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Glen Arbor, Michigan Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

Glen Arbor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Glen Arbor Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States. Its population was 229 as of the 2010 census. The community is located along M-22 and the Lake Michigan shore. Glen Arbor has a post office with ZIP code 49636.

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Northport Point, Michigan Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

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Glen Lake

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Glen Haven, Michigan Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

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Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive Scenic drive in Michigan

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The Crystal River is a 6.3-mile-long (10.1 km) stream located in the southwest section of Leelanau County in northern Michigan's Lower Peninsula, flowing from Glen Lake through sections of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore into Lake Michigan just north of the small town of Glen Arbor. Although the straight-line distance between Glen Lake and Lake Michigan is only 1.2 miles (1.9 km), the river meanders through swamp lands for more than 5 times that distance.

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