Editing Whitefish Township, Michigan (section)

==Communities==
*'''[[Emerson, Michigan|Emerson]]''' is an uninhabited [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located within the township at {{coord|46|33|23|N|85|01|45|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617545|Emerson, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''[[Paradise, Michigan|Paradise]]''' is an unincorporated community located along [[M-123 (Michigan highway)|M-123]] at {{coord|46|37|39|N|85|02|15|W|}} along the shores of Whitefish Bay.<ref>{{GNIS|1621151|Paradise, Michigan}}</ref>  The Paradise 49768 ZIP Code serves the majority of Whitefish Township.<ref>{{cite web|last=UnitedStatesZipCodes.org|url=https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/49768/|title=ZIP Code 49768: Paradise|date=2021|accessdate=March 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Paradise,+MI+49768/@46.6259171,-85.4082662,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4d49ae0391946b45:0x20e203abd74d8a90!8m2!3d46.6087783!4d-85.2019472 |title = 49768 ZIP Code map |access-date = March 17, 2021 }}</ref>
*'''[[Shelldrake, Michigan|Shelldrake]]''' is an unincorporated community located within the township at {{coord|46|40|40|N|85|02|01|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|637729|Shelldrake, Michigan}}</ref>  
*'''Snug Harbor''' is an unincorporated community located along the Tahquamenon River at {{coord|46.5552972|-85.0698123|format=dms}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1621667|Snug Harbor, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''Timberlost''' is an unincorporated community located along the Tahquamenon River at {{coord|46.5614060|-85.1706558|format=dms}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1614871|Timberlost, Michigan}}</ref>  
*''' Vermilion''' is an uninhabited unincorporated community and located at {{coord|46|45|47|N|85|08|56|W}} in the northern portion of the township at [[Vermilion Point]] along the shores of Lake Superior.<ref>{{GNIS|1621667|Vermilion, Michigan}}</ref>  The remote area was only previously surveyed until the Vermilion Lifesaving Station began operation in 1877.  The small community grew to include mainly the servicemen at the station and their families.  A post office in Vermilion was in operation from May 23, 1896 to October 31, 1922.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=571}}  When the station was closed in 1944, the community was abandoned.  Only one original station structure exists along with several recently restored structures.<ref>{{cite web|last=U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association|url=https://uslife-savingservice.org/station/endangered-stations/vermilion-life-saving-station-1876-station-only-paradise-mi/|title=Vermilion Point Life-Saving Station (1876 Station only) Paradise, MI|accessdate=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
*'''Whitefish Landing''' is an unincorporated community located along the Tahquamenon River just upstream from Timberlost at {{coord|46.5519612|-85.1717667|format=dms}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617941|Whitefish Landing, Michigan}}</ref> 
*'''Whitefish Point''' is an unincorporated community located at {{coord|46|46|14|N|84|57|24|W|}} at the northern end of the township near [[Whitefish Point]].<ref>{{GNIS|1615545|Whitefish Point, Michigan}}</ref>  The [[Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum]], [[Whitefish Point Bird Observatory]] and [[Whitefish Point Light]] are located in Whitefish Point. The community was settled in 1871 and had its own post office from September 24, 1877 to February 15, 1974.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=599}}  While the post office is no longer in operation, it was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site in 1979.<ref>{{cite web|last=MichMarkers.com|url=http://www.michmarkers.com/default?page=L0724|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126234927/http://michmarkers.com/default?page=L0724|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 26, 2020|title=Post Office: Registered Site L0724|date=2021|accessdate=March 23, 2021}}</ref>