This west Michigan town disappeared. What really happened?

Singapore, Michigan was a lumber town near Saugatuck in west Michigan.The 19th century settlement eventually shuttered due to deforestation from logging.Folklore calls it Michigan’s “Pompeii,” believed to have disappeared under the sand.Southwest Michigan boasts prime tourist spots along the Lake Michigan coast, but the area is also home to a mysterious “ghost town,” Singapore.
Legends liken this former west Michigan town to ancient Pompeii, with tales of the settlement vanishing under the sand dunes along Lake Michigan’s shoreline. But is Singapore’s downfall really as dramatic as folklore tells?
Let’s take a look into the origins and demise of this once-bustling lumber town.