The Greater Northwoods

Community in Gogebic County

Watersmeet

County
Gogebic County

Watersmeet is an unincorporated community (a Census-designated place) at the junction of US-2 and US-45 in Watersmeet township, Gogebic County, on the far southern edge of Michigan's western Upper Peninsula about 8 miles north of the Wisconsin line. The surrounding township counts 1,456 residents (2020 Census) across roughly 255 square miles of land laced with lakes and Ottawa National Forest. Governance is a general-law township run by an elected board (Supervisor Yvonne Clark, Clerk Laura Mans, Treasurer Paul Kemppainen, and two trustees), and the sole school is the K-12 Watersmeet Township School, home of the nationally famous 'Nimrods.' The economy leans on the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (whose Northern Waters Casino Resort and health center are here) and on four-season outdoor tourism anchored by the 18,327-acre Sylvania Wilderness and the Ottawa National Forest.

The record

135 records name Watersmeet

  • 61 news
  • 46 obituaries
  • 27 events
  • 1 opinion

Showing the 40 most recent of 135. Every one is held, cited, and searchable in the archive.

What the records show

28 of 47 independently verified

Authoritative data

Overview

Population and demographics

  • Township 2020: 1456 unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Cdp 2020: not verified unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Acs: not verified unverified via www2.census.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Native: ~70% AIAN (school enrollment) unverified via nces.ed.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Seasonal swing: unquantified unverified via recreation.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Government and civic

Schools

Economy and employers

Institutions and anchors

  • Clinic: Lac Vieux Desert Health Center (Watersmeet); Aspirus hospitals nearby unverified via lvd-nsn.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Postoffice: USPS Watersmeet, N4708 Main St, ZIP 49969 unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Library: no standalone library confirmed unverified via watersmeet.us We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Forest visitor center: Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center (US-2 / US-45) unverified via fs.usda.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Business and commerce

  • Chamber: watersmeet.org (chamber/visitor site) unverified via watersmeet.us We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Downtown: US-2 / US-45 crossroads settlement unverified via northernwaterscasino.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Media

  • Outlets: Ironwood Daily Globe; Upper Michigan's Source (regional) unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Recreation and natural assets

  • Sylvania: Sylvania Wilderness (18,327 acres, 34 lakes) via recreation.gov
  • Knownfor: Sylvania lakes, Ottawa National Forest, casino, Nimrods via recreation.gov
  • Forest: Ottawa National Forest / Watersmeet Ranger District unverified via fs.usda.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Events and seasonal rhythm

  • Seasonal: four-season, winter snow-heavy unverified via fs.usda.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Signature: not verified unverified via fs.usda.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Infrastructure and access

  • Highways: US-2 and US-45 junction secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Nearest hub: Eagle River, WI ~26 mi (US-45 south) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Cdp area: 9.2 via www2.census.gov
  • Township area: 254.862 via www2.census.gov
  • Coords: 46.295281, -89.206133 via www2.census.gov
  • Divide: Lake Superior / Mississippi watershed divide via recreation.gov
  • Airport: Gogebic-Iron County Airport (KIWD) ~53 mi unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Broadband: not verified unverified via watersmeet.us We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

In memory, from Watersmeet

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