ELK RAPIDS TOWNSHIP & ANTRIM COUNTRY DEMOGRAPHICS
Elk Rapids Township Zip Codes Elk Rapids, Mi 49629 Kewadin, Mi 49648 Williamsburg, Mi 49690
LAKELAND ELEMENTARY
616 Buckley Street Elk Rapids, Mi 49629 (231) 264-8289 Grades: PK-5 MILL CREEK ELEMENTARY 9039 Old 72 Williamsburg, MI 49690 (231)267-9955 Grades PK-5 |
CHERRYLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
707 E. 3rd Street Elk Rapids, MI 49629 (231) 264-8991 Grades: 6-8 ELK RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL 308 Meguzee Point Road Elk Rapids, MI 49629 (231) 264-8108 Grades: 9-12 Antrim County
County Master Plan (2018) |
Township Schools Of Excellence - Top 10 in 10 in 2: Local Districts Leading the Way in Top 10 Work! by the Michigan Department of Education (April 27, 2017)
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Getting to Elk Rapids Township By Air is easy with flights arriving daily into Traverse City's Northern Michigan regional airport Cherry Capital (TVC). Airlines servicing the regional area are American, Delta & United. Delta Airline also provides several weekly non-stop flights between Traverse City & New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA). Several new airlines started service in 2019 to Sarasota and Arizona.
Golfer's Mecca
Elk Rapids Township is located in a golfer's mecca close to many great courses. The high lands in the southern portion of the Township are covered with fruit orchards and the northern end is is mainly in forests, lakes and wetlands.
Most of the Township & Village lakeshore lands have been developed for residential use.
Elk Rapids Township is located in a golfer's mecca close to many great courses. The high lands in the southern portion of the Township are covered with fruit orchards and the northern end is is mainly in forests, lakes and wetlands.
Most of the Township & Village lakeshore lands have been developed for residential use.
"Discovering Lake Trout Secrets in the Deeps of Elk Lake" by Nature Change "Elk Rapids Dam GoPro" footage filmed by MrReactance
Fishing & Wild Life Habitats Excellent Township Fishing Opportunities Await the Avid Angler: Walleye, lake & brown trout, northern pike, yellow perch, small-mouth bass, black crappie, muskellunge, whitefish, northern pike, and bluegill are species found in Bass Lake, Elk Lake, and the Elk River. Sixty-nine different species of fish have been identified in the Chain-of-Lakes Watershed by the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council. The Elk River Chain of Lakes fishery management strategy includes stocking and periodic surveying of fish populations. brown trout, steelhead trout, and various species of salmon are found in Grand Traverse Bay. The Michigan Department of Resources has identified the Elk Rapids bay area as a key spawning ground for Cisco Whitefish. Many of the current recreational areas in the Township cater to recreational fishermen. Examples are the Dam Beach & behind the power dam - fishing park as well as Kids Pond in the Village.
Wild Life Habitats
Elk Rapids Township provides a habitat for populations of swans, songbirds, swans & waterfowl, bald eagles, golden eagles, loons, various shorebirds, sand hill cranes, muskrat, mink, and raccoon are provided by the multiple wetlands & lakeshores within the Township. The predominant mammal species found in the Township are black, red, fox & gray squirrel, chipmunk, ground squire, red fox, raccoon, mink, muskrat, several weasel varieties, turkey, skunk, rabbit, deer, coyote, lynx, the transient grey wolf and the occasional black bear family.
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