Lake Orion, Michigan Village of Lake Orion Lake Orion (/ ri n/ orr-ee- n) is a village in Oakland County in the U.S.
The populace was 2,973 at the 2010 census. "Lake Orion" is often used to describe both the village and the much larger Orion Township, of which the village is a part.
Lake Orion began as a resort town and over time has incorporated elements of a bedroom community.
2.1 Lake Orion Decker proved to be energetic and became "everything to everybody," so that the place soon became known as "Decker's Settlement," and the town was called "Canandaigua," after Canandaigua, New York, where the pioneer originated. The settlement interval into a bustling commercial center with a sawmill, tavern, postal service, general store, blacksmith shop, school and cemetery. In 1828, a power dam was assembled uniting a several small lakes and forming the mile wide Lake Canandaigua, just west of the village.
The first postal service was opened in 1832, with Decker as postmaster. In 1835, the community's name was changed from Canandaigua to Orion, and as a result, Lake Canadaigua would be retitled Lake Orion.
The same year, the Township of Orion was formally allowed by the Michigan Territorial government.
By 1836, two persons were licensed to keep taverns in the town, one of whom was Decker. Decker was propel to the first Michigan House of Representatives in 1837 and also served as justice of the peace for the Orion area. By 1840 Decker owned 440 acres (1.8 km2) of land. In 1909 a Marine Postal Center was established, with mail bringed to over three hundred cottages on the lake and islands by way of boat.
Lake Orion was the first town in the United States to have this service. In 1929, Amelia Earhart visited Lake Orion at the invitation of Orion resident and fellow aviator William Edmund Scripps.
Also in 1929, the village known as "Orion" was officially retitled "Lake Orion." The Village of Lake Orion was served by trains on the Michigan Central Railroad from 1872 to 1976, and the Detroit United Railway interurban fitness from 1899 to 1931.
Each service had its own track and depot, although both were titled "Orion" and positioned in the village near the intersection of M-24 and Flint Street. Lake Orion also had a flag stop, Rudds Station, on the MCC line east of the village near Clarkston and Kern Roads.
The initial MCR rails and track east of M-24 were completely removed, and the line from the village southward towards Rochester, Michigan now serves as the recreational Paint Creek Trail. The line from the village northward to Oxford exists now only as a narrow path, but still passes over the historic Indian Lake Road Stone Arch Bridge, a small limestone bridge that was constructed over Indian Lake Road in 1891. Lake Orion was also served by trains on the Grand Trunk Western Railroad "Polly Ann" line, which ran from Pontiac, Michigan to Caseville, Michigan, passing through the half of Orion Township.
Two flag stop stations served Lake Orion on the Polly Ann line.
Eames Station was positioned near the intersection of Joslyn and Silverbell Roads, and Cole Station was near the intersection of Joslyn and Clarkston Roads. A short section of the track is still in use as of 2014, directed by Canadian National Railway specifically to connect the General Motors Orion Assembly plant with the CN chief line in Pontiac.
The corridor now serves as the recreational Polly Ann Trail, connecting Lake Orion with Oxford, Addison Township, and the Village of Leonard. Lake Orion as a resort and amusement destination in the early 20th century.
Lake Orion was an amusement destination amongst the inhabitants of Metro Detroit in the first half of the 20th century.
The addition of the Michigan Central Railroad track in 1872 had set the stage for Lake Orion as a primary summertime resort for those travelling on the line, especially between Detroit and Flint.
In 1874, a several prominent people formed the Orion Park Association to capitalize on the burgeoning number of travellers to the area. They advanced a park on the shore of the lake (now Green's Park) near the train depot, and directed a steam-powered boat for lake excursions and bringy to Park Island.
Lake Orion was stocked annually with bass, pickerel, and pike, and fishing tournaments and contests were held cyclicly.
The park was under the ownership of the Detroit Edison Company (via purchase of a subsidiary, the Orion Power and Light company) from 1912 until closure.
In many brochures and journal advertisements in the 1910s and 1920s, Lake Orion was advertised to potential travellers as the "Venice of the Middle West," "Paris of Detroit," and "Lake Orion, the One Best Resort." The story of the Lake Orion Dragon says that sometime in the 1800s, a group of small-town children played a prank by building a fake dragon and launching it out in the lake.
A number of citizens saw it and soon Lake Orion was known for its dragon.
"That same year [1894] the Lake Orion 'dragon' made its entrance into Orion history.
Detroit and other newspapers joshingly suggested, upon hearing of the behemoth, that Orion inhabitants should 'drink more well water in the future.'" The nickname of Lake Orion High School's sports squads (the Dragons) is derived from this.
Lake Orion Lake Orion aka Orion Lake Location Lake Orion, Michigan Settlements Village of Lake Orion, Michigan Lake Orion (less generally known as "Orion Lake") is a medium-sized inland lake, with region of 506 acres. It has a maximum depth of 80 feet and an average depth of 16 feet. The lake is positioned inside the Village of Lake Orion and Orion Township.
The current region of the lake was formed by a compilation of lesser lakes over time, beginning with the damming of Paint Creek in the 1830s. Canals have also been dredged to maximize lake frontage.
There are a several islands in Lake Orion, some of which feature cyclic and year-round residences.
Sweet's Island is home to the Lake Orion Boat Club, and features a private boathouse and docks for LOBC members.
As a village, Lake Orion is provided assessing, counties and school districts tax collecting and elections administration for county, state and nationwide by Orion Township.
The Village of Lake Orion is a Michigan home rule village with a council-manager form of government.
The village council appoints a Village Manager to serve as the Chief Administrative Officer of the government responsible for the management of the village's daily operations and supervision of all departments. Current Village Manager Darwin Mc - Clary was appointed as interim manager in April 2013 and was appointed permanently on July 1, 2013.
Lake Orion is served by the Lake Orion Community Schools school district.
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