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Bear River (Michigan)
Bear River is a small clear slow-moving river in the U.S. state of Michigan. long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed November 21, 2011 it is the largest tributary of Little Traverse Bay in the northwest of the lower peninsula. Traverse Bay is on Lake Michigan. The river is formed as the outflow of Walloon Lake on the boundary between Charlevoix County and Emmet County, draining from the southeast end of the lake at near the community of Walloon Lake in Melrose Township. M-75 has its northern terminus in a junction with US 131 nearby. The river flows east for about before turning north through Bear Creek Township, angling northwest to empty into Little Traverse Bay in Petoskey at . Petoskey was at first known as "Bear River" until being renamed in 1873. The Bear River itself has also been known as "Bear Creek" and "Ellis Creek". The river has excellent fishing and provides opportunities for peaceful ...
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Petoskey, Michigan
Petoskey ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat and largest city in Emmet County. Part of Northern Michigan, Petoskey is a popular Midwestern resort town, as it sits on the shore of Little Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan. At the 2020 census, Petoskey's population was 5,877. History Odawa inhabitants The Little Traverse Bay area was long inhabited by indigenous peoples, including the Odawa people. The name ''Petoskey'' is said to mean "where the light shines through the clouds" in the language of the Odawa. After the 1836 Treaty of Washington, Odawa Chief Ignatius Petosega (1787–1885) took the opportunity to purchase lands near the Bear River. Petosega's father was Antoine Carre, a French Canadian fur trader and his mother was Odawa. Early Presbyterian missions By the 1850s, several religious groups had established missions near the Little Traverse Bay. A Mormon offshoot had been based at Beaver Island, the Jesuit missionaries had been ...
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Tuscola And Saginaw Bay Railway
The Great Lakes Central Railroad is an American Class II regional railroad, operating in the state of Michigan. It was originally called the Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway , which was formed on August 26, 1977, to operate over former Penn Central lines from Millington to Munger, and from Vassar to Colling. TSBY's name was derived from the three counties it operated in: Tuscola, Saginaw and Bay. Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway (1982-2006) In October 1982, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) contracted the TSBY to operate the former Ann Arbor Railroad line from Osmer siding just north of Ann Arbor to Alma, Michigan. On October 1, 1984, MDOT cancelled its contract with the Michigan Northern Railway and the TSBY assumed operation as a 405-mile short-line freight railroad with the rest of the Ann Arbor Railroad mainline from Alma to Cadillac, former Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway (GR&I) trackage from Reed City to Petoskey (crossing in Cadillac, Michigan) a ...
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Rivers Of Emmet County, Michigan
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, springs, a ...
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Rivers Of Charlevoix County, Michigan
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, springs ...
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Springvale Township, Michigan
Springvale Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,146 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (4.99%) is water. Portions of Crooked Lake and Pickerel Lake, two lakes in the Inland Waterway connecting to Lake Huron, lie within Springvale Township. These lakes, as well as Berry Creek, which flows into Pickerel Lake, form the northern boundary of the township. Springvale Township forms the southeastern corner of Emmet County, bordering Cheboygan County to the east, and Charlevoix County to the south. The western border of Springvale Township lies just over from downtown Petoskey. Springvale Township contains no state-maintained highways, although US Highway 31 comes within less than a mile from the northwestern corner of the township. C-58 is a county-designated highway that runs west–east across the north of the townsh ...
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Resort Township, Michigan
Resort Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The southwesternmost township of Emmet County, Resort Township is immediately adjacent Petoskey, the county seat and largest city in Emmet County. Resort Township also has a shoreline on Little Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,835, an increase from 2,697 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (11.44%) is water. Resort Township has shorelines on both Little Traverse Bay (Lake Michigan) and Walloon Lake. Charlevoix County is south and west of Resort Township. The city of Petoskey is north and northeast of Resort Township. The community of Bay Shore is also in the northwest of the township. Major highway * runs west–east through the north of the township, paralleling Little Traverse Bay. US 31 runs north to Mackinaw City and south to Charlevoix and ...
