Ocqueoc Township ( ') is a civil township of Presque Isle County in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ocqueoc River. The population of Ocqueoc Township was 544 at the 2020 census, down from 655 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 52.6 square miles (136.3 km), of which 52.3 square miles (135.5 km) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.8 km) (0.59%) is water.
Geographic features
- Hammond Bay (Lake Huron)
- Ocqueoc Falls
- Ocqueoc Lake
Transportation
Private airports
The nearest private airports in Presque Isle County are:
- Presque Isle County Airport (Rogers City)
- Leo E. Goetz County Airport (Onaway) Permanently CLOSED
Commercial airports
The nearest commercial airports are:
- Alpena County Regional Airport
- Cherry Capital Airport (Traverse City)
- Chippewa County International Airport (ciuair.com)
- Pellston Regional Airport (www.pellstonairport.org)
Highways
Notable roads
- North Allis Highway
- Ocqueoc Falls Highway
- Ocqueoc Road
Demographics
As of the census It was one of the fourteen original Michigan state parks, and the land was donated by lumber baron Paul H. Hoeft on January 2, 1922. It is a 'four season park' offering camping even in the winter.
- Presque Isle County Historical Museum (Rogers City)
- A list and link for state historical markers is at Presque Isle County.
Area Events
- Memorial Day Weekend Open House including Afternoon of Arts & Crafts at Forty Mile Point Light
- Presque Isle County Fair, Millersburg, Michigan, last weekend in June
- Rogers City Nautical Festival, first complete weekend in August
- Rogers City Salmon Tournament, second weekend in August
- Posen Potato Festival, Posen, Michigan, first weekend in September
- Annual Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival—Four days in second week in October, Forty Mile Point Open For Tours All Four Days
- Ocqueoc river and Ocqueoc Lake
Media
The following can be accessed in Ocqueoc Township, MI
Newspapers
- The local newspaper, the Presque Isle County Advance, has served the area since 1878. The Advance made statewide news itself in February 2006, when it fell victim to a fire which also destroyed Big D's Pizza. Both businesses recovered, with Big D's moving to a new location and the Advance moving into a beautiful new structure 10 months after the fire.
- The Alpena News is the daily newspaper of record for much of northeastern Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
Television
- Channel 4:WTOM-TV "TV 7&4" (NBC) (Cheboygan) (simulcasted in channel 7, Harrietta)
- Channel 6:WCML "CMU Public Television" (PBS) (Montmorency Township)
- Channel 8:WGTQ "ABC 29&8" (ABC) (Goetzville) (simulcasted in channel 29, Kalkaska)
- Channel 10:WWUP-TV "9&10 News" (CBS) (Goetzville) (simulcasted in channel 9, Tustin)
- Channel 11:WBKB-TV "Channel 11 News" (CBS) (Alpena)
Radio
FM
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! Call Sign
! Frequency
! City Broadcast From
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| WTLI
| 89.3
| Bear Creek Township
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| WPHN
| 90.5
| Gaylord
|-
| WCML
| 97.1
| Alpena
|-
| WFXD
| 92.5
| Atlanta
|-
| WKJZ
| 94.9
| Hillman
|-
| WLXT
| 96.3
| Petoskey
|-
| WRGZ
| 96.7
| Rogers City
|-
| WAWM
| 98.9
| Petoskey
|-
| WHAK
| 99.9
| Rogers City
|-
| WMJZ
| 101.5
| Gaylord
|-
| WMKC
| 102.9
| Indian River
|-
| WGFM
| 105.1
| Cheboygan
|-
| WHSB
| 107.7
| Alpena
|}
AM
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! Call Sign
! Frequency
! City Broadcast From
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| WTCM
| 580
| Traverse City
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| WHAK
| 960
| Rogers City
|-
| WWMN
| 1110
| Petoskey
|}