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Area code. 906 [a] The Upper Peninsula of Michigan —also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P. or Yoop —is the northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; it is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac. It is bounded primarily by Lake Superior to the north ...
Official website. Charlevoix ( / ˈʃɑːrləvɔɪ / SHAR-lə-voy) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Charlevoix County. [ 4] Part of Northern Michigan, Charlevoix is located on an isthmus between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix, bisected by the short Pine River.
Eastern: UTC −5/−4. Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan (known colloquially to residents of more southerly parts of the state and summer residents from cities such as Detroit as "Up North" ), is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan. A popular tourist destination, it is home to several small- to medium-sized cities ...
GNIS feature ID. 1619393 [ 3] Website. Official website. Cadillac ( / ˈkædəlæk / KAD-ə-lak) is a city in and county seat of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [ 4][ 5] The population was 10,371 at the 2020 census, making it the second most-populated city in the Northern Michigan region, after Traverse City .
Located near the northern tip of the Leelanau Peninsula, Northport is located within Leelanau Township, and lies on the shore of Grand Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan. Northport had a population of 496 at the 2020 census. The village is located about 29 miles (47 km) north of Traverse City, and is part of that city's metropolitan area.
Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6. Vogel, Virgil J. (1986). Indian Names in Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. pp. 244, 8 B&W photographs & 3 maps.
The village of Roscommon is located within Higgins Township in the northern portion of the county. Roscommon has its own post office with the 48653 ZIP Code, which also serves all of Gerrish Township, most of Lyon Township, and smaller areas extending into Lake Township, Markey Township, and Au Sable Township.
Kalkaska is the county seat and only incorporated community of Kalkaska County, and is considered part of Northern Michigan. Its population was 2,132 at the 2020 census, an increase from 2,020 at the 2010 census . Kalkaska is part of the Traverse City metropolitan area, and is often considered a bedroom community of nearby Traverse City.