[3] In 2023, Rudyard Township was designated the "Snowy Owl Capital of Michigan".

The name was suggested by Frederick Douglas Underwood, an executive with the Soo Line Railroad, because of his great admiration for Rudyard Kipling.

[6] Rudyard Township is in south-central Chippewa County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Interstate 75 crosses the township, with access to Rudyard village from Exit 373.

From the exit, I-75 leads north 22 miles (35 km) to Sault Ste.

Marie and south 29 miles (47 km) to St. Ignace on the Straits of Mackinac.