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=== Communities === There are no incorporated villages in the township. The city of [[Munising, Michigan|Munising]] is adjacent, at the northeast corner. There are some [[unincorporated area|unincorporated communities]] and historic locales in the township: *'''Au Train''' is south of [[M-28 (Michigan highway)|M-28]] and west of the [[Au Train River]] near [[Au Train Bay]] in [[Lake Superior]] ({{Coord|46|25|49|N|86|50|13|W}}; Elevation: 610 ft./186 m.).<ref>{{gnis|1619054|Au Train, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=46.4368869&p_longi=-86.7015468&fid=1619505 GNIS in Google Maps]</ref> *'''Coalwood''' is on [[M-94 (Michigan highway)|M-94]] near Stillman and Wyman roads ({{Coord|46|20|26|N|86|43|54|W|}}; Elevation: 1007 ft./307 m.).<ref>{{gnis|1619541|Coalwood, Michigan}}</ref> A post office operated from September 21, 1906, until July 15, 1910.<ref name=cwpo>{{gnis|2352387|Coalwood Post Office (historical)}}</ref> *[[Christmas, Michigan|'''Christmas''']] is a small unincorporated community in the northeast of the township. * '''Dixon''' is on M-94 and Au Train Forest Lake Road near the west side of the north end of Cleveland Cliff Basin ({{Coord|46|19|57|N|86|51|11|W|region:US}} ; Elevation: 791 ft./241 m.).<ref>{{gnis|1619725|Dixon, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=46.3324462&p_longi=-86.8532068&fid=1619725 GNIS in Google Maps]</ref> * '''Forest Lake''' is located on M-94 near the east side of the north end of Cleveland Cliff Basin ({{Coord|46|19|58|N|86|50|16|W|}}; Elevation: 830 ft./253 m.),<ref>{{gnis|1619955|Forest Lake, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=46.3327241&p_longi=-86.8376517&fid=1619955 GNIS in Google Maps]</ref> and a station on the M.M. & S. Railroad. The village was founded by the [[Cleveland Cliffs Company]] in 1890 and first called "Dixon". A post office named Dixon was established in May 1915 and renamed as Forest Lake in November 1921.<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> The office was discontinued in 1984.<ref name=flpo>{{gnis|2352385|Forest Lake Post Office (historical)}}</ref> * '''Munising Junction''' is located west of M-94 on Perch Lake Road ({{Coord|46|22|45|N|86|42|36|W|region:US}}; Elevation: 801 ft./244 m.).<ref>{{gnis|1620954|Munising Junction, Michigan}} [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=46.3791121&p_longi=-86.7101563&fid=1620954 GNIS in Google Maps]</ref> *'''Ridge''' is located at Ridge Road and the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Rail Trail ({{Coord|46|24|02|N|86|45|15|W|region:US}}).<ref>{{gnis|1621386|Ridge, Michigan}}</ref> * '''Stillman''' is a place at {{Coord|46|20|33|N|86|45|04|W|region:US}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617869|Stillman, Michigan}}</ref> * '''Vail''' is a place at {{Coord|46|20|12|N|86|46|22|W|region:US}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617908|Vail, Michigan}}</ref>
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