Onaway Area Historical Museum

Onaway Area Historical Museum Preserving Onaway’s History

We had another crew working on clearing the inside of the vault in the AWR (American Wood Rim) Building today. As you ca...
06/06/2026

We had another crew working on clearing the inside of the vault in the AWR (American Wood Rim) Building today. As you can see it had completely collapsed into the bottom. While cleaning it out, the workers found a metal printing plate. This plate is over 100 years old. We put some ink on it to get a sense of what it said. We discovered it was a printing plate from the AWR CO product catalog. I matched it up to the pages posted. Pretty cool find!!

Day two of wrapping the lower porch. The change is amazing!
06/04/2026

Day two of wrapping the lower porch. The change is amazing!

They are almost finished with the lower porch!
06/03/2026

They are almost finished with the lower porch!

06/03/2026

Next meeting for the Onaway Area Historical Museum is June 11th, 4pm at City Hall.

05/24/2026
Chappa Construction has gotten a lot done with the good weather. The first floor porch overhang is taking shape.
05/21/2026

Chappa Construction has gotten a lot done with the good weather. The first floor porch overhang is taking shape.

They started the first floor skirt.
05/21/2026

They started the first floor skirt.

They are getting ready for the bottom skirt!
05/21/2026

They are getting ready for the bottom skirt!

They finished the overhang on the top level. The cedar shakes will be coming soon!
05/19/2026

They finished the overhang on the top level. The cedar shakes will be coming soon!

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P. O. Box 295
Onaway, MI
49765

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