Pelkie, Michigan

Pelkie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The community is located along the Sturgeon River in the northeast portion of Baraga Township.

[6] It was a station on the Mineral Range Railroad, and a post office was established on April 30, 1903.

[citation needed] Today, Pelkie is home to the Baraga County Fair, which is held every year on the second weekend in August.

The community's primary economic activity is dairy farming, and most of the milk is shipped to processors in Wisconsin.

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