Late in the 19th and early in the 20th century, it became a popular lake resort area, accessible from Detroit by interurban railway.
As a sprawling 19th Century farming community, there were several small school districts that operated one-room schoolhouses.
[3] Built in 1966 at 5475 West Maple Road, Ealy closed in summer 1983 due to declining enrollment.
[9] Roosevelt Elementary closed at the end of the 2023-2024 school year and the district intends to use the building for administration.
[12] The building, considered the state's oldest operating school[13] closed in the summer of 2022 due to a ceiling collapse in an unused classroom.
[15] Built at the corner of Orchard Lake Road and Pridham St in 1914, Keego Harbor school had four classrooms, indoor toilets, and a stone foundation.