FAIRHAVEN TOWNSHIP
Huron 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 16, 2024 at the township hall starting at 6:00 P.M.



BURN PERMITS
(989) 656-3351
IF 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 Patti Gremel 989 656 9901
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 carterw@fairhaventownship.com
Emergencies - police/fire/medical 911
The Fairhaven Township Hall is located at 
9811 Main St, Bay Port, MI 48720-9782.
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