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The Upper Peninsula of Michigan has three state universities (Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Technological University in Houghton, and Northern Michigan University in Marquette) and five community colleges (Bay Mills Community College in Brimley, Bay de Noc Community College in Escanaba and Iron Mountain, Gogebic ...
Pictured Rocks is the site of many of Michigan's waterfalls. Most of the waterfalls resulted from water running over the cliffs of the Munising Formation. This lime and sandstone formation exists between Tahquamenon Falls , some 75 miles (121 km) east, to Laughing Whitefish Falls , 30 miles (48 km) west of the Lakeshore.
The Mackinac Bridge (/ ˈ m æ k ə n ɔː / MAK-ə-naw; also referred to as the Mighty Mac or Big Mac) [4] is a suspension bridge that connects the Upper and Lower peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. It spans the Straits of Mackinac, a body of water connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, two of the Great Lakes.
The Keweenaw Peninsula (/ ˈ k iː w ə n ɔː /, KEE-wə-naw) is a peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Part of the greater landmass of the Upper Peninsula , the Keweenaw Peninsula projects about 65 miles (105 km) northeasterly into Lake Superior , forming Keweenaw Bay .
Ontonagon County (/ ˌ ɒ n t ə ˈ n ɑː ɡ ən / ON-tə-NAH-gən) is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,816, [3] making it Michigan's third-least populous county. The county seat is Ontonagon. [4]
Grouse Mountain is also the location of a popular hiking trail known as the Grouse Grind. [24] It is a steep trail that climbs 853 m (2800 feet) from the gate and timer near the bottom of the trail to the "Grind Timer" at the top of the trail, a distance of 2.9 km (1.8 mi), with an average grade of 17° (31%) and short sections of up to 30° (58%).
Dickinson County is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,947. [3] The county seat is Iron Mountain. [4] Dickinson is Michigan's newest county, formed in 1891 from parts of Marquette, Menominee, and Iron counties. [2]
Porcupine Mountains State Park was established in 1945 to protect the area's large stand of old-growth forest, much of it of the "maple-hemlock" type. In 1972, Michigan passed the Wilderness and Natural Areas Act. This act gave the park the new designation of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.