WELCOME TO SAUBLE TOWNSHIP, LAKE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
FOR ALL PUBLIC NOTICES, click on PUBLIC NOTICES, under the INFORMATION Tab
2024 WINTER TAX BILL - You should received these in the mail by December 1, 2024.
Our Sauble Township News is printed on the reverse side.
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Sauble Township Board/Commission Application
We have the following openings:
Board of Review - 3
Zoning Board of Appeals - 2
Planning Commission - 1
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SAUBLE TOWNSHIP IS ACCEPTING DONATIONS TO THE BREAD OF LIFE FOOD PANTRY, LOCATED AT ST. ANN'S CHURCH IN BALDWIN. The following items are needed: Peanut Butter, Canned Tuna, Canned Vegetables, Canned Beans, Canned Soups (Tomato, Chicken Noodle, Cream of Mushroom), Boxed Cereal, Boxed Crackers.
Please drop off donations at the Sauble Township Hall. Thank you for your generosity to those in need!
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ZONING ADMINISTRATOR - ROBERT (Bob) HALL -
231-429-6703, [email protected]
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CAN I BURN TODAY? https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/burnpermits/
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'>![]() A BIT OF HISTORY...
"Sauble, located in Lake County, is one of Michigan's former lumber towns. These days, there are no businesses left whatsoever, but a few homes remain scattered up and down N. Hamilton Road, in the Huron-Manistee National Forest. Regarded as a 'shadow town' by some and a 'ghost town' by others, Sauble was once a decent-sized village in the late 1800's, getting its water source from the Big Sable (Sauble) River. It had a general store, post office, train station, and several other shops & stores. Now they are ALL gone. By 1918 the population had whittled down to 40. According to "A History of Northern Michigan and Its People", written in 1912, "About half of Lake County in the valleys of the Little Manistee and Pine rivers.....was originally covered with a dense forest of white pine. As its territory was one of the latest in Northern Michigan to be stripped of this rich clothing, the transformation from a lumber to an agricultural, livestock and dairy country has been fairly under way only within the past dozen years". This was true on many Lake County lumber towns, including Sauble. Driving through this area now, you would never guess it was actually a little town at one time, that had a decent amount of residents and establishments. It may be worth a detour on your Michigan road trip to just drive through and imagine what this place was once like." John Robinson 2019 |
![]() AND TODAY...
Sauble Township , in Lake County, Michigan, is a Zoned Community with residential and recreational areas that includes the Manistee National Forest Area, along with several lakes, streams, and the Little Sable River. Water sports, hiking, camping, ORV trail riding, snowmobiling, fishing and hunting are the major attractions for both residents and visitors. According to the 2021 U.S. Census Data, the population counted 393 persons. The populations swells during the summer months with summer residents and vacationers. Sauble Township is a General Law Township. The five member Board of Trustees consists of the following elected officials: Supervisor, Clerk, Treasurer and two Trustees. Each member serves a four-year term. Sauble Township is Zoned. Please check with the township's Land Use Administrator, s[email protected], before you begin any project. Sauble Township is served by:
In addition to the Sauble Township Hall, the Township properties include:
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