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Michigan County
Presque Isle County, Michigan
Calcite Quarry and Presque Isle lighthouses - Rogers City is home to the world's largest open-pit limestone quarry, producing millions of tons annually for steel and construction. The county also features two historic Lake Huron lighthouses on the Presque Isle peninsula - the 1840 Old Presque Isle Lighthouse and the 1870 New Presque Isle Lighthouse - among the most scenic on the Great Lakes.
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Office: Presque Isle County Emergency Management – P.O. Box 110, Rogers City, MI 49779 | (989) 590-7811 | Email: [email protected]; Emergency Services Coordinator Tim Pritchard; free CodeRED community alert system available (phone, text, email, social media) for time-sensitive/emergency notifications and NWS storm-based severe weather warnings.
Sheriff: Presque Isle County Sheriff’s Office – 267 North Second Street, Rogers City, MI 49779 | (989) 734-2156 | Fax (989) 734-7431; operates the Presque Isle County Correctional Facility; maintains a marine patrol division for inland-water boating law enforcement and community resource officers supporting school programs; coordinates court security with the 89th District Court, 151 E. Huron Avenue, Rogers City, MI 49779, (989) 734-2411.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-23 serves Rogers City, the county seat, on Lake Huron; Presque Isle County was created in 1840, organized in 1871, and reorganized in 1875.
Notes: Presque Isle County is roughly 74% water by total area. Rogers City is genuinely nicknamed “The Nautical City.”
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Presque Isle County Building – 151 E. Huron Avenue, P.O. Box 110, Rogers City, MI 49779.
Notes: Rogers City is genuinely home to the world’s largest limestone quarry – the Calcite Quarry, in continuous operation since 1912, spanning roughly 8,024 acres (about 4 miles long and 1.5 miles wide) and sometimes called a “man-made Grand Canyon.” Geologist Henry H. Hindshaw established the commercial value of the area’s limestone deposit in 1908-09; the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company, founded in 1910, became a division of U.S. Steel in 1951 before later passing to Carmeuse Lime and Stone, which operates it today. The quarry has shipped well over 700 million tons of limestone to date, extracting Devonian-era fossils roughly 325-350 million years old, and can be viewed from public overlook platforms along US-23.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Presque Isle County Veterans Affairs – (989) 734-0302.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
Confirm current Rogers City-area public library address/phone via presqueislecounty.org.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The Calcite Quarry overlook platforms, P.H. Hoeft State Park, Onaway State Park, and Thompson’s Harbor State Park are the county’s premier attractions.
Notes: The genuine “world’s largest limestone quarry” distinction is one of the most notable local facts covered anywhere in this project.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Presque Isle County Equalization Department – confirm current contact via presqueislecounty.org.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
As of January 2026, Presque Isle County contracts animal sheltering services to the Elk Country Animal Shelter (ECAS) in Atlanta, MI (Montmorency County) – 11484 Youngs Road, Atlanta, MI 49709 | (989) 785-3738; the Board of Commissioners approved this contract specifically to save the county money on animal control costs.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Presque Isle County – confirm current contact via presqueislecounty.org.
NOTES: Presque Isle County is the third county in the eleventh batch of the Michigan v2 A+ sourced redo. The genuine “world’s largest limestone quarry” distinction is one of the most notable local facts covered anywhere in this project. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Presque Isle County
Presque Isle County is northeast Michigan’s world’s largest limestone quarry and Lake Huron lighthouse county – the massive Calcite quarry and the pair of historic lighthouses on the Presque Isle peninsula define a remote northern Michigan county whose industrial heritage and natural beauty coexist along the Lake Huron shoreline.
Rogers City (the county seat, population ~2,800) is Presque Isle County’s governmental and industrial hub, a Lake Huron city whose limestone quarry operations define its working waterfront character.
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Presque Isle County Assessor at 151 E. Huron Avenue, Rogers City, MI 49779, phone 989-734-3288.
Courts & Legal
Presque Isle County Probate Court at 151 E. Huron Avenue, Rogers City, MI 49779, phone 989-734-3288, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK
401 S. Bradley Hwy., Rogers City, MI 49779
(989) 734-3288
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Presque Isle County Probate Court (estate/probate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Presque Isle County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Presque Isle County Probate Court Presque Isle County Courthouse, 151 E. Huron Avenue, Rogers City, MI 49779 Presque Isle County is on Michigan’s northeastern Lake Huron shore, seated in Rogers City.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Michigan probate is governed by the Estates and Protected Individuals Code (EPIC), MCL 700.1101 et seq.
Transfer by Affidavit (Small Estate Affidavit) – under MCL 700.3982/700.3983, available when the estate’s gross value (after funeral and burial expenses) doesn’t exceed a threshold that’s adjusted annually for inflation (roughly $50,000-$53,000 in recent years). No real estate can be involved. At least 28 days must pass after death before this affidavit can be used. The affidavit isn’t filed with the court; it’s presented directly to whoever holds the asset (a bank, for instance), along with a death certificate.
Petition and Order for Assignment (PC 556) – a small estate process for estates at or below the same statutory threshold, but this one CAN include real property. An heir or the person who paid the funeral bill files this petition with the probate court; the judge reviews and signs the order, and there’s a filing fee plus a statutory inventory fee based on estate value.
Informal Probate – the standard track for most estates above the small-estate threshold. Filed using Application for Informal Probate and/or Appointment of Personal Representative (PC 558); the court issues Letters of Authority (PC 573) to the personal representative without a hearing when the application is straightforward.
Formal/Supervised Administration – required when the will is contested, there’s a dispute over who should serve as personal representative, or the estate needs ongoing court supervision.
Step 2: filing for probate
Gather the death certificate, the will (if any), and an inventory of the decedent’s assets to determine which path fits.
File the appropriate petition or application with the Probate Court in the county where the decedent lived.
For informal probate, the court reviews the application and issues Letters of Authority appointing the personal representative, typically without a hearing.
The personal representative gathers and inventories assets, notifies and pays valid creditors, and – no earlier than 12 months after appointment – files a Sworn Closing Statement (PC 584) for informal probate, or a Petition for Complete Settlement (PC 585) followed by a court Order of Complete Settlement (PC 586) for formal administration.
What it costs
Michigan probate generally runs 7 to 18 months and costs roughly 3% to 7% of the estate’s value in typical cases.
Filing fees vary by petition type; a statutory inventory fee, set by MCL 600.871, is calculated based on the estate’s total value and applies to most probate filings.
Michigan does not require an attorney for probate, though many people use one for anything beyond a very simple estate.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
401 S. Bradley Hwy., Rogers City, MI 49779
(989) 734-2156
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTIONS
401 S. Bradley Hwy., Rogers City, MI 49779
(989) 734-3288
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
MI DHHS — Northeast Region
(989) 734-2108
MyMichigan Medical Center Rogers City
mymichigan.org (Rogers City — quality critical access hospital)
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: District Health Department #4 – confirm current phone via presqueislecounty.org.
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County Facts
County Seat: Rogers City
Population: 12,500
Area: 660 sq mi
Established: 1871
Tier: 4
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