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Houghton County (/ ˈ h oʊ t ən /; HOH-tən) is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,361. [2] The county seat and largest city is Houghton. [3] [4] Both the county and the city were named for Michigan State geologist and Detroit Mayor Douglass Houghton. [5] [3]
This is a list of Michigan state parks and related protected areas under the jurisdiction or owned by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Parks and Recreation Division. A total of 104 state parks, state recreation areas and trail state parks currently exist along with eight other sites as well as 16 state harbors on the Great Lakes .
F.J. McLain State Park is a 443-acre (179 ha) public recreation area on the Keweenaw Peninsula in Houghton County, Michigan. The state park is located on M-203 halfway between Hancock and Calumet. [2] It is about 10 miles (16 km) from each city. [3]
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is located west of Ontonagon, Michigan on Michigan State Route 107. [4] The park totals 59,000 acres (24,000 ha) and offers day-hiking, backpacking, camping, canoeing, biking and winter sports. [4] There are also numerous historical copper mining sites within the park, [4] as well as stands of virgin ...
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 ]
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 .
Articles related to state parks in the U.S. state of Michigan. For a manually maintained list, complete with yet-to-be-written articles, see List of Michigan state parks . See also: Template:Michigan state parks
The Houghton County Courthouse is a government building located at 401 E. Houghton Street in Houghton, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974 [ 2 ] and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.