Rogers City

History

Rogers City was established in 1868, when William Evans Rogers, Albert Molitor, Frederick Denny Larke, and John Raymond arrived to survey the area and for logging. Molitor came to be seen as a despot by many residents and was assassinated in 1875. In 1870, a post office opened in the settlement under the name Rogers' Mills, though this name was changed several times; to Rogers City in 1872, to Rogers in 1895, and back to Rogers City in 1928. The community was incorporated as a village in 1877, and as a city in 1944. On November 15, 1958, the freighter, , sank in a storm on Lake Michigan. Of the 35 crew members, 33 died in the sinking, and 23 were from Rogers City, the ship's home port.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The city is considered to be part of Northern Michigan.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  398
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  376
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  375
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  374
• Ring-billed Gull

  Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
  302
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  278
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  270
• American Redstart

  Setophaga ruticilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  252

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2016-06-28
  8 km ESE of De Tour Village, Michigan
• M 2.5 — 2015-02-16
  5 km WNW of Alpena, Michigan