Acme, Michigan

{{About|the unincorporated community|the township|Acme Township, Michigan}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Acme, Michigan | settlement_type = [[Unincorporated area|Unincorporated community]] | nickname = | motto =  | image_skyline = Acme Sign.jpg | image_size = 275 | image_caption = Signage along [[U.S. Route 31 in Michigan|US 31]]/[[M-72 (Michigan highway)|M-72]] | image_flag = | image_seal =  | pushpin_map = Michigan#USA | pushpin_label = Acme | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_caption = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption =  | coordinates = {{Coord|44|46|19|N|85|30|05|W|region:US-MI_type:city_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{Flagu|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|Michigan}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]] | subdivision_name2 = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Grand Traverse County, Michigan.svg}} [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Civil township|Township]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Acme Township, Michigan|Acme]]

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'''Acme''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|k|m|i:}} {{respell|ACK|mee}}) is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/619807 |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}}</ref> It is located on the shore of the East Arm of [[Grand Traverse Bay]], located within [[Acme Township, Michigan|Acme Township]]. It is part of the urban area of [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-17 |title=Acme |url=https://www.michigan.org/city/acme |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Pure Michigan {{!}} Official Travel & Tourism Website for Michigan |language=en}}</ref> Acme is home to the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact Us at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa |url=https://www.grandtraverseresort.com/contact-us/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.grandtraverseresort.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Michigan Golfer ON-LINE - HISTORY: Grand Traverse Resort & Spa: One Man's Vision - By Mike Terrell |url=http://www.michigangolfer.com/sept01/history.html |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.michigangolfer.com}}</ref>

== History == Acme was established by L S. Hoxie from [[Saratoga County, New York]], who, after arriving here in 1864, purchased land and [[plat]]ted the settlement. Alburtus T. Hoxie, son of L.S., became the first postmaster of Acme in 1869.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=}} The post office had opened as "'''Whitewater'''" on July 16, 1857, but was renamed on June 10, 1869. Acme takes its name from a [[Greek language|Greek]] word, [[Acme (disambiguation)|''acme'']], meaning "summit".<ref>{{cite book |author=Gannett, Henry |url=https://archive.org/details/origincertainpl00ganngoog |title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |year=1905 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/origincertainpl00ganngoog/page/n29 23]}}</ref>

In 1892, an extension of the [[Chicago and West Michigan Railway]] from [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]] to [[Petoskey, Michigan|Petoskey]] was built through Acme.<ref>{{Cite web |title=michiganrailroads.com - Evolution Map - Lower - 1892 |url=http://www.michiganrailroads.com/evolution-of-michigan-railroads/178-evolution-lower-peninsula/evolution-1890s/4387-evolution-map-lower-1892 |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.michiganrailroads.com |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028035359/http://www.michiganrailroads.com/evolution-of-michigan-railroads/178-evolution-lower-peninsula/evolution-1890s/4387-evolution-map-lower-1892 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Acme's post office closed on February 15, 1933. However, it was reestablished on February 1, 1952.<ref>{{gnis|2496175|Acme Post Office}}</ref>

In 1986, the tallest building in Grand Traverse County, the tower at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, opened in Acme.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grand Traverse Hotel info |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/126387/grand-traverse-resort-hotel-acme-mi-usa |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411110244/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/126387/grand-traverse-resort-hotel-acme-mi-usa |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |access-date=2021-07-26 |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref>

== Geography == Acme is part of [[Northern Michigan]]. It is located in southwestern [[Acme Township, Michigan|Acme Township]], in northeastern [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse County]]. It lies upon the eastern shore of the East Arm of [[Grand Traverse Bay]], a [[bay]] of [[Lake Michigan]]. The community is located at the mouth of the eponymous Acme Creek.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Acme Creek Watershed |url=http://www.northernmichiganstreams.org/acmews.asp |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.northernmichiganstreams.org}}</ref>

=== Major highways ===

* {{jct|US|31|state=MI}} runs south–north through the community. To the south, the highway runs through [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]], and further down the Lake Michigan coast. To the north, US 31 runs through [[Elk Rapids, Michigan|Elk Rapids]] towards [[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]], [[Petoskey, Michigan|Petoskey]], and the [[Mackinac Bridge]]. * {{jct|M|72|state=MI}} intersects US 31 in the heart of the community. It follows US 31 south and west to Traverse City, and to the east, runs through [[Williamsburg, Michigan|Williamsburg]] toward [[Kalkaska, Michigan|Kalkaska]] and [[Grayling, Michigan|Grayling]].

== Education == Acme is part of the [[Traverse City Area Public Schools]] district. The nearest public high school is [[Traverse City Central High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=District Boundary Map |url=https://www.tcaps.net/about/district-boundary-map/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.tcaps.net |language=en-US}}</ref> Bertha Vos Elementary School, located within the community, served local elementary students until 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finger |first=Christine |title=Courtade to make room for displaced Bertha Vos students |url=https://www.record-eagle.com/news/local_news/courtade-to-make-room-for-displaced-bertha-vos-students/article_4b4ad958-c2ec-56d8-86cd-26f8ba14465b.html |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Traverse City Record-Eagle |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Cherry production in Michigan]]

== References == <references />

===Sources=== *{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |work=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback |orig-year= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan }}

[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan]] [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Grand Traverse County, Michigan]] [[Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1869]] [[Category:1869 establishments in Michigan]] [[Category:Michigan populated places on Lake Michigan]] [[Category:Traverse City metropolitan area]]