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Montmorency County Porch Notes
Stories, practical details, outdoor places, tax quirks, and local history connected to Montmorency County. This shelf has 4 practical notes and 7 local stories.
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- History and culture Atlanta, the Elk Capital of Michigan Atlanta calls itself the Elk Capital of Michigan, near the Pigeon River Country elk herd and its long comeback story.
- Outdoors Clear Lake State Park Clear Lake State Park north of Atlanta offers a clear spring-fed lake, camping, paddling, fishing, ORV access, and elk-country quiet.
- Money and taxes Does Montmorency County have a city income tax? Montmorency County has no incorporated city, so there is no local city income tax anywhere in the county.
- History and culture Hillman, Brush Creek, and the lumber days Hillman began as Brush Creek, a lumber-era village on the Thunder Bay River that later settled into farming and small-town life.
- History and culture How Montmorency County got its name Montmorency County was first named for Ojibwe Chief Cheonoquet before the state changed it to a French-Canadian family name.
- Outdoors Lewiston and the Twin Lakes Lewiston and the Twin Lakes anchor Montmorency County's southwest resort country, with lakefront, golf, fishing, and four-season recreation.
- Outdoors The High Country Pathway and the sinkhole country The High Country Pathway crosses Montmorency County through remote state forest and ties toward the sinkhole country near the Presque Isle line.
- History and culture The Sno*Drift Rally The Sno*Drift Rally turns Montmorency County's winter forest roads into one of the toughest stops on the national rally calendar.
- Home and property Wells, septic systems, and what to check before you buy Montmorency County township buyers should understand private wells, septic systems, DHD#4 permits, and the lack of a sale-time inspection rule.
- Money and taxes Buying in a township? Watch for special assessments on top of your taxes Michigan township buyers should check for special assessments that can add separate road, sewer, water, lighting, sidewalk, or drain charges.
- Money and taxes In Michigan, you get two property-tax bills a year — not one Most Michigan property owners get separate summer and winter tax bills, with local rules deciding what lands on each bill.