875 by a group of Methodist
s to be a retreat. An educational program of lectures and music began in 1886 and the community developed around these activities.
Bay View is known for its Victorian style cottages and peaceful scenery. This small community consists of 30 community owned buildings, 440 cottages, 2 hotels and a post office. Also a beach (with a swim area), a children's pool at the beach, a sail house, a recreation house, and Boys and Girls Club program.
Two historic inns in Bay View are the Stafford's Bay View Inn
and The Terrace Inn Bed and Breakfast. The Terrace Inn was built in 1911. The Stafford's Inn was built in 1886.
The camp was listed as a National Historic Landmark
district in 1987 as one of the best-preserved examples of the Methodist Camp Meeting movement, as originally built in 1876, and then adapted to the Chautauqua movement in 1885 through 1915.
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. It is located in Bear Creek Township
Bear Creek Township, Michigan
Bear Creek Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 5,269.-Communities:*Petoskey is at the northeast corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous....
, Emmet County
Emmet County, Michigan
Emmet County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 31,437. The county seat is Petoskey.The county was formed April 1, 1840, from Mackinac County. It was first named Tonedagana County and renamed Emmet County on March 8, 1843...
on Little Traverse Bay
Little Traverse Bay
Little Traverse Bay is a small bay, 170 feet deep, off Lake Michigan in the northern area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Harbor Springs and Petoskey are on this bay.The Little Traverse Light marks its entrance....
and abuts the east side of the city of Petoskey along U.S. Highway 31. The ZIP code
ZIP Code
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is 49770 and the FIPS place code is 06260. It was originally formed as part of the Chautauqua
Chautauqua
Chautauqua was an adult education movement in the United States, highly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s. The Chautauqua brought entertainment and culture for the whole community, with...
movement.
The Bay View Association of the United Methodist Church was founded in 1875 by a group of Methodist
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
s to be a retreat. An educational program of lectures and music began in 1886 and the community developed around these activities.
Two historic inns in Bay View are the Stafford's Bay View Inn
Stafford's Bay View Inn
The Stafford’s Bay View Inn is located in Bay View, Michigan on Little Traverse Bay. The Inn is a historical building having been around for over 120 years as part of the Bay View Association of the Methodist Church established in 1876. It is located on Woodland Avenue directly off of U.S...
and The Terrace Inn Bed and Breakfast. The Terrace Inn was built in 1911. The Stafford's Inn was built in 1886.
The camp was listed as a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
district in 1987 as one of the best-preserved examples of the Methodist Camp Meeting movement, as originally built in 1876, and then adapted to the Chautauqua movement in 1885 through 1915.