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Houghton Lake Heights, Michigan
Houghton Lake Heights is an unincorporated community located in Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the western shores of Houghton Lake within Roscommon Township, the community is contained within the larger census-designated community of Houghton Lake. As an unincorporated community, Houghton Lake Heights has no defined boundaries or population statistics of its own, but it does have its own post office with the 48630 ZIP Code.[3] HistoryFoundingThe community began about 1883 as a lumbering settlement with the operations of the S. C. Hall Lumber Company. Because of its elevation, it was called "The Heights" and a post office with that name opened on November 24, 1923. The post office was renamed "Houghton Lake Heights" in 1956.[4] According to Beulah Carman, in her 1979 book about Houghton Lake:[5]
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By most accounts, the 1920s through to the 1950s were the apogee of activity in the Heights. From 1923 to 1939, Floyd Fletcher operated the "Houghton Queen", a large boat that docked in the Heights that carried up to 68 passengers on a cruise around Houghton lake at a fare of $.25 for adults and $.10 for children. There was also a large waterslide built on stilts (often referred to as Sanford's dock) that was in operation in the 1920s. It was removed each winter to prevent ice damage to the structure.[citation needed] BusinessThe Houghton Lake Heights also offered many services in the early to mid 1900s. According to Beulah Carman:[5]
Currently, the Houghton Lake Heights hosts a post office, a public access lakeshore park, and two pubs. Most of the buildings constructed in the 1920s and 1930s have been demolished, however, the Heights Inn still stands, although it is no longer an operating hotel.[citation needed] Houghton Lake State Airport is listed as being within Houghton Lake Heights.[6] References
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