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In the 1870s, lumber baron Henry Stephens established a large lumber operation at St. Helen, considered at the time to be among the largest and best equipped in the state. The mills were estimated to have produced more than 1 billion board feet (2,000,000 m³) of lumber within a period of fourteen years. The St. Helen Development Company was organized to sell land and promote development of the area, and over seven years sold 80,000 acres (320 km sq) of land and helped to build more than 30 miles (50 km) of roads and over 80 miles (130 km) of fencing. The Detroit, Bay City & Alpena Railroad (later the Michigan Central, then the Detroit & Mackinac and presently the Lake State Railway Company) built a line through the area with a station at St. Helen. The now decommissioned M-76 (Michigan highway)M-76 passed through St. Helen and portions are still signed as "Old 76". Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Helen%2C_Michigan
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