Located a few miles west of Bay Mills.

Construction began in 1855 and was completed the following year. Charles Caldwell was the first Keeper-In-Charge.

Bay Mills was named from its location on Waiska Bay; James Norris & Company established a lumber business in 1875; Frank Perry became its first postmaster on May 23, 1879; after the fire destroyed the Hall & Munson lumber mills in 1904, the village began to vanish. The post office closed on November 30, 1909.

List of postmasters that served at the Bay Mills Post Office. (13 October 1886)

The Bay Mills Post Office discontinued operation on November 30, 1909; with mail service to RFD Brimley.

This is the

actual signature of

William K. Parsille

dated November 28, 1888.

Postmaster from June 5, 1884 to February 6, 1901.

This is a Bay Mills Post Office postmark, dated November 6, 1886.
It was mailed from the Bay Mills Post Office to the Postmaster at Whitefish Point.

Contributed by Paul Petosky

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