Covington, MI

Covington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 census counted 99 residents. The community is located within Covington Township along US Highway 141 near the junction with M-28, which is a few miles west of US 41. A temperance society Onnen Satama, meaning Harbor of Luck, was the first Finnish organization in Covington, and was organized on November 28, 1899. A newcomer can read Covington through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Covington comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. In 1950 the church was renamed as the Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church, and today is a tourist attraction while still having an active congregation. Covington is home to UP Made Artist Market.