Christmas is an

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in the

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of the U.S. state of

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. Christmas is located within Au Train Township in Alger County, and is located about northwest of the city of Munising. As an unincorporated community, Christmas has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own. Christmas has frequently been noted on lists of

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History

Christmas was established by Julius Thorson, of Munising, who built a factory for holiday-themed products here in 1938. The surrounding area took on the name of the holiday, although in 1940, a fire destroyed the factory, ending Thorson's operation.

Geography

Christmas is located in Au Train Township, in central Alger County. The community is located along the shore of Bay Furnace, a small bay of

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. About northeast of Christmas is Grand Island.

Major highway

* follows an east–west route through the community. The route can be used to access Marquette, about west, and Munising, about to the southeast.

References

{{Alger County, Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan Unincorporated communities in Alger County, Michigan Populated places established in 1938 1938 establishments in Michigan Michigan populated places on Lake Superior

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