Onota, Au Train Township, Michigan
Bay Furnace | |
Reconstructed furnace | |
| Nearest city | Christmas, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°26′27″N 86°42′21″W / 46.44083°N 86.70583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1869 |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000382 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 1971 |
| Designated MSHS | January 22, 1971 |
Onota was a village in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It was located on the Grand Island Bay of Lake Superior near the present-day community of Christmas about five miles (8 km) west of Munising in Alger County. The site of Onota is within the Bay Furnace Campground and Picnic Area of the Hiawatha National Forest. The remains of Bay Furnace, a blast furnace used for smelting iron, is the only extant remnant of the town. Bay Furnace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1971.