11,000 yr old Native American Trail in Napoleon, Michigan

Nottawasepee Road in Napoleon follows part of an ancient Native American travel route known as the Nottawa Sepee Trail. The trail connected the Stony Lake area through Napoleon and continued east toward what is now Austin Road. Native people were using this route and the surrounding area thousands of years ago. Napoleon Township has 17 known Native American campsites, including one near Stony Lake dating back about 11,000 years, and a spearpoint found there is estimated to be around 12,000 years old. So parts of the road we drive today follow a travel route that has been here for thousands of years.