Christmas, Michigan

Christmas
—  Unincorporated Community  —
Onota Bay Furnace
Christmas Location in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Coordinates: 46°26′13″N 86°42′05″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Alger
Township	Au Train Township
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	49862
Area code(s)	906
Website	Christmas, Michigan Website

Christmas is an unincorporated community in Au Train Township of Alger County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located on M-28 a few miles northwest of Munising at 46°26′13″N 86°42′05″W. Christmas is located near the Bay Furnace campgrounds on Lake Superior in the Hiawatha National Forest. The ZIP code is 49862.

From 1869 to 1877, the campground was the site of Onota, an iron smelting town with a population of 517. The town was destroyed by fire in 1877 and only the iron kiln ruins remain. While in operation, Bay Furnace produced 20 tons of pig iron a day. Ships came to the 1200 foot dock bringing supplies and taking out pig iron. Bay Furnace is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Today, the primary industry in Christmas is tourism, including the Kewadin Casino. Companies in Christmas also produce various popular tourist items, such as "pasty sauce" which are sold in the Upper Peninsula.

During the Christmas season, many people send their Christmas cards to Christmas' Post Office, to be postmarked.

Grand Island and the Grand Island National Recreation Area are nearby, accessible via a ten-minute ferry ride that departs from just east of Christmas.

Attractions

• Christmas Motel
• Christmas Family Shops
• Kewadin Casino
• Hiawatha National Forest campground
• Santa's Workshop
• North Pole, for photos
• Yule Log cabins
• Marco's Cove Resort
• White Pine Lodge
• Foggy's Restaurant
• Trail's Inn

External links

• Bay Furnace campgrounds
• Photo of the Bay Furnace iron kiln
• Christmas, Michigan Website
• Santa's Workshop