I ordered a chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream icing topped with fresh strawberries for my mother's birthday. Allyson created a beautiful work of art. My mother said it was so beautiful that she almost didn't want to cut into it. The flavors were spot on. I will definitely order more creations in the future.
Ken Huisjen. Onaway is located at the western edge of Presque Isle County at the junction of M-68 and M-33. This area was first settled in the 1880s by Thomas Shaw and Marritt Chandler. Chandler was the first to plat the land, naming the town after an Indian maiden, Onaway.
Michigan Archives. Lake County, originally named Aishum after a well known Potawatomi Indian Chief was set off in 1840 and attached to Oceana County. In 1843 it was renamed to Lake for the numerous lakes in the county. For the next 30 years , it was attached to neighboring counties until organization in 1871. Chase, first settled in 1867, was the first county seat. Baldwin became the county seat in 1875. Baldwin was settled in 1872 and is named after Henry P. Baldwin, Governor of Michigan 1868-1872. White pine forests covered Lake County in the 1870âs and helped make Michigan a leading lumbering state.