Burt Township

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Welcome

WELCOME TO BURT TOWNSHIP!

Burt Township is located on the western border of Cheboygan County, which is situated in the north central part of northern Michigan’s lower peninsula. While technically Burt Township is one standard geographic township in area, slightly more than half of the Township is water (Burt Lake).

OUR HISTORY

Burt Township takes its name from Burt Lake, which in turn was named after state surveyor William Burt. The lake is part of an important inland water route, stretching from Crooked Lake and Conway (nine miles from Petoskey) in the south to Lake Huron in the north via the mouth of the Cheboygan River. Native Americans used the route prior to European settlement and it was heavily used for
commercial transportation of logs in the second half of the 1800s.

 

In the last two decades of the nineteenth century, the Michigan Central Railroad and the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad laid track through to Cheboygan, leading to the foundation of many villages, including that of Burt Lake. About the time lumbering was slowing down, the resort business began to build in the area, creating the beginnings of the seasonal tourist industry still important today. The water route is still in use and frequented by many small pleasure craft.

CAlendar

Events in March 2025

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02.23.2025

7:00 pm: Burt Lake Trail Committee Meeting - 7 pm

Burt Lake Trail Committee Meeting - 7 pm 02.24.2025
02.25.2025
02.26.2025
02.27.2025

2:00 pm: Zoning Board of Appeals - 2 pm

Zoning Board of Appeals - 2 pm 02.28.2025
03.1.2025
03.2.2025
03.3.2025

2:00 pm: 2025 Board of Review Organizational Meeting

2025 Board of Review Organizational Meeting 03.4.2025
03.5.2025

4:45 pm: Public Hearing on the 2025-2026 Budget

Public Hearing on the 2025-2026 Budget 03.6.2025

5:00 pm: Board Meeting - 5pm

Board Meeting - 5pm 03.6.2025

4:45pm Public Hearing on the 2025-2026 Budget

03.7.2025
03.8.2025
03.9.2025

3:00 pm: 2025 Board of Review Appeal Hearing

2025 Board of Review Appeal Hearing 03.10.2025

9:00 am: 2025 Board of Review Appeal Hearing

2025 Board of Review Appeal Hearing 03.11.2025
03.12.2025

6:30 pm: Planning Commission Public Hearing

Planning Commission Public Hearing 03.13.2025

The Burt Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 6:30 P.M., at the Burt Township Hall, 7029 Birchwood Road, Cheboygan, Ml 49721, to consider a rezoning request from General Residential (R-1) to Light Industrial (I), for two parcels at 3909 South Extension Road, Cheboygan, Ml 49721, Tax ID# l 20-013-200-007-00 and Tax ID# l 20-013-200-008-00, as submitted by Roger Jacobs.

Further information is available at the Township Hall. Questions or comments can be presented at the hearing and written comments can be sent by mail to 113 Howard Street, Petoskey, Ml 49770 or by email to Township Planner Ken Lane at klane@bria2.com.

7:00 pm: Planning Meeting - 7 pm

Planning Meeting - 7 pm 03.13.2025
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