| Size: 570 Square Miles |
| Elevation: 800-12000 Feet |
| Physiography: Rolling plains, hilly uplands |
| Growing Season: 130-150 days |
| Annual Precipitation: 31-33 inches |
| Average Snowfall: 60-80 inches |
| Forest Type: Hickory, Pine-Oak-Aspen |
| Fall Colors: Late September - Early October |
| In 1863, Lorenzo Conklin came to this area. Most people came to Lake county because of the logging. These logs were shipped down the Pine, Little Manistee, and Pere Marquette Rivers to Ludington and Manistee. Chase was the first community. As the lumber industry dwindled so did the population. With the loss of lumbering agriculture and tourism became important. |
| Baldwin (49304) | Branch (49402) | Bristol |
| Carr | Chase (49623) | Edgetts |
| Ellsworth | Idlewild (49642) | Irons (49644) |
| Luther (49656) | Marlborough | Nirvana |
| Peacock | Pine River | Skookum |
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