Heritage through our Ancestors

Ryal Family, Argentine, Farmington, Fenton, Genesee, Midland, Salem

Community Information

Lobdell Lake — This all sports lake covers 545 acres and has a maximum depth of 78 feet. The lake is located south of Silver Lake Road. Public access is on the west side of the lake off Seymour Road between Silver Lake Road and Glenn Hatt Street. 

Myer's Lake—A 33-acre lake with a maximum depth of 40 feet, the DNR reports that it is fed by 52 separate springs. Although it is a private lake, the public may access it by camping overnight at the campground affiliated with the Methodist Church. 

Softwater Lake— This natural spring-fed lake has a depth of 35-plus feet and spans 11 acres at the high water mark. There is no public access

Local History

James H. Murray and William Lobdell settler here in 1836.  The first P.O. opened in 1837, named Booton, but due to a similarity of names it was changed to Argentine in 1842, the name Mr. Murray had given the township.  The village was platted in 1844.  Lobdell Lake, just east of the village, was named after Mr. Lobdell.

Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.

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