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PO Box 410
Atlanta, MI 49709
Phone: (989) 785-3400
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About Atlanta
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History
of Atlanta
In
1986, Atlanta was proud to be named the Elk Capital of Michigan by the
state legislature as a tribute to Michigan's largest Elk herd in the area.
Every year the last full weekend in September is culminated with the Atlanta
Elk Festival.
Atlanta
was named by Alfred J. West of Capac, MI who saw the area while building
a road here. In 1881 he bought a tract of forest land and built a
sawmill. The area reminded him of Atlanta, GA, which he saw while
fighting in the Civil War.
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Briley Township Recreation
Area
Located in downtown Atlanta
on the Thunder Bay River, you will find a picnic area, pavilion, gazebo,
and playground. Contact the township for hours of operation at 989-785-4186.
Briley Township Ski and
Hiking Trails
Located north of Atlanta
at the end of Pettenger Road. This area will offer you several miles
of well marked and groomed hiking/skiing trails.
No motorized vehicles
or hunting are allowed in this area.
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Voyer Lake
Shooting Range
In conjunction with Montmorency
County Friends of the NRA, Montmorency County Conservation Club, and the
Department of Natural Resources, you will find a covered shooting shooting
area with a 100, 50, 25 yard shooting range. It is located approximately
three miles north of Atlanta on Voyer Lake Road.
Elk County Snowmobile
Trails
The snowmobile trail out
of Atlanta goes south to the Avery Hills Trail, which is linked with the
Roll and Muskrat Lake Trails to Mio and Grayling. Taking the trail
to the North connects you with the Brush Creek trail to Hillman, the Elk
Country Trail into the Millersburg Trail, and on to Cheboygan and Mackinaw
City.
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Atlanta, Michigan
Elk Country is just a short three
and a half hour drive from Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing, or Grand Rapids.
Come visit us
and experience
Northeast Michigan's
Sunrise Side.
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