Devils River (Michigan)

Devils River is a small river in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Alpena County south of the city of Alpena.

The mouth is on Thunder Bay of Lake Huron at 44°55′34″N 83°25′15″W / 44.92611°N 83.42083°W / 44.92611; -83.42083 near the small community of Ossineke in Sanborn Township. The north branch rises as the outflow of Devils Lake a few mile north-northwest of Ossineke. The south branch of the river rises in northern Alcona County near the community of Spruce in Caledonia Township and flows mostly north and east to join the north branch near Ossineke, less than a mile from the mouth.^[1]

The south branch runs closely along the west side of U.S. Highway 23 for about two miles, before the road crosses both the south and north branches near Ossineke.^[1]

An Ojibwa village was once located at the mouth of the river along with two large image stones from which the name of Ossineke (from zhingaabewasiniigigaabawaad meaning "Where the Image stones stood,"^[2]) is derived.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Devils River
2. ^ A History of the Place Names of Alpena County