History:

Mancelona Township is located in Antrim County and is almost centered between Traverse City and the City of Gaylord. Highway U.S. 131 runs through the center of the township with major arteries of M-66 going to Charlevoix, and M-88 which goes to Bellaire, Shanty Creek. The Township of Mancelona was organized and approved by an act of the legislature on January 18, 1871. It encompasses a portion of Otsego County known as Lakes of the North as well as a large portion of Antrim County. The first election was held in April, 1871 at the home of Mr. Perry Andress, one of Mancelona's first settlers. The Township was named after Mr. Perry's daughter, Mancelona Andress.