Station: Rogers City, MI

Rogers City is located on the shore of Lake Huron in north central Presque Isle County. The town was settled about 1869 by lumber interests. It incorporated as a village in 1877 and became a city in 1944. [MPN]

Rogers City is just west of a huge limestone quarry established by the Michigan Limestone Company. The Detroit & Mackinac railroad built a branch line to Rogers City which terminated on the west side of town.

Image info: Top, reported to be the first D&M train arriving in Rogers City with a crowd in attendance, about 1911. 2nd image, the D&M passenger depot at Rogers City, MI. This depot was built around 1911 when the branch arrived from its northern division line at Rogers City, Jct. This design was of similar block construction to the depot at Millersburg, built about the same time. [CMUL]

Notes

The D&M built a wye here to turn locomotives. [DMAR-1915]

Time Line

1906. January. Paul Hoeft of Rogers City has closed a deal for the sale to the H.M. Loud's Sons' Co. of AuSable, of 12,000 acres of timber land in Presque Isle county, saw mill, docks and the steam barge Starke, the consideration being stated at $150,000. Mr. Hoeft will operate the saw mill the coming season for the purpose of clearing up his stock of logs. The lands included in the deal are heavily timbered, mostly with hardwoods. [AML-1/6/1906]

1911. The D&M Rogers City branch arrives at Rogers City. [MRL]

1912. March 12. An express office has been established here and the D&M railway will carry mail and express to Rogers. The overland stage line which has conveyed express for the past 16 years from Metz station has been discontinued. [LSJ-1912-0312]

1914. The D&M installs a one mile long spur here for the Richardson Lumber Co. [DMAR-1915]