Winter Site | |
Location | On a small tributary of Big Bay de Noc near Garden, Michigan [2] |
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Coordinates | 45°50′0″N 86°32′0″W / 45.83333°N 86.53333°W |
Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 76001027 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 19, 1976 |
The Winter Site is an archaeological site located along Big Bay de Noc north of Garden, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]
The site is located about 1,000 feet (300 m) inland from the water along a small tributary. [3] The site was occupied at a time when the Lake Michigan shoreline extended further inland than it does today. [3] It was excavated by researchers from Western Michigan University in the mid-1970s. [4]
The site was populated by Middle Woodland period peoples at two distinct times: one earlier occupation of relatively short duration (1 to 2 seasons) and a later occupation that lasted longer. [3] The occupation was interrupted by what was likely a short rise in lake level or a heavy seasonal flood. [3] Remains at the site indicate that the inhabitants subsisted on fall-spawning fish, and therefore the site represents an early experimentation in coastal living in the late fall and winter. [3]