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  Montmorency Home
Montmorency County sits in the northeastern portion of Michigan's lower peninsula, bounded on the east by Alpena County, on the north by Presque Isle County, on the west by Otsego County and on the the south by Oscoda County.
Montmorency County's estimated population was 10,498 in 2004.
Montmorency was one of the last two Michigan counties to be officially approved by the state legislature in 1880 when it split from Alpena County.
www.montmorencycountymichigan.us   (424 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Pontiac, Michigan
The Pontiac Silverdome is a domed stadium in Pontiac, Michigan, in the suburbs of Detroit.
The city is bounded by the City of Auburn Hills to the east and north, the City of Lake Angelus to the north, Waterford Township to the west, and Bloomfield Township to the south.
Although the township no longer exists as a civil entity, it is still used as a survey township for land use purposes.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pontiac,-Michigan   (2862 words)

  
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Michigan's state universities are immune from control by the legislature, the governor and most aspects of the executive branch, and the cities in or near which they are located; but they are not immune from the authority of the courts.
Michigan was the first state in the Union to abolish the death penalty, in 1846.
The center of population of Michigan is located in Shiawassee County, in the southeastern corner of the civil township of Bennington, which is is located directly north of the village of Morrice[4].
www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Michigan   (5793 words)

  
 Local Government Organization and Issues   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Townships may achieve charter status via (1) a resolution adopted by the township board or (2) a vote of township residents.
A charter township board also may appoint a superintendent or manager to serve as the township's chief administrative officer (general-law townships are administered by the elected township board).
This lead Michigan cities, in 2000, to craft a ballot initiative—Let Local Votes Count—to amend the state constitution to require a two-thirds vote of the legislature (rather than a simple majority) to pass any state law dealing with an issue that could be addressed by city, county, village, or township government.
www.michiganinbrief.org /edition07/Chapter5/LocalGov.htm   (2459 words)

  
 Michigan Oil and Gas Fact Sheet
Michigan was the first state in the nation to establish a land trust fund specifically funded by revenues generated from the oil and gas industry.
This historic commitment to Michigan's natural resources was spearheaded by the Michigan Oil And Gas Association (MOGA), the Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in the 1970s, and has drawn high praise form environmental industry leaders across the nation.
The referendum resulted in the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund amendment to the Michigan Constitution, specifying that funds be used to support land acquisition and facility development and improvement.
www.wmich.edu /geology/corelab/Michigan_oil_gas_facts.htm   (1660 words)

  
 Chapter 3 - Michigan in Brief
Townships may achieve charter status by (1) the township board’s adopting a resolution or (2) a vote of township residents.
The Michigan Constitution permits up to 15 mills to be levied in a county without a vote of citizens and specifies that the revenue be allocated to the county and its townships and intermediate school districts; prior to Proposal A (1994), the K–12 districts also received a share.
Townships have been lobbying state officials to directly allocate to townships their share of state transportation monies, a modification of the current policy by which transportation monies are directed to cities, villages, and counties, and the latter share them with townships; legislation has been proposed to accomplish this.
www.michiganinbrief.org /edition06/text/intro/chap-3.htm   (3397 words)

  
 MLA Forum - Local Map Resources in Michigan
Michigan, for instance, is somewhat unusual with its robust township level governments.
The Michigan state government also is one of only two states to administer the regulation of larger wetlands normally under the jurisdiction of the federal government.
Michigan's DEQ has been delegated responsible for making decisions as long as they use the same definitions and standards as set down by the appropriate state and federal agencies (Cwikiel, 1996).
www.mlaforum.org /volumeI/issue2/landuseMichigan.html   (3453 words)

  
 Michigan Humanities Council :: Grants
Michigan Shadow Towns is partially funded by an $8,000 grant from the Michigan Humanities Council and is co-sponsored by the Livonia Historical Society and Redford Township Historical and Genealogical Society.
Michigan Shadow Towns describes villages, most of them unincorporated, which have survived near or total demises generally caused by local economic failures and one or more significant declines in population.
The Michigan Humanities Council grant provided funding for complimentary distribution of the book via the Library of Michigan network to principal county and district libraries throughout the state as well as to major participants such as local historians and historical societies in the various towns, townships, and counties.
www.michiganhumanities.org /grants/2003-michiganghosttowns.htm   (773 words)

  
 Michigan Farm Bureau: AgriNotes October 11, 2001 Issue
That's the message from the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) as it continues efforts to test every beef herd in the state for TB as part of a self-imposed deadline to test all cattle, goats and bison for the deadly lung disease by Dec. 31, 2003.
Keeping Michigan livestock safe from bovine tuberculosis (TB) is "in the news" as Michigan Farm Bureau and other groups voice opposition against an NRC ruling for limited deer baiting in parts of northeast Michigan and MDA pushes TB testing at fall feeder calf sales and livestock auctions.
Michigan Farm Bureau Livestock and Dairy Specialist Ernie Birchmeier agreed, adding, "It's not going to do any good for a producer to put off TB testing until Jan. 1, 2002 because there's a time lag between a veterinarian initiating the test, reading it, and re-testing should there be a problem."
www.michiganfarmbureau.com /press/2001/20011011.php   (4245 words)

