This directory holds a single roofing listing for Bear Lake, Michigan. It is an address and contact record — no Google rating has been matched to it.
The listing is recorded in Manistee County. Roofing permits and inspections are issued locally rather than by the state, so a re-roof in Bear Lake goes through Manistee County or the municipality's own building department, whichever holds jurisdiction at the property.
Hiring a roofer in Bear Lake: what this page knows
Michigan licenses roofing contractors at state level, so a Bear Lake roofer should hold a current state license before quoting; the Michigan roofing license rules set out the class and how to check it.
Michigan's peak severe-weather season: May–August for severe, November–March for winter. The Michigan storm center lists any National Weather Service alert active right now. NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 32 severe-weather events for Manistee County between 2016 and 2026 — the county the listings on this page put Bear Lake in. The most recent event meeting the dataset's severity definition was a hail report measuring 1.00 in (Quarter - Half Dollar) on March 31, 2026.
We have not modeled a cost index for Bear Lake. The national baseline puts a full roof replacement at $5,625–$27,000 and a repair at $250–$3,500; local labor, permit fees and access move both.
All Listings in Bear Lake
1 listing
Roofers within 20 miles of Bear Lake
Bear Lake has one roofing listing of its own, shown above. 3 more listings are based in other towns within 20 miles. Below are the top 3, one card per company, ranked the same way as the list above: verified listings first, then by Google reviews, rating and name.
Each card names the town the business is based in and its straight-line distance from Bear Lake. Being based nearby is not the same as working in Bear Lake — ask whether they cover your address.
Licensing for roofers working in Bear Lake
Michigan licenses roofing contractors at state level, and the requirement applies to work in Bear Lake. The license is issued by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
A state license is not a substitute for local rules: the job still needs a permit and an inspection through Manistee County or the city, and some municipalities require their own contractor registration on top of the state license.
Source: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Checked August 2026. Licensing rules change — verify before you sign anything.
What roofing work costs
We have not modeled a cost index for Bear Lake, so there is no Bear Lake figure here. These are the national baseline bands, unadjusted.
National reference bands, not quotes and not local numbers. Local labor rates, permit fees and access all move them.
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Storm history in Manistee County
Bear Lake has no weather record of its own — NOAA records severe weather against counties, and the listings on this page put Bear Lake in Manistee County. These are weather records for the whole county, not an assessment of any building in Bear Lake.
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 32 severe-weather events recorded against Manistee County between 2016 and 2026: 25 hail reports and 7 thunderstorm wind events.
Of the 25 hail reports, 14 measured 1.00 in across or larger and 11 measured under an inch. The largest on record is 2.00 in (Baseball) on April 27, 2024.
The strongest wind gust in the record is 59 kt (about 68 mph), a measured gust, on April 20, 2017.
The busiest complete year in the record is 2024, with 10 events. The most recent event meeting this dataset's severity definition is a hail report measuring 1.00 in (Quarter - Half Dollar) on March 31, 2026.
Events on record
32
2016–2026
Hail 1.00 in or larger
14
of 25 hail reports
Largest hail
2.00 in
Baseball · April 27, 2024
Peak gust
59 kt
about 68 mph · April 20, 2017
Significant events
16
by this dataset's definition
Events recorded per year
- 2016
- 0
- 2017
- 3
- 2018
- 1
- 2019
- 3
- 2020
- 3
- 2021
- 5
- 2022
- 3
- 2023
- 0
- 2024
- 10
- 2025
- 1
- 2026*
- 3
* The most recent data year is partial. NOAA publishes storm reports on a rolling basis and the final months are still being processed, so a low count in the last year is not evidence of a quiet year. The curated archive behind these counts runs through May 31, 2026; anything later sits in the preliminary block below.
Notable events in the archive
- Apr 27, 2024 -- Hail (Baseball hail, 2.00 in) -- $2.00M property damage reported
- Apr 27, 2024 -- Thunderstorm Wind (50 kt gust) -- $50K property damage reported
- Apr 20, 2017 -- Thunderstorm Wind (59 kt gust) -- $16K property damage reported
Selected by the dataset’s own rule rather than by editorial choice: the largest hail, the peak wind gust, the strongest tornado and the two costliest events by recorded property damage, deduplicated and newest first. Any dollar figure above is NOAA’s recorded estimate for that one event.
Preliminary — not yet in the permanent archive
One preliminary storm report has been filed for Manistee County since June 1, 2026: 1 thunderstorm wind event.
Preliminary reports covering 2026-05-31 onward come from National Weather Service storm reports filed as events occur. They have not yet been through the quality-control review that produces the permanent archive, and individual reports may later be revised, combined or withdrawn. NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
What these counts cover. County figures count events NOAA recorded against a county (hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes). High wind, winter storms, ice storms, blizzards, heavy snow, hurricanes and tropical storms are recorded against National Weather Service forecast zones rather than counties, so they are reported at state level instead. Counts reflect events that were observed and reported.
“Significant” on this page means an event meeting any one of three tests: hail 1.00 in across or larger, a wind gust of 58 kt or more (the National Weather Service severe thunderstorm criterion), or any tornado. It is a severity definition used by this dataset and is not an official NOAA classification.
The damage figure. $2,139,000 is the sum of NOAA’s recorded property-damage estimates across every event in Manistee County over the period — a county total, not a figure for any one property, any one building or any one claim. NOAA records these figures as estimates made at the time of reporting. They are not adjusted for inflation, and they are frequently absent or zero — a zero means nothing was recorded, not that nothing was damaged.
Source. Archived figures come from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Storm Events Database, covering 2016 through May 31, 2026. Anything after that date comes from NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports and is labelled preliminary wherever it appears. Both are US Government works in the public domain.
Roofing in Bear Lake, MI: questions answered from the data
How many roofing contractors are listed in Bear Lake, MI?
One roofing listing is recorded at a Bear Lake, Michigan address in this directory. The count is read from the directory's own database each time this page is rebuilt; a listing is a location record, and the list above shows one card per company.
Does Michigan require a roofing license?
Yes. Michigan licenses roofing contractors at state level, so a Bear Lake roofer should hold a current state license before quoting; the Michigan roofing license rules set out the class and how to check it. You can check a credential on the Michigan authority's own site.
How much does a roof replacement cost in Bear Lake?
We have not modeled a cost index for Bear Lake. The national baseline puts a full roof replacement at $5,625–$27,000 and a repair at $250–$3,500; local labor, permit fees and access move both. Nobody has priced your roof from this page; the only number worth planning around is a written quote from a contractor who has been on it.
When is storm season in Bear Lake?
Michigan's peak severe-weather season: May–August for severe, November–March for winter. The Michigan storm center lists any National Weather Service alert active right now. Season boundaries are National Weather Service climatology for the state, not a forecast for any one property.
What was the most recent severe storm recorded near Bear Lake?
In NOAA's record for Manistee County, the most recent event meeting this dataset's severity definition — hail 1.00 in or larger, a 58 kt gust, or any tornado — was a hail report measuring 1.00 in (Quarter - Half Dollar) on March 31, 2026. The Manistee County storm history on this page shows the full 2016–2026 record; it describes weather that happened, not the condition of any building.
Which county handles roofing permits in Bear Lake?
Every listing on this page is recorded in Manistee County. Roofing permits and inspections are issued locally rather than by the state, so a re-roof in Bear Lake goes through the county or the municipality's own building department, whichever holds jurisdiction at the property.