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Oscoda, Michigan. Oscoda (/ ɒˈskoʊdə / ah-SKOH-də) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 916 at the 2020 census. The community is located within Au Sable Township and Oscoda Township at the mouth of the Au Sable River along Lake Huron.
The River Road National Scenic Byway (also called the River Road National Forest Scenic Byway) is a National Scenic Byway and National Forest Scenic Byway in the US state of Michigan. This 23⁄ -mile-long (37.8 km) byway follows M-65 and River Road; it extends eastward into the Huron National Forest and ends in the historic community of Oscoda ...
The Au Sable River (/ ɔː ˈsɑːbəl / aw SAH-bəl) is a 138-mile-long (222 km) [2] river in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Rising in the Northern Lower Peninsula, the river flows in a generally southeasterly direction to its mouth at Lake Huron at the communities of Au Sable and Oscoda. It is considered one of the best ...
Oscoda is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) that is mostly located within the township at 44°25′13″N 83°19′51″W / 44.42028°N 83.33083°W / 44.42028; -83.33083. Only a very small portion of the CDP extends into Au Sable Township to the south.
Oscoda County (/ ɒ ˈ s k oʊ d ə / ah-SKOH-də) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,219, [2] making it the least populous county in the Lower Peninsula, and the sixth-least populous county in the entire state. The county seat is Mio, [3] an unincorporated community near the center of the county.
Hydrologically, Lake Huron comprises the eastern portion of Lake Michigan–Huron, having the same surface elevation as Lake Michigan, to which it is connected by the 5-mile-wide (8.0 km), 20-fathom-deep (120 ft; 37 m) Straits of Mackinac. Combined, Lake Michigan–Huron is the largest freshwater lake by area in the world.
865 N. Huron Ave. 43°51′20″N 82°39′12″W. / 43.855556°N 82.653333°W / 43.855556; -82.653333 ( James and Jane Grice House) Harbor Beach. 4. Grindstone City Historic District. Grindstone City Historic District. More images. September 3, 1971.
The area became popular for hunters, fishermen, and trappers. In 1848, the township was established, and the community of Au Sable was platted in 1849 at the river mouth along Lake Huron. The township was later organized in 1857 under the name Sable when Iosco County was formally organized, and the township name was changed to AuSable in 1877 ...