▁stands ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁bl uff ▁and ▁is ▁visible ▁from ▁off ▁shore , ▁far ▁into ▁Lake ▁Michigan . ▁Every ▁year ▁a ▁small ▁garden ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁cross ▁is ▁lov ingly ▁t ended ▁by ▁the ▁town ' s ▁garden ▁club . ▁ ▁The ▁" T unnel ▁of ▁Tre es ", ▁a ▁bre at ht aking ▁scen ic ▁drive ▁down ▁the ▁w inding ▁Lake ▁Michigan ▁sh or eline ▁runs ▁between ▁Cross ▁Village ▁and ▁Har bor ▁Spr ings ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁The ▁drive ▁is ▁f amed ▁for ▁its ▁fall ▁color ▁scen ery . ▁ ▁Cross ▁Village ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁Bl iss fest ▁and ▁the ▁annual ▁pow ▁w ow . ▁Bl iss fest ▁is ▁a ▁summer ▁folk ▁music ▁festival ▁that ▁draw s ▁participants ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁nation . ▁It ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁Festival ▁Farm ▁on ▁Division ▁Road . ▁ ▁Part s ▁of ▁the ▁Cross ▁Village ▁area ▁are ▁protected ▁nest ing ▁grounds ▁for ▁the ▁end anger ed ▁pip ing ▁p lo ver . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ship ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 2 . 2 3 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁Cross ▁Village ▁Township ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 8 1 . ▁The ▁ra cial ▁and ▁eth nic ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 8 1 . 9 % ▁white , ▁ 1 3 . 2 % ▁Native ▁American ▁(