Recreation Plan for Presque Isle County Posen Township Village of Posen & Metz Township 2012-2016 Recreation Plan 2012‐2016 Presque Isle County, Michigan Posen Township, Michigan Village of Posen, Michigan Metz Township, Michigan Adopted Presque Isle County: February 24, 2012 Posen Township: February 27, 2012 Village of Posen: February 27, 2012 Metz Township: February 24, 2012 Prepared by: Northeast Michigan Council of Governments 80 Livingston Blvd Suite 8 P. O. Box 457 Gaylord, Michigan 49735 www.nemcog.org 989‐705‐3730 Planning Staff from NEMCOG: Denise Cline ‐ Community Planner/GIS Specialist i TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Community Description.................................................................................................... 1‐1 Location and Transportation Links......................................................................................1‐1 A Brief History of Presque Isle County ................................................................................1‐3 Chapter 2 Administrative Structure.................................................................................................. 2‐1 Presque Isle County.............................................................................................................2‐1 Current Year & Projected Annual Budget.......................................................................2‐2 Relationships with Other Agencies/Volunteer Groups ....................................................... 2‐2 40 Mile Point Lighthouse Society ...................................................................................... 2‐2 Glawe School ........................................................................................................................ 2‐3 Ocqueoc Outdoor Center & MSU Extension.................................................................... 2‐3 Presque Isle Development Commission ........................................................................... 2‐3 Presque Isle Conservation District..................................................................................... 2‐3 Village of Posen...................................................................................................................2‐4 Current Year & Projected Annual Budget.......................................................................2‐4 Relationships with Other Agencies/Volunteer Groups ....................................................... 2‐4 Posen Township ..................................................................................................................2‐5 Current Year & Projected Annual Budget.......................................................................2‐5 Relationships with Other Agencies/Volunteer Groups ....................................................... 2‐5 Metz Township....................................................................................................................2‐5 Current Year & Projected Annual Budget.......................................................................2‐6 Relationships with Other Agencies/Volunteer Groups ....................................................... 2‐6 Other Local Units of Government .......................................................................................2‐6 State of Michigan ................................................................................................................2‐6 Relationships Between Participating Jurisdictions..............................................................2‐6 US 23 Heritage Route..........................................................................................................2‐7 Chapter 3 Recreation Inventory ....................................................................................................... 3‐1 Presque Isle County Recreation Facilities ...........................................................................3‐1 40 Mile Point Lighthouse Park........................................................................................3‐1 The Glawe School ...........................................................................................................3‐3 Ocqueoc Outdoor Center ...............................................................................................3‐3 Presque Isle County Building & 4‐H Community Garden ...............................................3‐5 Fletcher‐Gilcrest Park .....................................................................................................3‐5 Village of Posen Recreational Facilities...............................................................................3‐6 Posen Village Park...........................................................................................................3‐6 Posen Village Offices.......................................................................................................3‐6 Posen Township Recreational Facilities ..............................................................................3‐6 Posen Community Center...............................................................................................3‐6 Metz Township Recreational Facilities................................................................................3‐7 Metz Fire Memorial & Township Hall Site......................................................................3‐7 Posen Consolidated Schools Recreational Facilities ...........................................................3‐8 Posen Consolidated School.............................................................................................3‐8 ii Jointly‐Owned Recreational Facilities .................................................................................3‐8 Ballpark...........................................................................................................................3‐8 State of Michigan Recreation Facilities...............................................................................3‐9 Onaway State Park..........................................................................................................3‐9 P.H. Hoeft State Park ......................................................................................................3‐9 Thompson’s Harbor State Park.......................................................................................3‐9 Shoepac Lake State Forest Campground......................................................................3‐10 Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Forest Campground .................................................3‐10 Tomahawk Lake State Forest Campground..................................................................3‐10 Ocqueoc Falls State Forest Campground......................................................................3‐10 Black Mountain Recreation Area..................................................................................3‐11 Besser Natural Area......................................................................................................3‐11 Presque Isle Harbor ......................................................................................................3‐11 Hammond Bay State Refuge Harbor ............................................................................3‐12 Presque Isle Conservation District ....................................................................................3‐12 Herman Vogler Conservation Area...............................................................................3‐12 Recreation Facilities in Rogers City, Onaway, Millersburg and Presque Isle Twp ............3‐12 Rogers City ........................................................................................................................3‐12 Onaway .............................................................................................................................3‐13 Millersburg ........................................................................................................................3‐13 Presque Isle Township.......................................................................................................3‐14 Inland Lake Access Sites ....................................................................................................3‐14 Lake Huron Access Sites....................................................................................................3‐15 Other Public Recreation Facilities .....................................................................................3‐15 Private and Semi‐private Recreation Facilities .................................................................3‐15 Trails..................................................................................................................................3‐16 Festivals and Events ..........................................................................................................3‐17 Recreation Facilities in Schools .........................................................................................3‐17 Cultural and Historical Tourism Sites in Presque Isle County ...........................................3‐19 Recreation Grant Inventory ..............................................................................................3‐21 Inventory Procedures........................................................................................................3‐22 Chapter 4 Physical Characteristics .................................................................................................... 4‐1 Climate