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Shoreline Property Advisors
Evanston: 847-425-3844
New Buffalo: 269-612-4104
Fax: 847-572-5795
AskUs@ShorelineAdvice.com
Evanston Office
2929 Central Street
Evanston, IL 60201
New Buffalo Office
10 N. Whittaker Street
New Buffalo, MI, 49117
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One of three unincorporated villages in Chikaming Township, Harbert hugs Lake Michigan's picturesque shoreline. The simplicity of the area's early Scandinavian settlers can still be felt in this area, devoid of theme parks, sprawling malls, and mammoth resorts. Residents and visitors are able to relax and enjoy mile after mile of beachfront and abundant small-town charm. Poet Carl Sandburg spent many summers in Harbor Country and wrote his Pulitzer Prize winning account of Abraham Lincoln in his Harbert home. New Buffalo and Warren Dunes State Park provide the major public beaches–the latter rated among Michigan's finest. Four-season recreational opportunities range from premier water sports to winter sports. Just a short drive from Harbert, the majestic sand dunes and woodlands give way to rolling hills and lush vineyards that feature award-winning wineries.
History
The emergence of the railroad secured the founding of Harbert. John Glavin, an engineer on the Lake shore and Michigan Southern Railroad, noted the area's barren land on one of his runs between Chicago and Detroit. Glavin investigated and found the land affordable. Farmer Glavin had a new career. But while Glavin founded the community in the 1850's, a Chicago industrialist who as instrumental in building the town's train depot aced-out farmer Glavin when it came to naming the village. Agriculture was the mainstay of the Harbert economy. Orchards and vineyards were established.
A pickle factory thrived for many years. All of the town's products would be gathered at the Harbert depot for transport to Chicago and Detroit. And, like nearby communities, Harbert had its own pier for Lake Michigan cargo. Perhaps Harbert's best known export comes from the Swedish Bakery which was established in the early 1900's. But the community's most famous visitor and resident was Carl Sandburg. Much of Sandburg's Pulitzer Prize winning account of Abraham Lincoln was written at his Harbert home He and his wife raised award winning goats on his farm and shipped them throughout the country. The Sandburgs lived in Harbert for 15 years.
- excerpts from HarborCountry.org
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