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): June 17, 2008

                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 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain  Officers;  Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 17, 2008,  the Board of Directors of First Federal of Northern  Michigan
Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") expanded the size of the Board of Directors to six
positions.  The Board of  Directors  appointed  to the Board  Michael W. Mahler,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr.
Mahler was  appointed to Class III of the Board.  Mr.  Mahler also serves on the
Board  of  Directors  of First  Federal  of  Northern  Michigan,  the  Company's
principal operating subsidiary.

Mr. Mahler also was appointed to the following Board  committees of the Company:
Executive Committee.

There are no  arrangements  or  understandings  between Mr. Mahler and any other
persons  pursuant to which Mr.  Mahler was  selected as a director.  There is no
information or material plans,  contracts or arrangements to which Mr. Mahler is
a party  required to be disclosed  under Item 404(a) of  Regulation  S-K or Item
5.02(d)(5) of Form 8-K.

Biographical  data with  respect to Mr.  Mahler was  included  in the  Company's
annual meeting proxy  statement,  which was filed at the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 22, 2008.

Item 5.03.  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;  Change in Fiscal
Year.

     On June 17, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company  amended the Bylaws
of the Company by including an age limitation for service as a director or as an
officer of the Company.  The following  Bylaw provision was added as Article II,
Section 14 of the Bylaws:

     "Section 14. Age Limitations.

     (a)  Directors.  No person  shall  serve on the Board of  Directors  of the
Corporation beyond his or her 75th birthday.  This age limitation does not apply
to an advisory director.

     (b) Officers. No person shall serve as an officer of the Corporation beyond
his or her 75th birthday."


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: June 17, 2008                   By:  /s/ Michael W. Mahler
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                                           Michael W. Mahler
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer
                                           (Duly Authorized Representative)