Portage Township
Portage Township occupies the southern shore of South Manistique Lake in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Within Mackinac County, it includes the small community of Curtis, whose local life is closely tied to lake recreation. South Manistique Lake is part of the Manistique Lakes system, which shapes this low-lying country of wooded margins and inland water. Rather than an exposed Great Lakes coast, this is an inland-lake setting of grassy lots, mature trees and docks along the shore. Fishing, boating and time at lakeside cabins remain central to the area's recreational character.
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Few communities in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have a history as closely tied to the Manistique Lakes and the lumber era as Portage Township. Its principal settlement, Curtis, occupies the narrow land between Big Manistique Lake and South Manistique Lake, placing water at the center of local life in every season. The township’s early growth followed logging, a legacy shared by many interior communities of the Upper Peninsula; today its lakes support boating, angling and winter recreation. Forests and wetlands rather than dense urban development define the surrounding country. Browse other webcams across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to place this lake district in a wider geographic context.
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