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Hudson Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan
Hudson Township is a civil township of Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 691 at the 2010 census. Communities *Thumb Lake is a former settlement located within the township on the eastern shores of Thumb Lake. It began as a lumbering settlement in 1882, and local grocer James Waggoner served as the first postmaster when the post office opened on September 25, 1882. It was given a train station named Thumb Lake Junction along the Boyne City & Southeastern Railroad. The post office is no longer in operation. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (3.27%) is water. Thumb Lake is located within Hudson Township. Major highways * is a county-designated highway that runs west–east through the northern portion of the township. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 639 people, 229 households, and 179 families residing in the township. The population density Popula ...
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Evangeline Township, Michigan
Evangeline Township is a civil township of Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 712 at the 2010 census. Communities *Bay Springs is a historic settlement that was located at the mouth of the Boyne River at the beginning of Lake Charlevoix. It was settled as a resort colony in 1882 and had its own post office from October 3, 1884 until July 15, 1905. *Wildwood is an unincorporated community located within the township at . History Evangeline Township takes its name from the epic poem ''Evangeline'' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (25.19%) is water. The township occupies water boundaries in Lake Charlevoix and Walloon Lake. Young State Park is in the southwest part of the township along Lake Charlevoix. Major highways * enters the township briefly in the southeast corner and runs into Boyne City. * runs through the western portion of the to ...
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Chandler Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan
Chandler Township is a civil township of Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 248 at the 2010 census. Communities * Dot is a historic settlement located within the township. A post office operated here from May 17, 1880 until June 15, 1901. *Spring Vale is a former lumbering community in the southeastern portion of the township near the county line with Cheboygan County. The community began in 1879 by the dominant Cadillac lumber firm Cobbs & Mitchell, owned by Johnathon Cobbs and George A. Mitchell. A post office named Spring Vale opened on May 6, 1879 with George Mohorter serving as the first postmaster, who operated the post office from his general store. After the decline in the lumber industry, the community was abandoned and torn down by 1925. The community appeared on 1911 mapof Charlevoix County. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.06%) is water. Demographics ...
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Boyne Valley Township, Michigan
Boyne Valley Township is a civil township of Charlevoix County, Michigan, Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,195 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. The township was established in 1873 and contains the village of Boyne Falls, Michigan, Boyne Falls and Boyne Mountain Resort. Communities *Boyne Falls, Michigan, Boyne Falls is an incorporated village located in the center of the township at . *Cushman is a former community located along the Boyne City Railroad, where a railway station was built in 1893. The station served as a stopover between the Doyle and Moore stations. *Doyle's Siding is a former settlement that existed along the Boyne City Railroad about southeast of Boyne City, Michigan, Boyne City. A station named Doyle was built here in 1894 to help transport the area's plentiful supply of lumber. *Moore is a former settlement along a railway station on the Boyne City Railroad. The Moore station served as a connector route to ...
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Bay Township, Michigan
Bay Township is a civil township of Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,122 at the 2010 census. Bay Township was established in 1887. The township contains the census-designated place of Horton Bay. The community and surrounding area were featured in several stories by Ernest Hemingway, particularly the Nick Adams stories including "The End of Something". Communities * Horton Bay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within the township at . *Zenith Heights is an unincorporated community located within the township at . Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bay Township has a total area of , of which is land and (17.68%) is water. Bay Township is located between Lake Charlevoix and Walloon Lake. Major highways * runs through the township near Lake Charlevoix and through the community of Horton Bay. * runs north from C-56 and connects to US 31 north of the township. Demographics As of the census o ...
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Smelt (fish)
Smelts are a family of small fish, the Osmeridae, found in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans, as well as rivers, streams and lakes in Europe, North America and Northeast Asia. They are also known as freshwater smelts or typical smelts to distinguish them from the related Argentinidae (herring smelts or argentines), Bathylagidae (deep-sea smelts), and Retropinnidae (Australian and New Zealand smelts). Some smelt species are common in the North American Great Lakes, and in the lakes and seas of the northern part of Europe, where they run in large Shoaling and schooling, schools along the saltwater coastline during spring migration to their spawning streams. In some western parts of the United States, smelt populations have greatly declined in recent decades, leading to their protection under the Endangered Species Act. The Delta smelt (''Hypomesus transpacificus'') found in the Sacramento Delta of California, and the eulachon (''Thaleichthys pacificus'') found in the Nort ...
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