Local servicesPost officeEckerman Post Office3.6 miTown hallChippewa Township Hall3.0 miFire stationHulbert Township Fire Department8.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChippewa County International Airport CIU26 miInterstateI-7522 miUS highwayUS 4225 miCoachStrong's CornerIndian Trails2.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 49 min5:47 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 36 min8:20 am – 4:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 9°F34 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month October99 in of snow a year, on about 44 days1 days above 90°F, 182 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Trout Lake 1sw station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksPeck and Rye Lakelake · under a mileProctor Lakelake · 1.5 miMCNEARNEY CROSS COUNTRY SKI TRAILHEADtrailhead · 1.8 miBAY DE NOC GRAND (NORTH) TRAILHEADtrailhead · 3.8 miTHREE LAKES - CGcampground · 4.8 miSOLDIER LAKE RECREATION AREAcampground · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsUniversity of Michigan Propertystate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 1,970 acresTahquamenon Falls State Parkstate park · 13.4 mi · 45,884 acresBrimley State Parkstate park · 19.4 mi · 100 acresHiawatha National Forestnational forest · 24.4 mi · 899,297 acresCut River Bridge Roadside Parkstate park · 24.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowChippewa County, MI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowCold wave Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025296 of 355 days measured54 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 33, worst day 167main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Schoolcraft County, MI, 64 mi away
Drinking waterSault Ste Marieserves 14,689 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation904 ft276 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
