Michigan Is Home To The Largest One These In The Entire World

Maybe it's part of getting older, or that I married a super smart nerd who is always learning new things and sharing them with me, but I love finding out cool facts about my home state of Michigan.

Recently I was looking up unique things about our state and found a couple of cool and interesting facts.

For one, Michigan is the only one state in America to have two peninsulas.

We're also the only state that has a floating post office.

I had heard people mention those interesting things before, but I never knew that Michigan is home to the largest one of these in the world.

Michigan Is Home To The Largest Limestone Quarry On Earth

The world's largest limestone quarry was located in Rogers City, Michigan.

The quarry was created in 1910 and began the production of limestone in 1912.

Ownership of this massive quarry has changed hands over the years but currently is owned by Carmeuse Lime and Stone.

How Big Is The Limestone Quarry

As you might imagine the world's largest limestone quarry is huge.

At 4 miles long and 1 1/2 miles wide It covers a massive 8,024 acres.

The pictures below show how massive the quarry truly is.

To put in perspective how big this quarry is the tires you see above are 13 feet tall.

Check out this quick 4-minute video "A Century In Stone".

It's the Story of Rogers City Limestone Quarry commemorating its 100th year in 2012.