Editing Baraga Township, Michigan (section)

==Communities==
* '''Arnheim''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] at {{Coord|46|55|01|N|88|28|57|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Arnheim, Michigan|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617421|Arnheim, Michigan}}</ref> Arnheim was a station on the [[Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway]], midway between [[L'Anse, Michigan|L'Anse]] and [[Houghton, Michigan|Houghton]]. Storekeeper Martin Erikson became the first postmaster on November 13, 1900. The office closed in either 1915 or 1916<ref>Romig indicates September 19, 1915 while the GNIS citing David M. Ellis, ''Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986'' indicates July 31, 1916</ref> and reopened from August 15, 1917, until September 30, 1951.<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|isbn=0-8143-1838-X|page=195}}</ref><ref>{{gnis|2129325|Arnheim Post Office (historical)}}</ref> Arnheim was named after Jeremiah Arn (died 1911). Jeremiah Arn was employed to strip the Portage Entry quarries until the over-burden of stone was removed. He settled on a farm at Arnheim and started a quarry which he worked for many years.<ref name=SentinelVol31No35>{{cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn96077142/1911-07-08/ed-1/seq-1/|title=The L'anse Sentinel, Vol. 31 No 35 - July 08, 1911|access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Assinins, Michigan|'''Assinins''']] is an unincorporated community at {{Coord|46|48|37|N|88|28|38|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Assinins, Michigan|}}.<ref>{{gnis|620286|Assinins, Michigan}}</ref> Assinins was founded in 1843 by Catholic missionary [[Frederic Baraga]], who named it for an [[Assiniboine people|Assiniboin]] chief whom Baraga had converted and who remained Baraga's devoted friend. In the 1870s, the settlement was known as the "Catholic Mission". The first post office in the area was named "Fewsville" from 1872, after Gershom B. Few, who operated a [[distillery]], and George W. Few, who became the first postmaster on September 22, 1875. The office closed in 1877. It reopened as "Assinins" on December 6, 1894, with Simon Denomie as the first postmaster and discontinued on May 31, 1914.<ref name=Romig/><ref>{{gnis|2129320|}}</ref>
* [[Baraga, Michigan|'''Baraga''']] is a village at the junction of [[U.S. Route 41 in Michigan|US Highway 41]] and [[M-38 (Michigan highway)|M-38]] in the east-central portion of the township. The Baraga [[ZIP code]] 49908 serves a region in the central part of the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49908&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49908 5-Digit ZCTA, 499 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=April 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, US Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* '''Bear Town''' is a named place on [[U.S. Route 41 in Michigan|US Highway 41]] north of Baraga at {{Coord|46|48|32|N|88|30|35|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Bear Town, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617436|Bear Town, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''Fewsville''' – see Assinins.<ref name=Romig/>
*'''Froberg''' is an unincorporated community in the township.
*'''Iron Bridge''' is an unincorporated community in the township.
*'''Kelsey''' is an unincorporated community in the township.
* '''Keweenaw Bay''' is an unincorporated community at {{Coord|46|51|37|N|88|28|54|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Keweenaw Bay, Michigan|}}.<ref>{{gnis|629642|Keweenaw Bay, Michigan}}</ref> A [[land patent]] was issued to Frank Laffrenire by US President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] on May 10, 1875. The settlement was known as "Leffenire" until 1898. Annie La Fernier became the first postmaster on March 26, 1898, with the office named "La Fernier". However, Annie had it changed on June 1, 1901, to the name of the [[Keweenaw Bay|large bay]] on which the village was located. The post office was discontinued on January 16, 1976, and became a [[Community Post Office|CPO]] of [[Baraga, Michigan|Baraga]]. It was also a station on the [[Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway]]. "Keweenaw" (''kewawenon'') was a Native American word for [[portage]].<ref name="Romig"/><ref>{{gnis|2129289|Keweenaw Bay Post Office (historical)}}</ref>
* [[Pelkie, Michigan|'''Pelkie''']] is an unincorporated community in the northeast part of the township. The Pelkie ZIP code 49958 serves areas in the northern and northwestern parts of the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49958&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49958 5-Digit ZCTA, 499 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>