Golf Courses

Apple Valley Golf Course

State Parks and Camping in Michigan

Ambrose Lake State Forest Campground

Local History

A store and a hotel was built here in 1871, when the railroad came through.  The town was named from its location on the west branch of the Rifle River.  Incorporated as a village in 1885 and as a city in 1905.

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

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