Glennie, Michigan

A sign on M-65 entering the town describes Glennie as “The Heart of the Huron National Forest.” The large tracts of public land teeming with wildlife – deer, black bear, coyote, turkey and partridge – make the area around Glennie one of the most popular hunting destinations in the state. The Au Sable River, a few miles to the south and west, is one of the finest steelhead and trout rivers in the Midwest. The Alcona Dam Pond, about four miles west of Glennie, consists of 1,100 acres of open water created by a hydroelectric dam on the Au Sable River. It is known for its quality walleye, pike, perch, bass and trout fishing. Located on the pond is a campground, the Alcona Park, which has boat ramps and 548 campsites in a beautiful wooded setting. Vaughn Lake, near Glennie, also has public access for fishing. Winter snowfall brings snowmobilers and cross-country skiers to the trails in the national forest surrounding Glennie.

A new 18-hole golf course and clubhouse is located south of Glennie on M-65.

Each year the Glennie Car Show  attracts antique and classic cars from all over Michigan. In 2003 over 150 entrants competed for trophies and prizes.

The annual Forth of July celebration highlights the summer season. There is a parade and a children’s carnival during the day and fireworks at night.

Glennie, begun as a camp in the lumbering era, has transformed itself into a small town serving the needs of the many residents, visitors, retirees, and owners of recreational property in western Alcona County.  Glennie is an incorporated village located in Curtis Township at the intersection of M-65 and F-30 in western Alcona County. The population of the township is about 1,400. The town grew from a start as a lumber camp and rail station during the lumbering boom between the 1860s and the early 1900s. It was originally named Vaughn after a lumberman who owned much of the property in the area. However, in the 1800s the first postmaster named the town Glennie in honor of John W. Glennie, a prominent citizen of Au Sable who was tragically killed in 1880 while trying to rescue the crew of a schooner foundering in Lake Huron.