Editing Bellaire, Michigan (section)

==History==
{{see also|History of Northern Michigan}}
The Bellaire post office opened under the name '''Keno''' on June 20, 1879, and changed to Bellaire on May 26, 1880.<ref>{{gnis|2463687|Bellaire Post Office}}</ref>   Also, in 1880, Bellaire became the county seat of Antrim County, a position that [[Elk Rapids, Michigan|Elk Rapids]] had previously had. The [[Chicago and West Michigan Railroad|Chicago & West Michigan Railroad]] built a depot in Bellaire in 1891, and the [[East Jordan & Southern Railroad]] built another line into the town in 1901. For years, Bellaire was a major railroad center in Antrim County, so the town attracted many industrial corporations. For example, the wooden bowl company (which made wooded utensils) built a factory in Bellaire because of the ease of transportation. Bellaire remained a transportation center until 1962, when the East Jordan and Southern abandoned their trackage through Bellaire, and the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway|Chesapeake & Ohio Railway]] (which was using the former Chicago and West Michigan line) followed suit in 1982. Bellaire is home to the [[Short's Brewing Company]].