Betsy Ann Foster researched, compiled and wrote a book about Pier Cove history.

From the Introduction:

While Pier Cove presently consists of relatively few residences, the maps from 1869 and 1873 of the Village of Pier Cove show that it was once a bustling village, with a multitude of citizens. Boats docked at the pier to pick up loads of products such as fruit and lumber. For a time there were two piers present, flanking the creek.

The Village included a church, a hotel, a post office, various shops including a butcher/grocer, a dry goods proprietor that sold boots, shoes and clothing, and a fruit canner/winery. A school stood at the present site of Jim and Mary Ann’s house. A saw mill and a grist mill stood at the base of the Mill Pond, where the creek emptied into Lake Michigan.

Pier Cove Book