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==Communities== * '''Arvon''', named after the township in 1872, began as a slate quarry village. A post office operated from June 8, 1874, until November 18, 1879, and again from May 18, 1882, until October 14, 1893.<ref>{{gnis|2129322|Arvon Post Office (historical)}}</ref><ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref> *[[Aura, Michigan|'''Aura''']] is located at the base of the Point Abbaye peninsula on the northern side of [[Huron Bay]]. *'''Huron Bay''' is a community located on Huron Bay a few miles southwest of Skanee. Here there is a [[convenience store]] and a [[tavern]]. Huron Bay was formerly the terminus of the [[Iron Range and Huron Bay Railroad]], built to carry [[iron ore]] from [[Champion Township, Michigan|Champion]] to Huron Bay. A post office was in operation from July 29, 1892, until January 31, 1894.<ref name="Romig" /><ref>{{gnis|2129290|Huron Bay Post Office (historical)}}</ref> *'''McComb Corner''' is an unincorporated community in the township. *'''[[Skanee, Michigan|Skanee]]''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) within the township. *'''St. Cyr''' is an unincorporated community in the township, lying on Huron Bay.
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