Highlighting Marshall County History. 1  Locks in Henry. 2  Henry Waterfront and Dock. 3  First National Bank of Lacon $50 Bill.  Wooden Bridge in 1  Henry. Bohm Hardware in Lacon.  Lacon Grain 1  Elevators. Loy's in 2  Lacon. Moonlight on the Illinois  River.
The town was founded in 1881 by businessmen from the Michigan Central Railroad. They were planning to extend their railroad from Gaylord, MI, approximately 35 miles south of Topinabee, to Mackinaw City, about 30 miles north of the town. They wanted a resort built on Mullett Lake for lodging during the lumber era. H.H. Pike built a hotel in 1881, it opened in 1882. The village grew from there.
1 The Point Betsie Lighthouse [3] , Benzie County's most famous landmark, is located on the Lake Michigan shore of the county just south of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and just north of Frankfort, Michigan.