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Au Train Township is a civil township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,138.HistoryForest Lake village was founded by the Cleveland Cliffs Company in 1890 and first called "Dixon". At Coalwood, a post office opened in September 21, 1906. On July 15, 1910, the Coalwood Post Office closed. The Dixon post office was established in May 1915 and was renamed to and possibly moved to Forest Lake in November 1921. The Forest Lake Post Office was discontinued in 1984.CommunitiesThere are no incorporated villages in the township. The city of Munising is adjacent, at the northeast corner. There are some unincorporated communities and historic locales in the township: Au Train is south of M-28 and west of the Au Train River near Au Train Bay in Lake Superior.Coalwood is on M-94 near Stillman and Wyman roads. A post office operated from September 21, 1906, until July 15, 1910.Christmas is on M-28 and Bay Furance, a few miles northwest of Munising. A factory was built here in 1938 to make gifts for sale at Christmas time. The factory burned in 1940. Christmas has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. Dixon is on M-94 and Au Train Forest Lake Road near the west side of the north end of Cleveland Cliff Basin. Forest Lake is located on M-94 near the east side of the north end of Cleveland Cliff Basin, and a station on the M.M. & S. Railroad. The village was founded by the Cleveland Cliffs Company in 1890 and first called "Dixon". A post office named Dixon was established in May 1915 and renamed as Forest Lake in November 1921. The office was discontinued in 1984. Munising Junction is located west of M-94 on Perch Lake Road.Ridge is located at Ridge Road and the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Rail Trail. Stillman is a place at. Vail is a place at.