The Michigan Ghost Town of Fibre, in Chippewa County

What you see is what you get...and even what you don't see.

Thus describes the lost Michigan town of Fibre. Not really "lost", but seemingly secluded in the northern Michigan countryside and so small you could drive right thru and not even know it. All that remains is an old store, railroad...and that's about it.

What we know about Fibre – and there is little – is that it began life as a railroad station in 1891 along the Minnesota, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway.

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A post office opened up on July 10, 1895 under the name 'Alberta' and changed the name to 'Fibre' on Jan 20, 1896. The post office lasted for years until it closed for good on June 10, 1985. I assume the post office was located in the general store...which still exists with one gas pump.

That wasn't all Fibre had to offer.....as for other businesses, there was the company of Pew & Parker, who manufactured ties, poles, posts & shingles in the early 1900s; all things very needed in the Upper Peninsula.

The general store more than likely operated with several owners over the years, calling itself Dowd's Store (and gas station) in the 1940s.

Fibre can be found in Chippewa County's Rudyard Township at the railroad crossing over Trout Lake Road....but don't blink or play car bingo or you'll miss it.