Tower, MI

Tower is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 census counted 248 residents. Tower is located along the concurrency of M-33 and M-68 within Forest Township. As an unincorporated community, Tower has no legal autonomy of its own. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Tower, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Tower, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. A small lumber settlement began to grow along the Black River, and a post office first opened on April 18, 1899. She was also the first Michigan woman to be given full military honors at her funeral, which was attended by thousands of mourners in Byron. Other nearby unincorporated communities include Afton, Fingerboard Corner, and Legrand to the west, as well as Hangore Heights and Black Lake to the north.