Community

Quick Facts

County Seat: Ontonagon
County Population: 7,818 (2000 Census)
Size: 1,321 square miles
Ontonagon Village Population: 1,769 (2000 Census)

Climate

Average Temperatures:
Summer: High 78, Low 54
Winter: High 20, Low 1
Average Snowfall: 213 inches per year

Industry

Ontonagon County has a distinguished history of logging and mining and is the site of the first telephone system in Michigan. The oldest standing log home village in the United States is located at Old Victoria near the village of Rockland.

The former White Pine Copper Mine complex was acquired by the Ontonagon County Economic Development Corporation and has been developed into a new industrial park. All new utilities and infrastructure were installed, and the site is now home to six new businesses, and there are plans for more.

The White Pine Copper Refinery is in operation with 60 employees, and in 2004 the power plant was started up by White Pine Electric Power. A feasibility study is being conducted to determine if the plant should expand to include a bio-fuel burner, and the underground growth center Subterra operates an underground growth chamber in the mine, and has the potential and space for expansion.

Ontonagon County is home to Michigan’s largest state park, the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. The park offers year-round recreation and attracts thousands of visitors each year. As more and more tourists discover Ontonagon County, opportunities exist for tourism-related business development in the region.

Along with the two designated tax-free Renaissance Zones in the Village of Ontonagon and in Ewen, there are endless opportunities for the entrepreneur. Visit the Ontonagon County Economic Development Corporation’s site to learn more about Ontonagon County’s economic development revolving loan fund and business development incentives and services.

The Ontonagon County EDC invites you to consider Ontonagon County for a business location because “Today, you can do business from anywhere in the world—why not Ontonagon County?”

Schools

The Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District includes two Ontonagon County school systems: Ontonagon Area Schools K-12 on the north end of the county and Ewen-Trout Creek School K-12 on the south end.

Health Care

Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital inpatient facility and also has a 46-bed skilled nursing unit featuring a wide range of ancillary services, some of which you might not normally expect to find in a small rural setting. Specialty clinics are held regularly by doctors from Grand View Hospital in Ironwood and Marquette General Hospital in Marquette. There are also various clinics in Bruce Crossing, Ewen, and Watersmeet.

Churches

CATHOLIC

Holy Family Catholic (Ontonagon)
St. Mary Catholic (Rockland)
St. Peter & Paul Catholic (Greenland)
906-884-2569

St. Jude Catholic (White Pine)
St. Ann Catholic (Bergland)
906-885-5763

METHODIST

United Methodist Church
Ontonagon, Rockland, & Greenland Circuit
906-884-4556

United Methodist Church
Ewen & Bergland Circuit
906-988-2533

White Pine Community United Methodist Church
White Pine
906-885-5419

LUTHERAN

Siloa Lutheran
Ontonagon
906-884-4778

Redeemer Free Lutheran
Ontonagon
906-884-4028

St. Paul Lutheran
Ontonagon
906-884-4008

Apostolic Lutheran
Ontonagon
906-884-6091

Bethany Lutheran
Bruce Crossing
906-827-3529

Faith Lutheran
White Pine
906-885-5899

Three-Point Parish
(St. Paul Lutheran, Mass City)
(Wainola Lutheran, Mass City)
Mass City
906-883-3602

Apostolic Lutheran
Bruce Crossing
906-827-3241

First Lutheran
Ewen
906-988-2594

OTHER

Assembly of God
Ontonagon
906-884-4622

Ontonagon Baptist Church
Ontonagon
906-884-2453

Church of Ascension (Episcopal)
Ontonagon
906-884-2347

Seventh Day Adventist
Greenland
906-883-3388

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