Baraga County, Michigan
Use this county page to find the right government office or narrow down to a city or township. The service directory covers common county jobs; the local pages add property-tax context, school-district rate ranges, nearby places, and Porch Notes tied to each community.
County snapshot
Cities
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Townships
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School districts
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Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 24.7644 mills to 41.8497 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 37.7644 mills to 59.8497 mills.
Rate rows come from the official Michigan Treasury millage-rate reports . Data used: 2025 Michigan Treasury Total Property Tax Rates. Last reviewed July 12, 2026.
Use this carefully: Michigan Porch uses the statewide published rates as a planning aid. The local assessor or treasurer controls parcel-specific values, due dates, and special assessments.
County service directory
Find the office before you make the trip
Some questions stay with the city or township. Others move to the county, a health district, or a court. Start with the job you need done, then confirm hours, fees, and forms with the office.
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Marriage licenses, local vital records, and elections
Baraga County clerk
Start with the clerk for a marriage license, a county-filed birth or death record, election information, and other county records.
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Deeds, mortgages, and recorded land documents
Baraga County register of deeds
Use this office for recorded property documents. It does not decide ownership disputes or tell you whether a deed is legally sufficient.
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Delinquent real-property tax and foreclosure questions
Baraga County treasurer
Current bills usually begin with the city or township treasurer. After the local collection period, delinquent real-property tax moves to the county or the state foreclosing unit.
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Private wells, septic systems, and local health services
Local health department
Michigan has county and multi-county health departments. Use the state finder to see which department serves this county before applying or making an appointment.
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District, circuit, probate, or family-court business
Michigan trial courts serving this county
The court depends on the case type and sometimes the city or district. The judiciary directory lists court locations, websites, and contact information by county.
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Countywide assessment data and equalization
Baraga County equalization
Your local assessor and Board of Review handle an individual parcel first. County equalization studies values across local units and supports assessment administration.
County websites are checked against the State of Michigan county website directory . State and court finders are used where one office or district can serve more than one county. Directory reviewed July 12, 2026. Office roles were checked against Michigan Vital Records, Michigan Treasury taxpayer resources, and State Tax Commission guidance.
Local pages
Places in Baraga County
Township
Arvon Township
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Township
Baraga Township
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Township
Covington Township
1 school district available.
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Township
L'anse Township
1 school district available.
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Township
Spurr Township
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Baraga County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Baraga County · Outdoors
Canyon Falls: the easy US-41 gorge stop
About eight miles south of L'Anse, a short trail from an MDOT roadside park reaches the Sturgeon River's rocky shelves and box canyon. The remote wilderness gorge is a different trip.
Read this note ->Baraga County · History and culture
How Baraga County got its name: the Snowshoe Priest
Baraga County is named for Bishop Frederic Baraga, the 'Snowshoe Priest' who walked hundreds of winter miles to reach scattered villages, learned Ojibwe, and wrote its first dictionary. A towering shrine to him overlooks Keweenaw Bay near L'Anse.
Read this note ->Baraga County · Money and taxes
Is there a city income tax in Baraga County?
There's no city income tax in Baraga County -- and there couldn't be one, since the county has no cities at all, just the villages of L'Anse and Baraga. The nearest is Grayling, well over a hundred miles away.
Read this note ->Baraga County · Outdoors
Mount Arvon, the top of Michigan
Tucked in the Huron Mountains of Baraga County, Mount Arvon is the highest point in Michigan -- a quiet, forested summit at the end of a rough logging road, with a mailbox at the top for visitors to sign.
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Pequaming, the lumber town Henry Ford bought
Henry Ford bought Pequaming and 40,000 acres in 1923 to supply hardwood for Ford vehicles, and traces of the old company town remain on Keweenaw Bay.
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The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and the L'Anse Reservation
Much of Baraga County sits on the L'Anse Reservation -- the oldest and largest in Michigan, home of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, an Ojibwe nation that has governed these shores of Keweenaw Bay for generations.
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What to check next in Baraga County
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- Question Understand uncapping See why a buyer's first full-year tax bill can differ from the seller's old bill. Read the guide ->
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