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== History == In 1872, J.L. Shaw and others platted two small settlements on a lake on the new [[Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=michiganrailroads.com - Evolution Map - Lower - 1872 |url=http://www.michiganrailroads.com/evolution-of-michigan-railroads/176-evolution-lower-peninsula/evolution-1870s/4367-evolution-map-lower-1872 |access-date=November 14, 2022 |website=www.michiganrailroads.com}}</ref> These were known as '''North Fife Lake''' and '''Fyfe Lake''' (a misspelling of Fife), which were on the north and west sides of [[Fife Lake (Michigan)|Fife Lake]], respectively. Later that year, [[Fife Lake Township, Michigan|Fife Lake Township]] was created.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fifelake.com/history/|title=Welcome to Fife Lake History|website=www.fifelake.com|access-date=November 18, 2017}}</ref> The first church in the village was established in 1884.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://villageoffifelake.weebly.com/about.html|title=About|website=Village of Fife Lake|access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref> In 1889, Fife Lake was incorporated as a village.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fife Lake Township - General Information|url=http://fifelaketwp.com/all-categories/8-home-page/32-general-information|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=fifelaketwp.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=michiganrailroads.com - Fife Lake, MI|url=http://www.michiganrailroads.com/stations-locations/92-grand-traverse-county-28/824-fife-lake-mi|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=www.michiganrailroads.com}}</ref> The village annually hosts the Fife Lake [[Ice fishing|Ice Fishing]] Derby near the end of January.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/fishingtournaments/#/tournamentDetails?id=5604|title=Fishing Tournaments|website=www.mcgi.state.mi.us|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cadillacmichigan.com/events/4/1227/|title=2018 Fife Lake Ice Fishing Derby - Events and Festivals Cadillac Michigan - Cadillac|website=www.cadillacmichigan.com|language=en|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref>
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