Burt Township

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Welcome

WELCOME TO BURT TOWNSHIP!

Burt Township is located on the western border of Cheboygan County, which is situated in the north central part of northern Michigan’s lower peninsula. While technically Burt Township is one standard geographic township in area, slightly more than half of the Township is water (Burt Lake).

OUR HISTORY

Burt Township takes its name from Burt Lake, which in turn was named after state surveyor William Burt. The lake is part of an important inland water route, stretching from Crooked Lake and Conway (nine miles from Petoskey) in the south to Lake Huron in the north via the mouth of the Cheboygan River. Native Americans used the route prior to European settlement and it was heavily used for
commercial transportation of logs in the second half of the 1800s.

 

In the last two decades of the nineteenth century, the Michigan Central Railroad and the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad laid track through to Cheboygan, leading to the foundation of many villages, including that of Burt Lake. About the time lumbering was slowing down, the resort business began to build in the area, creating the beginnings of the seasonal tourist industry still important today. The water route is still in use and frequented by many small pleasure craft.

CAlendar

Events in March 2024

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
02.25.2024

7:00 pm: Burt Lake Trail Committee Meeting

Burt Lake Trail Committee Meeting 02.26.2024

7:00 am: Election Day - Presidential Primary

Election Day - Presidential Primary 02.27.2024
02.28.2024
02.29.2024
03.1.2024
03.2.2024
03.3.2024
03.4.2024

2:00 pm: Burt Township Board of Review - Organizational Meeting

Burt Township Board of Review - Organizational Meeting 03.5.2024
03.6.2024

1:45 pm: Public Hearing on the 2024-2025 Budget

Public Hearing on the 2024-2025 Budget 03.7.2024

2:00 pm: Board Meeting

Board Meeting 03.7.2024
03.8.2024
03.9.2024
03.10.2024

3:00 pm: Burt Township Board of Review

Burt Township Board of Review 03.11.2024

9:00 am: Burt Township Board of Review

Burt Township Board of Review 03.12.2024
03.13.2024

7:00 pm: Planning Meeting

Planning Meeting 03.14.2024
03.15.2024
03.16.2024
03.17.2024
03.18.2024
03.19.2024
03.20.2024
03.21.2024
03.22.2024
03.23.2024
03.24.2024

7:00 pm: Burt Lake Trail Committee Meeting

Burt Lake Trail Committee Meeting 03.25.2024
03.26.2024
03.27.2024
03.28.2024
03.29.2024
03.30.2024
03.31.2024
04.1.2024
04.2.2024
04.3.2024

2:00 pm: Board Meeting

Board Meeting 04.4.2024
04.5.2024
04.6.2024

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