GULLIVER

Region: Manistique and the Garden Peninsula

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Gulliver consists of a small collection of not-very-old buildings (two groceries, two gas stations, a bank, a lumber yard, a car repair shop, and some churches) near the blinker light on U.S. 2 where CR 432 turns south. CR 432 goes out to Seul Choix Point, the beautiful Seul Choix Lighthouse and museum, and Port Inland limestone quarry. The road passes between 1,000-acre Gulliver Lake and McDonald Lake (nearly 2,000 acres).

A staggering sight along US-2 is Zeller's, which stockpiles up to 15,000 cords of timber to ship to the New Page paper plant in Wisconsin.

As a place name for a dispersed rural neighborhood, "Gulliver" encompasses the crossroads, the lakeside summer cottages, and the point where a fishing village once flourished.

U.S. 2 between St. Ignace and Escanaba still has its colorful and inventive roadside attractions like Birdbath and Beyond in Gulliver.

The Old Deerfield Resort, a charming complex of vintage log buildings, is now closed and in the hands of a family member. It is on the east side of Gulliver Lake. The resort's original 4,000 acres were purchased from a lumber company in the 1920s. Much of the lakeside property was subdivided and sold off for summer homes that today are the main nucleus of Gulliver Township.

The Old Deerfield Resort, currently closed, is on the east side of Gulliver Lake. The resort’s original 4,000 acres were purchased from a lumber company in the 1920s. Much of the lakeside property was subdivided and sold off for summer homes that today are the main nucleus of Gulliver Township.

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