Red Park, Michigan


Red Park is an unincorporated summer resort area of Onekama [Township, Michigan|Onekama Township], Manistee [County, Michigan|Manistee County] in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located on the south shore of Portage Lake at, between Wick-A-Te-Wah on the West and next to Camp Tosebo.

History

Red Park was established in the early 1900s by a man named Davis as a summer resort colony for people in Manistee, Michigan. The original resort consisted of a small store operated by Mr. and Mrs. James Sandenberg, the only permanent residents, who also acted as the caretaker of the collection of small summer cottages. A bandstand was built in the center of the resort, before 1910.

Early summer residents

Among the earliest summer residents of this area were the following families:
Sands