The city of Munising is adjacent to the northwest corner of the township, but is an autonomous municipality. There are several historic locales and unincorporated communities in the township:
Camp Cusino, a minimum security state prison, has a Shingleton address one mile (1.6km) west of Shingleton.
Gogarnville was the name of a post office here from 1889 until 1893.
Hallston was a former post office and a station on the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (46°23′00″N86°40′36″W / 46.38333°N 86.67667°W / 46.38333; -86.67667 (Hallston Post Office (historical)) ; Elevation: 712ft/217 m). The post office was established as "Anna River" on October 12, 1888, with Neil Steinburg as its first postmaster. The office was transferred and renamed Hallston on December 19, 1888, with railroad agent Julius W. Gogarn as its first postmaster. The office operated until August 14, 1897. From 1895 to 1897, the Hallston Post Office operated as a summer post office.