| Size: 316 Square Miles |
| Elevation: 600-1000 Feet |
| Physiography: Lake-border Plains, hill lands |
| Growing Season: 130-160 days |
| Annual Precipitation: 28-32 inches |
| Average Snowfall: 80-100 inches |
| Forest Type: Aspen-Birch, Maple-Beech-Hemlock |
| Fall Colors: Late September - Early October |
| Although there was a settler prior, settlement began in 1854 when a vessel was forced to land here during a storm. The Betsie River offered a good harbor for lake vessels. Population growth occurred with lumbering in the area and steam powered saw mills were erected. In 1892 a ship carrying railroad freight cars crossed the water at Frankfort. Today the car ferry still operates. Home of the famous Crystal Mountain Ski Area. |
| Almira | Aral | Bendon |
| Benzonia (49616) | Beulah (49617) | Clark |
| Crystallia | Edgewater | Elberta (49628) |
| Frankfort (49635) | Homestead | Honor (49640) |
| Jacktown | Joyfield | Lake Ann (49650) |
| Osborn | Oviatt | Pilgram |
| Platte | Thompsonville (49683) | Wallin |
| Watervale | Weldon |  |
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