Skanee is an

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and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in Baraga County in the U.S. state of

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. The CDP had a population of 102 at the 2020 census. Skanee is located in Arvon Township on the shore of

Huron Bay Huron Bay is a long, narrow bay long, located in Baraga County, Michigan, on the northern shore of the Upper Peninsula of the State of Michigan. The bay, oriented in a northeast-southwest direction, is bounded by the Huron Mountains on its east ...

, a bay of

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. As an unincorporated community, Skanee has no legal autonomy of its own, however it does have its own post office with the 49962 ZIP Code. The community is home to the historic Arvon Township Hall.

History

Skanee was established in 1870 when Captain Walfred Been sailed into

during a storm, and settled in the area. Been named the settlement after

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in Sweden, his home province. For the 2020 census, Skanee was included as a newly-listed

Geography

According to the

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, the Skanee CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (2.1%) is water. Skanee is located in Arvon Township, in northeastern Baraga County. The community is located at the base of the

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, a relatively small range shared between Baraga and Marquette counties. About southeast of Skanee is

Mount Arvon Mount Arvon ( ) at , is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in L'Anse Township, Baraga County, Mount Arvon is part of the Huron Mountains. It rises about south of Lake Superior (elevation ). On the list of highes ...

, which at , is the highest point in Michigan. The community is located on the shore of

, a bay of

Demographics

Education

Skanee is zoned within the Arvon Township School District.
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/ref> The district operates the K-8 Skanee School, while high school students attend school in L'Anse.

Images

File:Arvon Township Hall, Skanee, Michigan.JPG, Arvon Township Hall File:IRHB ore dock.jpg, The Iron Range and Huron Bay Railroad ore dock in Skanee

References

{{Baraga County, Michigan Census-designated places in Michigan Census-designated places in Baraga County, Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan Unincorporated communities in Baraga County, Michigan Populated places established in 1870 1870 establishments in Michigan Michigan populated places on Lake Superior