  
 Local Moving Companies and moving services Michigan, MI - Moving Care .com
The Upper Peninsula Lies Northeast Of Wisconsin Between Lake Michigan And Lake Superior, And Is Separated From Ontario By The Narrow St. Marys River.
Michigan Remained In British Hands Through Most Of The War Until Gen. William Henry Harrison In The Battle Of Thames And Oliver Hazard Perry In The Battle Of Lake Erie Restored U.S. Control.
To Resolve The Boundary Dispute Congress Proposed That The Toledo Strip Be Ceded To Ohio And Indiana With Compensation To Michigan Of Land In The Upper Peninsula.
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 ipedia.com: Detroit, Michigan Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In the 2003 U.S. Census estimate [1], the city had a total population of 911,000, down from 951,270 in the 2000 census, but is still the ninth largest city in the country.
Detroit is located on the north bank of the Detroit River, in southeastern Michigan.
In the satellite photograph, the two large bodies of water are Lake St. Clair (northernmost) and Lake Erie.
www.ipedia.com /detroit__michigan.html   (1728 words)

  
 Michigan Farm Bureau: AgriNotes November 11, 1999 Issue
Dotted throughout rural Michigan, piles of corn on the ground are a visual reminder of a railcar shortage that has left some farmers and elevator operators without good storage options for their grain.
While Michigan is on the verge of obtaining a bovine tuberculosis-zone status, the Policy Development Committee continues to recommend full reimbursement for TB testing and production losses incurred because of the testing.
Michigan Farm Bureau is the largest general farm organization in the state, with 165,000 farm and non-farm member families.
www.michiganfarmbureau.com /press/1999/19991111.php?printer_friendly=true   (4117 words)

  
 Lewiston Michigan
The County was formed in 1881 and the land area was taken from Cheboygan and Alpena County.
The first county seat was first called Brush Creek, later to be known as Hillman and in 1891 the county seat was moved to Atlanta.
Montmorency County is surrounded by Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Alpena, Alcona, Oscoda, Crawford and Otsego Counties.
www.lewiston-michigan.com /area.htm   (306 words)

  
 Michigan Senate Democratic Caucus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
HB 5724 would require local tax collecting units to return to other local taxing units or to the state treasurer any amount of tax erroneously collected or an amount required to be returned by court order in a bankruptcy proceeding, upon the request of the taxing unit or state treasurer.
They also argue that Michigan is one of only 10 states that impose joint and several tax liability on lessors and lessees and that this puts Michigan-based leasing companies at a competitive disadvantage with companies based in states which do not impose joint and several tax liability.
A resolution to revoke the Michigan Senate's previous endorsement of a tribal-state gaming compact, currently on file with the Secretary of the Senate, between the State of Michigan and the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan (the Gun Lake Band) and terminating the Senate's prior recommendation that the Governor execute the compact.
www.senate.michigan.gov /senatewatch/120804.htm   (5129 words)

  
 Michigan Probate Lawyer
This is important for just about anyone involved in the Michigan state probate system, given that this hearing will contribute a great deal to the outcome of the estate being probated.
Some of the documents that you’ll have to write are petitions, affidavits, requests, orders, inventories, etc. If you don’t have much experience in writing formal, legal documents, you may consider hiring an attorney to handle this, as the guidelines set by the state must be followed precisely.
People dealing with formal testacy issues in the Michigan state probate system find it convenient to hire an attorney who can help them write up these petitions, so that their cases may go smoothly and as planned.
www.1800probate.com /probate-lawyer/michigan.html   (1427 words)

  
 Capitol Report - April 2002
Michigan is third behind Arizona and California in the number of charter schools and has more company-operated charter schools than any other state.
The Michigan Department of Education is holding several statewide public forums in April and May to obtain feedback on the State Board of Education s recently developed report on school financing in Michigan.
Adds language to allow a district that receives students from a closed public school academy that was in operation for more than two years to count the new students as if they were in attendance on the February count date.
aftmichigan.org /takeaction/capitol/capitolAP02.html   (2345 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Louis Hennepin
The first experience of the young missionary was to serve during the first four years of his life in Canada as a preacher in Advent and Lent in the cloister of St. Augustine in the hospital in Quebec, in addition to performing the usual duties of the monastic life.
This appointment as preacher was due to the favour acquired by Hennepin, during his voyage, in the opinion of François de Laval de Montmorency, newly appointed bishop of Quebec, who had been a passenger on the ship which brought Hennepin to New France.
The actual time and place of the death of Père Louis Hennepin are not recorded, but it is probable that he died at Rome soon after the date of the letter written by Dubos.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/07215c.htm   (2303 words)

