Whittemore, MI

Whittemore is a city in Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 census counted 414 residents. The village of Whittemore in Burleigh Township, Michigan was first settled in 1879 by David Belleknap and Shelby Sheehan, named by a group of locals after Frank Whittemore. The post office began operating on April 13, 1880. Whittemore is a racetrack located in Whittemore, and it is Michigan's longest continuously running race track. The city is served entirely by Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools. Shady Grove School is a private Amish elementary school serving approximately 20 students in grades 1–8. Whittemore's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Michigan setting. The local scoop is how Whittemore's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet.