Houghton Lake, MI
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Local News — Houghton Lake
- Houghton Lake Football Rankings — MaxPreps
- Russo found guilty by jury on criminal sexual conduct charges — Houghton Lake Resorter
- Houghton Lake Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution — IQAir
- Michigan worker dies after tree falls on him near Houghton Lake — WNEM
- Brian Keith Cornell Obituary (2026) - Houghton Lake, MI - Christler Funeral Home - Houghton Lake Chapel — Legacy | Obituary
Official Local Resources
Roscommon County · michigan.gov · Michigan Secretary of State
Houghton Lake (/ˈhoʊʔən/; HOH-ʼn) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,294 during the 2020 census, making it the largest unincorporated community in Northern Michigan. The CDP is located within Denton, Lake, and Roscommon townships.
The community of Houghton Lake is named after and situated upon Houghton Lake, the largest inland lake in Michigan. It includes the unincorporated community of Houghton Lake Heights. The CDP of Prudenville is immediately east of Houghton Lake. M-55 is the primary thoroughfare serving the community, running east–west.