Located in the Upper Peninsula, Chippewa County is home to the Soo Locks in Sault Saint Marie, allowing ships to travel from Lake Superior to the lower Great Lakes.
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Located in the Upper Peninsula, Chippewa County is home to the Soo Locks in Sault Saint Marie, allowing ships to travel from Lake Superior to the lower Great Lakes.
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Forming in 1840, Cheboygan is speculated to come from the Ojibwa term for “sewing needle” and shares the origin of the Cheboygan River.
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Formed in 1869, Charlevoix is home to the Beaver Island archipelago including the Gull, Hat, Pismire, and Shoe islands.
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Formed in 1829, Calhoun County is named after John C. Calhoun, Vice President under Andrew Jackson. It is also home to the third largest city in Michigan, Battle Creek.
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Founded in 1829, Branch County is named after the U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Branch.
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Sitting in the furthest SW corner of Michigan, Berrien County is home to Paw Paw Lake and the St. Joseph river.
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Organized in 1969, the name “Benzie” is derived from the French Riviere Aux-Bec Scies or “river of sawbill ducks” (bec-scie).
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Bay County was created in 1857 from portions of Midland, Arenac, and Saginaw counties. Its name origin is that it “surrounds Saginaw Bay.”
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Barry County was formed in 1829 and named after William Taylor Berry, United States Postmaster General under President Andrew Jackson, making it one of Michigan’s “cabinet counties”.
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