Lake City

History

The community's first settler, Daniel Reader, built his cabin on Muskrat Lake, now Lake Missaukee, in 1868. On January 22, 1872, Reeder was the name of post office open and the last name of its first postmaster, Daniel. The county selected Reeder by a one-vote margin as the county seat in 1873. The community became a station of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. The community was renamed on January 25, 1877, to Lake City. Lake City was incorporated as a village and platted in 1889. The village became a city in 1932. Much of Missaukee County grew in the early 20th century because of the region's timber industry. The community continues to thrive because of local lumber mills.

Geography

Lake City is in western Missaukee County, by road northeast of Cadillac and southeast of Manton. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. }}

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  861
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  805
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  804
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  795
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  728
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  585
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  527
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  524