Saranac is a village in Boston Twp, Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Today, Saranac serves as a retail and services hub for agricultural areas surrounding the village.

Proceeding quickly, the proprietors named it Saranac and held a public sale in Detroit.

Soon after, Dwight & Hutchinson became concerned over the lack of development of the village by the lot-purchasers and gave Cyprian S. Hooker land on which to build a saw mill.

Partnering with a furniture maker named Jerry Stocking, the two set out to make their fortunes in the new village.

In 1847, a merchant named Ammon Wilson moved in and set up shop on Stocking's former property and later built a warehouse to ship wheat to Grand Rapids, which saw considerable success.

In 1851, proprietors of the sold-off lots were allowed to re-dub the township "Boston", due to an oversight in Dwight & Hutchinson's records and it wouldn't be until 1859 that popular demand would see the name changed back to "Saranac".

In 1857, the first train to reach Saranac rolled through, marking a significant period of growth for the village.

However, wetlands have dwindled over the years, due to drainage and filling in order to improve agricultural opportunities within the region.

[7] Saranac is a general-law village with an elected council consisting of a president, clerk, treasurer, and six trustees.