Greilickville docks hub of commerce

The following is an excerpt from “Meet Me At The Dock in Greilickville, Grand Traverse Bay” by author Kathleen Firestone.

Copies of her books are available at local book stores or directly from her.

Traverse residents and businesses also began using coal for heating and the running of machinery. Until 1950 this need for coal kept many lake fleets busy hauling coal from eastern states. Salt and sand were also carried by these freighters and unloaded in Greilickville and other ports, for use on water roads.