2023 Map of Rose City

About this map

Rose City and the neighboring community of Lupton anchor this northern Michigan landscape, where the street grids of Ogemaw County meet the expansive protected lands of the Huron National Forest. The eastern portion of the map is defined by the Rifle River State Recreation Area, a dense network of glacial lakes including Grousehaven Lake, Devoe Lake, and Scaup Lake that feed into the headwaters of the Rifle River. This area illustrates a classic Michigan transition from small-town residential blocks to conservation lands and wetland systems like Alger Swamp and Maltbys Swamp. Local history and genealogy are preserved at the Rose City Cem and Lane Heights Cem, while the surrounding terrain is marked by distinctive features such as Auger Hill and numerous named creeks like Houghton Creek and Oyster Creek that drain the high ground.