Alger County, Michigan

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Alger County was organized in 1885. The county was named for lumber baron Russell Alexander Alger, who was elected as a Michigan Governor, and US Senator, and appointed as US Secretary of War during the William McKinley Presidential administration.

There are six lighthouses in the county:

1. Grand Island East Channel Light
2. Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light
3. Grand Island North Light
4. Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Inner & Outer Lights
5. Munising Front Range Light
6. Munising Rear Range Light

Adjacent Counties

• Luce County
• Schoolcraft County
• Delta County
• Marquette County
• Thunder Bay District, Ontario

Cities, Villages & Townships

• Au Train
• Burt
• Chatham
• Grand Island
• Limestone
• Mathias
• Munising (County Seat)
• Onota
• Rock River

For a complete listing of communities, please see Wikipedia.

Alger County contains two very small portions of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians tribal community. One portion is in the northeastern corner of Au Train Township, and another slightly larger portion is about two miles south of Munising in Munising Township.

Links

Wikipedia

Grand Island National Recreation Area

Hiawatha National Forest (part)

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

National Register of Historic Places

Genealogy Trails

Michigan Family History Network