Where did they get the name l'anse creuse?

Answer 1

The newly formed district elected its first Board of Education members on March 29, 1954. The members were: Glen Peters, Albert Marlatt, Marie C. Graham, Donald W. Stivers and Louis Senghas.

With the board in place, the new district needed a name. Some of the suggestions included: "Lakeland," "Lake Shore," "Selfridge," Cavalier," "Riverland" and "Shoreland." Senghas wondered if the name "L'Anse Creuse," held by a road that ran through the district as well as the name for the Bay of Lake St. Clair, could have possibilities.

A local historian revealed that L'Anse Creuse was the French name for "Little Bay" or "Shallow Bay." Additionally, L'Anse Creuse road used to run from the water's edge back to Pontiac and served as the means for area farmers to transport their produce to the bay for sale along the water.

Satisfied with a century's worth of historical significance, the board selected L'Anse Creuse Public Schools as the district's official name.