Attractions

Call of the Wild

Golf Courses

Beaver Creek Resort & The Natural Golf Course

Black Forest/Wilderness Valley Golf Resort

Skiing & Snowboarding

Wilderness Valley Cross Country Center

56 km of groomed, rolling terrain carved from Pristine Forest devoted entirely to all levels of cross country skiers. There is a rustic log lodge and warming lot.

State Parks and Camping in Michigan

Otsego Lake State Park

Local History

The settlement was first called Barnes.  Early settlers included Dr. N. L. Parmater, C. C. Mitchell and William H. Smith.  When the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw Railroad came through in 1874, the village was renamed for A. S. Gaylord, an attorney for the road.  Became the county seat in 1878.  Incorporated as a village in 1881 and as a city in 1922.

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

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