  
 $4.1 Million Dollars in Rural Health Initiative Grants Awarded --Northeast Michigan to Receive $459,514 - DCH News ...
Michigan Department of Community Health Director James K. Haveman, Jr., today announced that $4.125 million in rural health funding has been awarded in recognition of the special health care needs faced by the residents of Michigan's rural areas.
The pediatric asthma program originating from Presque Isle, Alpena, Montmorency, and Alcona counties will establish a coalition of health care providers, schools, health department and hospital personnel who will develop a common plan of action for early detection, management and prevention of pediatric asthma.
The project, which covers Alpena, Alcona, Montmorency and Presque Isle counties, will develop a multi-agency response plan and resource network to facilitate an integrated EMS system.
www.mdch.state.mi.us /dch/NewsRels/2000/NR31.html   (652 words)

  
 SURVEY RESULTS
A mail-in questionnaire was sent to 550 registered voters in the summer of 2004, and 82 responses were received, producing a 15% response rate.
However, this difference is not significant and may reflect difference in the income sources (e.g., unemployment benefits and other government subsidies to poor families).
Despite many similarities in other characteristics, respondents of the poorer county (Montmorency) had a higher percentage of people saying they would give up when faced with their biggest problem while almost none gave a similar response in the richer
www.msu.edu /user/schmid/self-initiative.htm   (838 words)

  
 Montmorency County, MIGenWeb
Montmorency County Birth Records-Michigan Family History Network- 0ver 200,000 MI Genealogy Records in an online database.
The Montmorency County Tribune (formerly the Atlanta Tribune, est.
Montmorency County Birth Records- Various birth records from the 1890s.
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 Atlanta - Briley Township, Michigan, 49709. Atlanta - Briley Township, Montmorency County
Atlanta is located in the center of Montmorency County as the county seat in Briley Township.
Atlanta has survived both because of its position as the county seat and its location to prime hunting and fishing areas surrounding it.
It is famous for its status as the 'Elk Capital of Michigan', because of the large elk herd, 500-600 strong, that roams the land in the surrounding Thunder Bay River State Forest.
www.infomi.com /township/briley   (165 words)

  
 Michigan Largemouth Bass Fishing Hotspots
One of the most underutilized game-fish species in Michigan is the smallmouth bass.
The lake is composed of two basins formed by the North Branch of the Thunder Bay River: the deeper, longer southern basin and a long, shallow northern basin.
Now, there are many other good largemouth bass lakes in Michigan, but you can definitely get your string stretched on these waters.
www.michigansportsmanmag.com /fishing/bass-fishing/mi_aa052603a   (2605 words)

  
 Inn Michigan - War Memorials & Memorial Parks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
This is only a partial listing of the statuary and park areas dedicated to Michigan veterans.
Inn Michigan is created through the financial support of our advertisers that appreciate your tourism dollars.
The men and women of Michigan always stand ready to serve - and we will always appreciate their sacrifice.
www.innmichigan.com /warmemorials.htm   (317 words)

  
 Atlanta
Atlanta is an unincorporated community governed by Briley Township in Montmorency County.
Township Hall: 11331 West St., Atlanta, MI 49709, (989) 785-4186.
This village on the Thunder Bay River, in Briley Township, was founded by lumberman Alfred J. West, of Capac, in 1881, and he became its first postmaster of October 2, 1882.
www.northeasternmichiganonline.com /html/atlanta.html   (102 words)

  
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Upper and Lower Michigan have many great things to offer; great food, lodging, recreation and so many attractions, natural and man-made.
Michigan's Upper Peninsula is a unique area offering various types of fishing on Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and its numerous inland lakes.
Check out the Tahquamenon Falls Excursion/Toonerville Trolley of Newberry, Michigan, for their train and boat tours to the beautiful Tahquamenon Falls.
www.destinationmichigan.com   (340 words)

  
 Loud township, Montmorency County, Michigan (MI) Detailed Profile
67% of Loud township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Michigan.
Housing units in Loud township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
www.city-data.com /township/Loud-Montmorency-MI.html   (185 words)

  
 Vienna township, Montmorency County, Michigan (MI) Detailed Profile
81% of Vienna township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Housing units in Vienna township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Vienna township, Michigan:
www.city-data.com /township/Vienna-Montmorency-MI.html   (187 words)

  
 MTA Electronic Newsletter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The purpose of this competition is to identify and showcase townships, cities and counties that exemplify a livable community and to highlight promising practices that can be used by local governments throughout the country in preparing for the aging of the baby boom population.
District Meetings are one-day events that give all township officials and employees a chance to connect with their colleagues in the area, hear the latest news that affects townships and get valuable education on timely topics.
This electronic newsletter is intended to be used as general information for Michigan's township governments and should not be construed as legal advice.
www.michigantownships.org /downloads/april_05.htm   (2817 words)

  
 Atlanta Area Chamber Of Commerce Member Director - Atlanta MI
In 1986, Atlanta was proud to be named the Elk Capital of Michigan by the state legislature as a tribute to Michigan's largest Elk herd in the area.
Contact the township for hours of operation at 989-785-4186.
In conjunction with Montmorency County Friends of the NRA, Montmorency County Conservation Club, and the Department of Natural Resources, you will find a covered shooting shooting area with a 100, 50, 25 yard shooting range.
www.atlantamichigan.com /atlanta_info.html   (292 words)

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