Chums Corner, Michigan

About Chums Corner

Set in the northern part of Michigan, Chums Corner is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Chums Corner is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.66 square miles.

📰 Chums Corner News Today

• Grand Traverse County flooding impacts roads near Logan's Landing and Chums Corner WPBN · Apr 15
• These Will Be Some Of Traverse City's 2026 Headlines The Ticker · Jan 3
• Interlochen Man Dies in Crash at Chums Corner 9and10News.com · Dec 5
• Meijer Planning New Traverse City Store The Ticker · Mar 25
• Attempted abduction leads to Benzie County man's arrest Manistee News Advocate · Nov 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Chums Corner Unique

• The only place in America named Chums Corner — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Michigan, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Chums Corner

• Boone's Long Lake Inn — steak house
• Mancino's Pizza and Grinders — pizza
• Bergstrom's Burgers — burger
• Biggby Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• China Lee — asian
• Cracker Barrel — american
• Jet's Pizza — pizza
• Mulligan's Pub & Grill — american
• Samsara Southeast Asian Cuisine — asian
• Taqueria TC Latino — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Rainbow Valley Family Farms · Zoo
• Rope Swing · Attraction
• Suspendend Overlook · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Chums Corner

• Grand Traverse Natural Education Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Optimist Youth Foundation Cabin Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Beitner Park reviews ★
• Cobalt Park reviews ★
• Common Park reviews ★
• Heritage Estates Common Area reviews ★
• Montague Island reviews ★
• Old English Village Beach reviews ★
• Paradise Park reviews ★
• Sienna Park reviews ★
• Silver Lake Boating Access Site reviews ★
• Silver Lake Recreation Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Chums Corner

🏘️ Nearby Communities