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): May 21, 2008
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                FIRST FEDERAL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN BANCORP, INC.
             (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.

First Federal of Northern  Michigan Bancorp,  Inc. (the "Company")  announced at
its Annual  Meeting  of  Stockholders  on May 21,  2008 that  Martin A.  Thomson
retired as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and of the Company's principal
operating  subsidiary,  First Federal of Northern  Michigan  (the  "Bank").  Mr.
Thomson  had served as Chief  Executive  Officer  since 2001.  The Company  also
announced that Mr. Thomson, a member of the Board of Directors, was appointed as
Chairman of the Board of  Directors  of the  Company  and of the Bank.  James C.
Rapin,  who has served as Chairman  of the Board  since  March 2002,  retired as
Chairman but remained on the Board of Directors of each entity.

In conjunction with Mr. Thomson's  retirement,  the Board of Directors appointed
Michael W. Mahler,  currently  President of the Company and of the Bank,  to the
additional post of Chief Executive  Officer.  All of the management changes were
effective on May 21, 2008.

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.  There were no transactions  described in Item 404
(a) of Regulation S-K to which Mr. Mahler and the Company were a party.


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: May 23, 2008                  By:  /s/ Michael W. Mahler
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                                         Michael W. Mahler
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer
                                         (Duly Authorized Representative)