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The Portage Lake Lift Bridge (officially the Houghton–Hancock Bridge [3]) connects the cities of Hancock and Houghton, in the US state of Michigan.It crosses Portage Lake, a portion of the waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula with a canal linking the final several miles to Lake Superior to the northwest.
Michigan Shore-to-Shore Trail, a 500-mile (800 km) system of interconnected trails, passes through the area. It runs from Empire to Oscoda, and points beyond. [26] Nordic skiing; ORV and groomed snowmobile trails; Sailing; Tip-up-town winter festival, Houghton Lake, an annual event (held in January). [27]
View of the Portage Lift Bridge from Houghton's Waterfront Trail. Houghton (/ ˈ h oʊ t ən /; HOH-tən) is the largest city and county seat of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [4] Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region.
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Twin Lakes State Park is a 175-acre (71 ha) state park on the western shore of Lake Roland in Houghton County, Michigan. It is located in the Elm River Township, Michigan along M-26 . [ 2 ]
Portage Charter Township is a charter township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,189. [3] The city of Houghton is adjacent to the north side of the township. Portage Lake is the eastern boundary in the north, and the township extends well south of Houghton to the Baraga County ...
English: Locator map showing Houghton County (red) — in Upper Michigan. David Benbennick made this map. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps .
The wildlife management area is a popular birdwatching destination along the AuSable Birding Trail. The Houghton Lake Flats Observation Deck was constructed in 1998 along Old U.S. Highway 27 just south of Yeager Road ( 44°21′47.7″N 84°48′00.6″W / 44.363250°N 84.800167°W / 44.363250; -84.800167