This Tiny Michigan Village has Road Signs 65 Years Out of Date

There's a small village in northern Michigan that may be stuck in the past just a little - 65 years to be exact.

Visit the village of Luther well of the main roads between Reed City and Ludington and you'll find yourself driving on that community's main street, M-63. Problem is, M-63 has not been routed though Luther for nearly 70 years.

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A highway once called M-63 once ran through Luther part of a route that connected today's US-131 to the community of Peacock. This highway was established in 1919 and existed until 1961 when the state turned the road over to local control.

Lake County's Road Commission designates the road as Old M-63, seen in this intersection with 2 1/2 Mile Road:

Google Maps Street View

However when a driver reaches the Luther village limit, the 'old' disappears and the roadway appears to be currently designated at M-63.

Google Maps Street View

Beyond the fact that M-63 has not officially been routed through Luther since 1961, there is a currently designated stretch of road in Berrien County that is M-63. The contemporary M-63 picked up that designation in 1986 along Niles Avenue in St Joseph and Benton Harbor replacing what had been US-33.

Drivers looking to cruise the old sections of M-63 should exit US-131 at Exit 162 which is 14 Mile Road in Oscoda County. Heading west, the roadway changes to Old M-63 at the Lake County line and continues to Kings Highway just past the Luther village limits.

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Gallery Credit: Eric Meier