A Quick Tour Of Mullett Township

Mullett Township News & Views-Promoting Open Government in Mullett Township

There is also the Mullett Township Party Line or you make drink the Kool-Aid from the Topinabee Development Association "Artesian" Well

Mullett Township is a general law township in Cheboygan County, Michigan. The population was 1312 in the 2010 US census. The township and Mullett Lake are named for John Mullett, who with William Burt, surveyed much of the area between 1840 and 1843.

The commercial center of the Township is the quiet unincorporated Village of Topinabee located on the west shore of Mullett Lake on M27 highway. The village is a trailhead for the DNR Trail with off-street parking and restrooms.

The village has a Post Office, Convenience Store with gas pumps, Public Library with 24 hour outdoor WiFi, an artisan-owned woodwork shop, a breakfast cafe and a bar and grille. Township owned buildings include the Library, Township Hall and Fire Hall, and an unused former school building on Lea St.

Recreation needs are served with a beachfront park and covered picnic area, free public boat launch at the north end of the village, a small public access to Mullett Lake across from the Nokia Cafe and tennis court, ball-field, and playground equipment at a public park located up the hill on Lea St.

The east side of Mullett Township is largely rural, with no commercial development. Township services include a Fire Hall and volunteer East Mullett Lake Fire Department.


Saturday, June 18, 2011

Topinabee Park Dock Ready For Summer-Maybe NOT

Update: June 21, 2011-As of today, there is still NO swim dock installed at the Topinabee Beach Park and the boat dock at the Sutherland Road end remains piled on the shore.  I do not personally use any of these docks, but they are an essential service for many residents and visitors. The undefined and unprotected swim area is seeing heavy use whenever the sun shines. The Board's failure to have the dock and swim buoys installed presents an imminent danger to children swimming at the beach. The Board touted their decision last year to spend a large amount of money on new swim buoys and this year they are still sitting in a shed on June 21st.



As dawn broke on this beautiful summer day, the seasonal boat dock at the Topinabee Beach Park was finally installed and ready for use. The Mullett Township Board has again demonstrated they lack the skills to make a simple  bureaucratic decision with the annual need to secure a contract and have the docks installed in a timely manner.