Two Michigan Ghost Towns Furthest from the Ohio Border

These two old U.P. ghost towns get confused with each other, because they look so similar – they are only one mile apart from each other, down the abandoned railroad tracks.

The sites of the former communities of Junet and Montreal are in Gogebic County, close to the Wisconsin border at the furthermost region of the landlocked part of the state (Isle Royale is not included).

Both towns were basically railroad stations along the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic railway; Junet was one mile away from the Wisconsin border, and Montreal was two miles from the border. Most sites list Junet as a community but not Montreal, aside from the fact that there was the Montreal River. According to Michigan Railroads, Montreal was indeed a place.

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Junet was named in 1871 after one of the families that lived there.

Montreal also had the Montreal Mine, two miles away at the Wisconsin border, on both sides of the river. Montreal had its own post office in 1903 but closed in 1915.

Both former communities have residents that you could probably count on one hand...not a bad idea to set up house in an old ghost town. Nobody around to bug ya.

From these two towns, you would have to travel 637 miles thru Michigan to get to Ohio...making these the Michigan towns furthest from the Ohio border.

The gallery below features current photos of both places.....both make a great roadtrip!