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Mount Forest Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 1,392 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Garfield Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 1,743 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Pinconning Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 2,431 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pinconning Township was organized on February 28, 1873. The city of Pinconning is surrounded by the township, but is administratively autonomous. The name "Pinconning" is said to come from the Native American word O-pin-nic-con-ing, meaning "potato place".

Pinconning is a city in Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,307 at the 2010 Census. It is included in the Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City metropolitan area. The city is locally noted for its former production of cheese and cheese products, especially Pinconning cheese.

Fraser Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 3,192 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Beaver Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 2,885 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Lincoln Township is a civil township of Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 942 at the 2010 census. The city of Standish borders the township on the northeast but is administered autonomously.

Standish Maximum Correctional Facility (SMF) was a Michigan Department of Corrections maximum security prison in Standish, Michigan. The men's prison was on the south side of M-61. It was once considered as a potential site for housing detainees to be relocated from the prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The facility was in operation for 19 years, and while empty, still stands to this day.

Linwood is a small unincorporated community in the northern portion of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is on the boundary between Fraser Township on the north and Kawkawlin Township on the south. It is situated with M-13 to the west and the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron on the east, between Kaiser Tower Road and Elevator Road where Linwood Road becomes Center Street. Bay City is about 12 miles to the south and Linwood is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The waters off Linwood in the Saginaw Bay are known for their excellent perch and walleye fishing. Walleye can typically be found in abundant numbers from May through mid-July, and make Linwood a destination for fishermen during the summer months. The local bars, restaurants, marina and campground make the village a popular destination for vacationers and fishermen during the summer. The Nayanquing Point State Wildlife Area is three miles to the north while the Tobico Marsh is three miles to the south. Both are popular places for bird observation and the Wildlife Area is popular with seasonal waterfowl hunters. Every August, the Pickle Festival is held in Linwood. Radio station WSAG-FM (104.1) is licensed to Linwood by the Federal Communications Commission, though its studios are in Saginaw.

The Pinconning River (Ojibwe Opinikaaning-ziibi (syncope as Pinkaaning-ziibi), "River at potatoing-grounds") is a small river on the central Lower Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is 15.6 miles (25.1 km) long and flows to Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron, draining an area of 26.6 square miles (69 km2). Via Lake Huron and the Great Lakes system, it is part of the larger watershed of the St. Lawrence River. The Pinconning River's course and watershed are entirely in northern Bay County. It begins in Mount Forest Township, approximately 9.4 miles (15.1 km) west of the city of Pinconning, and flows generally eastward, through Pinconning Township and Pinconning. It flows into Saginaw Bay in Pinconning Township, approximately 2.2 miles (3.5 km) east of Pinconning. Its largest tributary is the South Branch Pinconning River, which is 6.2 miles (10.0 km) long and flows into the Pinconning River upstream of Pinconning.The Saginaw Bay Land Conservancy owns a nature preserve, the Pinconning Nature Preserve, along the river in Pinconning Township. Bay County operates a county park, Pinconning Park, on the north bank of the river at its mouth.

The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan is the Episcopal diocese in the northern two-thirds of the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, not including the greater Detroit area, which is in the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. The diocese is headquartered in Saginaw, Michigan. It is a relatively new diocese, having been spun off from the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan in 1994. There are 50 separate parishes operating within the diocese.

Kawkawlin Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 4,848 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.