The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

HOW CHEYBOYGAN GOT ITS NAME

MANY YEARS AGO IN THE CHEYBOYGAN, MICHIGAN, AREA THERE WAS AN
INDIAN WHO HAD TEN SONS. HE AND HIS WIFE WERE HOPING FOR A GIRL.
WHEN THE ELEVENTH CHILD WAS BORN THE INDIAN WENT INTO HIS TENT
AND ASKED IF THEY HAD FINALLY HAD A GIRL. "NO," SAID THE WIFE,
"SHE BOY AGAIN."

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CHEBOYGAN

Date learned: 06-00-1965