Ortonville area lakes
including Brandon Township

Here is a small list of Ortonville area lakes.

Bald Eagle Lake

Huff Lake

Lake Louise

Seymour Lake 

Ortonville, a northern rural village in Oakland County.  Ortonville's primary public schools are Brandon Schools. Students are mostly Brandon, Groveland Twp, and Hadley Twp. residents with a few from surrounding areas of northern Clarkston and western Oxford. Brandon High School is the home of the Blackhawks.

Ortonville is nestled in the rolling hills of north Oakland County, the Village of Ortonville was founded by Amos Orton in 1848. Mr. Orton, his wife Emily, and their two children made the difficult trip from upstate New York via boat and ox cart in 1839, eventually working their way north through Troy and Pontiac on muddy Indian trails until they reached the present site of the Village of Ortonville. What they found was Kearsley Creek nestled in a heavily wooded area, along with bubbling artesian springs and beautiful pristine lakes. Mr. Orton, being an devoted businessman, immediately saw the potential of Kearsley Creek for water­power. He built a log house north of the Village in 1839 and by 1848, he had built a small grist mill on the banks of Kearsley Creek.

In 1856, this small structure was replaced with a much larger building still in use today and Mr. Orton also constructed a dam and mill pond to provide power for this larger Grist Mill. As the number of farmers bringing their crops to the Mill grew, a variety of businesses were established to provide services to these ready made customers. Among these businesses were a blacksmith, a carriage maker, a general store, and a stable, and a saloon. In time, these businesses were followed by a Post Office, a hardware store, a hotel, a dress maker, a baker, a drug store, and an undertaker.

$464,900

135 Parker Lane

Brandon Township, MI

Beds: 3 • Baths: 2 full/1 partial

$300,000

3529 Lakeview Drive

Brandon Township, MI

Beds: 3 • Baths: 2 full

$595,000

2475 S ORTONVILLE Road

Brandon Township, MI

Beds: 5 • Baths: 4 full

$539,900

113 Parker Lane

Brandon Township, MI

Beds: 4 • Baths: 2 full/1 partial

$469,000

1962 Lake Pointe Drive

Brandon Township, MI

Beds: 4 • Baths: 2 full

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The Village prospered by becoming the commercial center for Brandon Township and a portion of Groveland Township. Mr. Orton worked hard to bring the railroad to Ortonville but became despondent when the line coming north went through Holly instead. He eventually left the Village that bears his name and lived for some time in Fenton and Okemos. He and his wife Emily are buried in the Ortonville cemetery. The Mill constructed by Amos Orton continued to be used until 1960 for a variety of purposes related to agriculture. In 1968, Emiline and Jack Hamilton donated the Mill to the Ortonville Community Historical Society and the building now contains a museum of local history.

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Joe, Janel, Russ
The Bertera Ravary Lakes area Team
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