Public TransportationBus and air service are the predominant means of public transportation. Most citizens rely on private vehicles for trans- portation to travel throughout the county which contains 656 square miles and is the state's 32nd largest county.Bus ServiceWith three buses, The Presque Isle County Council on Aging (PICCA) is the major provider of bus service in the county. The general public as well as senior citizens and handicap persons may use the buses. Bus service is provided on a demand/response basis in addition to regularly scheduled out of town trips. The Straits Area Regional Ride provides service as in Presque Isle County as well as three neighboring counties and coordinates buses for regional access to medical appointments, employment, shopping, entertainment and other regional destinations.Indian Trails provides statewide public transportation services to and from Detroit and St. Ignace on a daily basis running through Presque Isle County with stops in Rogers City and Onaway. Air ServiceThe County of Presque Isle owns and operates two public airports. The Leo Getz County Airport (a Tier 3 basic utility airport) in Onaway includes a 2,600� paved and lighted runway and a 1,365 crosswind sod runway. The County Airport at Rogers City (Tier 1 general utility) has just completed a $2.5 million renovation and features a 75� wide, 4,100� runway with new lighting and navigation systems, an on-field automated weather station, new aprons and taxiways.Regional air service is available at the Alpena County Regional Airport and the Pellston Regional Airport. Commercial air service is provided by Mesaba Airlines operating as Northwest Airlink to and from Detroit Metro Airport three times daily. Deep Water PortsThe Port of Calcite in Rogers City and the Port of Stoneport in Presque Isle Township are major commercial port facilities for Great Lakes and International shipping.Contact us at the CDC office or by email at info@picdc.org. |