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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.59 square miles (4.12 km 2), of which 1.39 square miles (3.60 km 2) is land and 0.20 square miles (0.52 km 2) is water. [4] Frankfort bills itself as the gateway to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. [5] Frankfort is considered to be part of Northern Michigan.
Crystal Lake, the largest lake of this name in Michigan, is located near Lake Michigan in Benzie County about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Traverse City and about 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Frankfort at 44°39′N 86°09′W. It measures approximately 2.5 by 8 miles (4.0 by 12.9 km), and has a maximum depth of 165 feet (50 m).
Early postcard picturing the Equitable Building Graph of the 1916 New York City zoning ordinance with an example elevation for an 80-foot street in a 2½-times height district. In 1916, New York City adopted the first zoning regulations to apply citywide as a reaction to construction of the Equitable Building (which still stands at 120 Broadway ...
Point Betsie Light. Point Betsie Light is located on the northeast shore of Lake Michigan — at the southern entrance to the Manitou Passage — north of Frankfort in Benzie County in Northern Michigan. [ 3 ] Construction began in 1854, but it was not completed until 1858, and began service in the shipping season of 1859.
September 21, 2023 at 6:00 AM. Frankfort’s oldest restaurant has been looking for a new owner but has run into a speed bump on the bourbon trail. Rick Paul, owner of Rick’s White Light Diner ...
Empire was founded in 1851. It was incorporated as a village in 1895 with E. R. Dailey, the head of the Empire Lumber Company which was the main employer here, as the first president of the village.[5] The city was named after the schooner "Empire", which was icebound in the city during a storm in 1865. The Empire Lumber Company operated from ...
Here's what's happening: In an effort to keep people alive, the state of Michigan is funneling millions of dollars from settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors into a strategy ...
The state of Michigan is largely divided in the same way as many other U.S. states, but is distinct in its usage of charter townships. Michigan ranks 13th among the fifty states in terms of the number of local governmental entities. The state is divided into 83 counties, and further divided into 1,240 townships, 280 cities, and 253 villages.