UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 16, 2008
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                FIRST FEDERAL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN BANCORP, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

          Maryland                       0-31957                 38-0135202
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(State or Other Jurisdiction           (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
    of Incorporation)                  File Number)          Identification No.)

                   100 S. Second Ave., Alpena, Michigan 49707
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                 (989) 356-9041
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 8.01. Other Events.

     First Federal of Northern Michigan Bancorp,  Inc. (the "Company")  (NASDAQ:
FFNM) announced the approval by its Board of Directors of a cash dividend on its
common stock of $0.05 per share for the quarter  ending  September 30, 2008. The
dividend will be payable to  stockholders of record as of September 30, 2008 and
will be paid on or about October 17, 2008.  The Company has 2,884,249  shares of
common stock outstanding.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

       (a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired: None

       (b) Pro Forma Financial Information: None

       (c) Shell company transactions: None

       (d) Exhibits: None





                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       FIRST FEDERAL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN
                                       BANCORP, INC.


Date: September 17, 2008                 By: /s/ Amy E. Essex
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                                             Amy E. Essex
                                             Chief Financial Officer
                                             (Duly Authorized Representative)