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=== Communities === * '''Cedarville''' is an unincorporated community at the junction of [[M-129 (Michigan highway)|M-129]] and [[M-134 (Michigan highway)|M-134]] at {{Coord|45|59|53|N|84|21|47|W|}}<ref>{{gnis|1617481|Cedarville, Michigan}}</ref> north of the Les Cheneaux Islands, about {{convert|2|mi|0}} east of Hessel, and about {{convert|35|mi}} due south of [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan|Sault Ste. Marie]]. It began as a lumber settlement on the Lake Huron shore in 1884. A post office was established in July 1888.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=106}} The [[ZIP code]] of 49719 serves most of Clark Township. The Les Cheneaux Historical Association<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lchistorical.org/ |title=Welcome |access-date=2019-10-18 |archive-date=2019-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018074056/https://www.lchistorical.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> runs the Historical Museum and the Maritime Museum, both in Cedarville. * '''Coryell Islands''' in this township had a post office from 1908 until 1958.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=135}} * '''Hessel''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] on [[M-134 (Michigan highway)|M-134]] north of [[Marquette Island]], the largest of the Les Cheneaux Islands at {{Coord|46|00|15|N|84|25|33|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1620179|Hessel, Michigan}}</ref> It was founded in 1885 by two Swedes and a Norwegian, John and Carl Hessel and John A. Johnson, and a post office was established in September 1888.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=264}} The [[ZIP code]] of 49745 serves Hessel and the western part of Clark Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49745&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49745 5-Digit ZCTA, 497 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census</ref> Hessel is the home of the Antique Wooden Boat Show and Festival of the Arts,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lchistorical.org/boat-show-festival-of-arts.html |title=Boat Show/Festival of Arts |access-date=2019-10-18 |archive-date=2019-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018073820/https://www.lchistorical.org/boat-show-festival-of-arts.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> which is held annually at the public docks on the second weekend of August. Les Cheneaux Culinary School is also there.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lcculinary.org/|title=The Les Cheneaux Culinary School|website=The Les Cheneaux Culinary School}}</ref> * '''Patrick Landing''' is a named place in the township approximately one mile southwest of Cedarville on the Les Cheneaux Channel at {{Coord|45|59|05|N|84|22|38|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|634458|Patrick Landing, Michigan}}</ref> * '''Port Dolomite''' is a commercial port in the eastern end of the township at {{Coord|45|59|05|N|84|16|30|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1621295|Port Dolomite}}</ref> In 2004, it was the 93rd [[List of ports in the United States|largest port in the United States]] ranked by tonnage.
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