Map of Thompson Twp in Schoolcraft County

Thompson Township is a civil township of Schoolcraft County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, its population was 808. After the timber boom of the late 19th century, Thompson Township's chief assets included second-growth trees such as balsam and aspen. The schooner Rouse Simmons, loaded with balsam Christmas trees, left Thompson Harbo…
Thompson Township is a civil township of Schoolcraft County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, its population was 808. After the timber boom of the late 19th century, Thompson Township's chief assets included second-growth trees such as balsam and aspen. The schooner Rouse Simmons, loaded with balsam Christmas trees, left Thompson Harbor for Chicago in November, 1912. The schooner sank with all hands off Two Rivers, Wisconsin, becoming one of the most famous shipwrecks in Lake Michigan history.
  • Established: 1882
  • Elevation: 682 ft (208 m)
  • Country: United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: Schoolcraft
  • ZIP code(s): 49835 (Garden) · 49854 (Manistique)
  • Area code: 906

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