FAIRHAVEN TOWNSHIPHuron County, Michigan
Welcome to our website
This is the official website of Fairhaven Township in Huron County, Michigan. We are both a shoreline and an agricultural township. Several communities are located here, the largest of which is Bay Port, home to many vacation homes as well as a base for recreational and commercial fishing. Other communities include Rose Island, Valley Island, and Kilmanagh. Farms in the township are among the most productive and well-managed in Michigan's Thumb region.
Three Michigan DNR Boating Access Sites are located here, allowing access to the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron - Bay Port (at the end of Promenade St), Finn & Feather (end of Pigeon Rd), and Sumac island (end of Geiger Rd). The DNR's Wildfowl Bay State Game Area is also located in the Township. And we are the home of the annual Bay Port Fish Sandwich Festival, usually scheduled for the first weekend in August.
The April meeting of the Fairhaven Township Board will be on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at the township hall starting at 6pm.
BURN PERMITS(989) 656-3351IF YOU GET THE VOICE MAIL, LEAVE MESSAGE STATING YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER, BURN DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND TYPE OF MATERIALS BEING BURNED.
See the Public Notice page of our website for more public notices.
Township phone numbers
| NAME | PHONE NUMBER | EMAIL ADDRESS |
|---|---|---|
| Township Hall | 989 656 9901 | |
| Township Fax | 989 656 3781 | |
| Supervisor Brandon Swartzendruber | 989 553 1979 | supervisor@fairhaventownship.com |
| Clerk Shawna Beachy | 989 656 9901 | Shawnabeachy@gmail.com |
| Treasurer E. Sue McGathy | 989 656 9901 | |
| Trustee & Cemetary Officer Jill Bruce | 989 656 7212 | |
| Trustee Dennis Van Poole | 989 550 1558 | |
| Assessor Valerie McCallum | 989 856 7485 | kma.michigan@gmail.com |
| Fire Dept/Burning permits/Chief Mike Isham | 989 656 3351 | |
| Police Chief Ward Carter (non-emergencies) | 989 553 5281 | wcarter@fairhaventwp.com |
| Emergencies - police/fire/medical | 911 | |
| Sewer Grinder Pump lights/issues - Jake's Plumbing and Heating | 989 269 6638 |
The Fairhaven Township Hall is located at
9811 Main St, Bay Port, MI 48720-9782.
