Part of the township is located within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

[3] In 1964, the Sugar Loaf ski resort opened in the east of the township.

[4][5] The site of the former resort can be found at 44°54′43.8″N 85°48′58.7″W / 44.912167°N 85.816306°W / 44.912167; -85.816306 (Sugar Loaf, Michigan).

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,040 people, 436 households, and 312 families residing in the township.

24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.