 In 1890 the C&WM extended the line north from Baldwin another to Traverse City.On February 28, 1891, the C&WM created the Chicago and North Michigan to extend the line an additional to Bay View, a task it completed on July 17, 1892; the company also built a branch line from Williamsburg to Elk Rapids.In 1897 the C&WM entered into an arrangement with William Alden Smith to construct a railway line southeast from Rapid City through Kalkaska to northern Missaukee County.