Neilsen Log Cabin

Historical marker location:

47275 Sugarbush Road, Chesterfield Township, Michigan

( Marker can be reached from Gloria Goike Boulevard, 0.2 miles north of Sugarbush Road.)

The first European settlement in Michigan was founded by French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac in 1701. He established the settlement of Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit (later known as Detroit), which became an important trading post and military stronghold for the French and later the British.