The name for the city comes from the Ojibwe word minisiing, "at the island".
A post office was established as the Munising post office on December 22, 1868.
It was renamed as Gogarnville on October 23, 1889, when Julius Gogarn was appointed as postmaster.
The office was moved to his farm.
He was a German-born American Civil War veteran and first Supervisor of Munising Township.
That post office continued until July 15, 1893.
The name for the city comes from the Ojibwe word minisiing, "at the island". A post office was established as the Munising post office on December 22, 1868. It was renamed as Gogarnville on October 23, 1889, when Julius Gogarn was appointed as postmaster. The office was moved to his farm. He was a German-born American Civil War veteran and first Supervisor of Munising Township. That post office continued until July 15, 1893.
Munising, Michigan