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Marquette (/ m ɑːr ˈ k ɛ t / mar-KET) is the county seat of Marquette County and the largest city in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. Located on the shores of Lake Superior , Marquette is a major port known primarily for shipping iron ore from the Marquette Iron Range .
Marquette County (/ m ɑːr ˈ k ɛ t / mar-KET) is a county located in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census , the population was 66,017. [ 2 ] It is the most populous county in the Upper Peninsula.
Negaunee (/ nəˈɡɔːni / nə-GAW-nee or locally / ˈnəˈɡɒni / nə-GON-ee) is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,627 at the 2020 census. [2] The city is located at the southwest corner of Negaunee Township, which is administratively separate, in the Upper Peninsula.
Area code. 906 [a] The Upper Peninsula of Michigan —also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P. or Yoop —is the northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; it is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac. It is bounded primarily by Lake Superior to the north ...
323 acres (131 ha) Created. 1886. Operated by. Marquette County Parks and Recreation Commission. Status. Open all year. Presque Isle Park is a 323-acre public park located in Marquette, Michigan, United States. The park is northwest of Marquette itself on an oval-shaped peninsula reaching out into Lake Superior, called the 'Island' locally. [1][2]
1626698 [4] Website. marquettetownship.org. Marquette Township is a charter township in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,140 at the 2020 census. [2] The city of Marquette is located to the southeast of the township and is administratively autonomous.
Huron Mountains. The Huron Mountains are located in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, mostly in Marquette County, and extending into Baraga County, overlooking Lake Superior. Their highest peak is Mount Arvon, which is the highest point in Michigan at 1,979 feet (603 m) above sea level. Nearby Mount Curwood, Michigan's second ...
12 mi (19 km) north of Marquette on Granite Island. 46°43′15″N 87°24′43″W. / 46.720833°N 87.411944°W / 46.720833; -87.411944 ( Granite Island Light Station) Marquette. The Granite Island Light was built in 1868 and commissioned in 1869. It is one of the oldest surviving lighthouses on Lake Superior. 11.