Alcona County (pop. 10,942) is on Lake Huron, east of Oscoda County. Alcona is Michigan’s first county (alphabetically).
The county flag
Alcona is one of Michigan’s ten county names invented by Henry Schoolcraft to sound like Indian words. The others are Allegan, Alpena, Arenac, Iosco, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Lenawee, Oscoda, and Tuscola.
The county seat of Alcona County is Harrisville, third-smallest county seat in Michigan with a population of 493.
Sunrise on Lake Huron, Harrisville
Harrisville was the hometown of Hall of Fame baseball player Hazen Shirley “Kiki” Cuyler (1898-1950).
Lifetime .321 average
Harrisville’s Detroit and Mackinac Railway depot, built in 1901, is still standing.
Built of cut stone
Harrisville State Park, along Lake Huron, was established in 1921.
Popular for camping
The Sturgeon Point Light Station, built in 1869 in Cape Cod style, is north of Harrisville.
Open to the public in summer
Hubbard Lake, one of Michigan’s largest inland lakes, is popular for fishing both summer and winter.
Hubbard Lake in autumn
The unincorporated community of Curran has an annual Black Bear Festival.
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