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The Village of Baraga |
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The Village of Baraga is
located in the northwestern
part of Michigan's Upper
Peninsula on L'Anse Bay, the
lower part of Keweenaw Bay
on the majestic Lake
Superior shoreline. Baraga
was founded on a site once
occupied by an Indian
Community, and the Village
is today a part of the
L'Anse Indian Reservation.
In the seventeenth century,
the first white men came to
the area as French
missionaries, voyageurs and
traders following the south
shore of Lake Superior
westward from Sault Ste,
Marie, finding it natural to
stop along Keweenaw Bay. The
early 1800's witnessed
extensive area involvement
in the fur trade. Father
Frederick Baraga established
a Roman Catholic Mission at
Assinins in 1843. Both the
Village and the County took
Father Baraga's name. The
Village of Baraga was
incorporated in 1891.
Lumbering, fishing, mining
and agriculture attracted a
variety of immigrants to the
area and population peaked
in the early part of the
century. In recent years,
the economy of the area has
shifted towards
manufacturing, tourism, and
casino gaming and government
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VILLAGE OF
BARAGA CALENDAR |
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Village Manager:
Roy Kemppainen
Village of Baraga
100 Hemlock Street
Baraga, Michigan 49908
Phone: 906.353.6237
Fax: 906.353.6100 |
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E-mail Village Manager:
vobmgr@up.net
E-mail Office Manager:
vobofc@up.net |
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