BIG BAY
Marquette County
State Department of Conservation
State Department of Conservation
1922: A steel tower was erected. (Biennial Report - The Department of Conservation - 1922)
November 26, 1957: "The hiring of a forest fire lookout by the Conservation department seldom draws much attention because the department employs more than 100 men each year in these vital positions.
A new lookout, however, caused some surprise when his name appeared on the employment list. The lookout, who joined the department in September and is stationed at Big Bay in Marquette county, is Forrest A. Burns." (The News-Palladium)