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M-26 (Michigan Highway)
M-26 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan, running from east of Rockland to its junction with US Highway 41 (US 41) in Copper Harbor. It generally runs southwest-to-northeast in the western half or Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The northernmost segment, which closely parallels the shore of Lake Superior on the west side of the Keweenaw Peninsula, is highly scenic. M-26 previously reached the Wisconsin border, but a section of the highway became US 45. Other changes on the northern end of M-26 incorporated highways that were previously numbered M-111 and M-206 in the Eagle Harbor and Eagle River area. Route description Southern terminus to Houghton M-26 starts at an intersection with US 45 east of Rockland in Michigan's Ontonagon County. From there it runs through the town of Mass City to the junction with M-38 east of Greenland. The two highways join for a short distance before M-26 separates turning northeast to Winona across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Superior Circle Tour
The Great Lakes Circle Tour is a designated scenic road system connecting all of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. It consists of routes for circumnavigating the lakes, either individually or collectively. It was designated by the Great Lakes Commission in 1988. Tours Lake Superior Circle Tour In Michigan, the Lake Superior Circle Tour (LSCT) runs from the state line at Ironwood to Sault Ste. Marie. In between it follows U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) to Wakefield, M-28 to Bergland and M-64 to Ontonagon. At Ontonagon, the LSCT continues east along M-38 to M-26. It follows M-26 to Houghton and then follows US 41 north to Copper Harbor. There is a loop route along M-203 between Hancock and Calumet. Travelers following the tour need to backtrack down US 41 to Houghton and then follow US 41 back to M-28 in Covington. US 41/M-28 carries the tour to Harvey where M-28 carries it eastward. There is a spur routing along M-77 running north fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass City, Michigan
Mass City (also known as Mass) is an unincorporated community in Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Mass City is located in Greenland Township along M-26, southeast of the village of Ontonagon. Mass City has its own post office with the 49948 ZIP Code . United States Post Office History Mass City was first settled in 1848 by Noel Johnson, an escaped slave from who discovered copper in the area; Johnson later sold the copper deposits to the Mass Mining Company. Mass City was formally organized in 1855 and named for the mass copper mined in the area. The original site of Mass City was abandoned in 1899, when Abram and Nellie Mathews |
Ripley, Michigan
Ripley is a small, Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, Franklin Township situated upon a slope, just east of Hancock, Michigan, Hancock on M-26 (Michigan highway), M-26 and across the Portage Lake Canal from Houghton, Michigan, Houghton. A ski resort called Mont Ripley is located in Ripley. The now-closed Quincy Smelter, Quincy Smelting Works, formerly operated by the Quincy Mine, is also located in Ripley.http://digarch.lib.mtu.edu/showbib.aspx?bib_id=623671# References External links View of Ripley from HoughtonView of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge and Portage Lake from Ripley {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Houghton County, Michigan Houghton micropolitan area, Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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M, or m, is the thirteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''em'' (pronounced ), plural ''ems''. History The letter M is derived from the Phoenician Mem, via the Greek Mu (Μ, μ). Semitic Mem is most likely derived from a " Proto-Sinaitic" (Bronze Age) adoption of the N-water ripple (n hieroglyph), "water" ideogram in Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian writing. The Egyptian sign had the acrophonic value , from the Egyptian word for "water", ''nt''; the adoption as the Semitic letter for was presumably also on acrophonic grounds, from the Semitic languages, Semitic word for "water", '':wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/maʾ-, *mā(y)-''. Use in writing systems The letter represents the bilabial nasal consonant sound in the orthography of Latin as well as in that of many modern languages, and also in the International Phonetic Alphabet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lift Bridge
A vertical-lift bridge or just lift bridge is a type of movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck. The vertical lift offers several benefits over other movable bridges such as the bascule and swing-span bridges. Generally speaking, they cost less to build for longer moveable spans. The counterweights in a vertical lift are only required to be equal to the weight of the deck, whereas bascule bridge counterweights must weigh several times as much as the span being lifted. As a result, heavier materials can be used in the deck, and so this type of bridge is especially suited for heavy railroad use. The biggest disadvantage to the vertical-lift bridge (in comparison with many other designs) is the height restriction for vessels passing under it, due to the deck remaining suspended above the passageway. Although most vertical-lift bridges use towers, each equipped with counterweights, some use hydraulic jacks located below the deck. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portage Lake (Keweenaw)
Portage Lake may refer to: Communities in the United States * Portage Lake, Maine * Portage Lakes, Ohio Lakes in the United States * Portage Lake (Alaska) * Portage Lake (Maine) * Portage Lake (Keweenaw), in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan * Portage Lake (Michigan), in Manistee County, Michigan * Portage Lake (Aitkin County, Minnesota) * Portage Lake (Hubbard County, Minnesota) * Portage Lake (Otter Tail County, Minnesota) * Portage Lake County Park Portage Lake County Park is a park in Waterloo Township, Michigan. A picnic area with grills, a playground, a swimming area, a boat launch, a historic pump house, and portable toilets are available at the park. References {{coord, 42.3373, -84 ..., in Jackson County, Michigan * Portage Lakes, a group of lakes in Ohio * Lake Margrethe in Crawford County, Michigan, formerly known as Portage Lake {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hancock, Michigan
Hancock is a city in Houghton County, Michigan, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is across the Keweenaw Waterway from the city of Houghton, Michigan, Houghton on the Keweenaw Peninsula. The population was 4,634 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. The Weather Channel has consistently ranked Hancock as the third-snowiest city in the U.S. Hancock was named after United States Founding Fathers, U.S. Founding Father John Hancock. History The story of Hancock began during the summers of 1847 and 1848, when a small group of Prospecting, prospectors laboring on a rugged hillside (later named Quincy Hill) discovered a sequence of prehistoric Ojibwe copper mining pits, stretching out for 100 feet along the local Amygdule, amygdaloid lode. Upon inspecting one, they realized that the Native Americans were able to take copper in small quantities through these pits. The discovery formed the basis upon which the Quincy Mining Company was created in October 1848, un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakota Heights, Michigan
Dakota Heights is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Portage Charter Township, Michigan, Portage Charter Township, Houghton County, Michigan, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is an enclave surrounded on all four sides by the extreme western part of the city of Houghton, Michigan, Houghton (on the fourth by Portage Lake (Keweenaw), Portage Lake (or, depending on the definition of terms, the Keweenaw Waterway, Portage Lake Shipping Canal)); it is non-contiguous with any other part of Portage Township. (However, it was formerly served by the water lines of Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, Adams Township.) Living in Dakota Heights is at least sometimes regarded as living "in town" (Houghton). History Dakota Heights was platted in 1906 and named after the Dacotah Mining Company, which operated briefly in its vicinity. It provided housing for workers on the Copper Range Railroad, which had a number of facilities immediately to the north; the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houghton, Michigan
Houghton (; ) is the largest city and seat of government of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, with a population of 8,386 at the 2020 census. Houghton is the principal city of the Houghton micropolitan area, which includes all of Houghton and Keweenaw County. The city of Houghton and the county were named after Douglass Houghton, an American geologist and physician, primarily known for his exploration of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Houghton has been listed as one of the "100 Best Small Towns in America" despite it being considered a city. Houghton is home to Michigan Technological University, a public research college founded in 1885. Michigan Tech hosts a yearly Winter Carnival in February, drawing thousands of visitors from around the world. History Native Americans mined copper in and around what would later be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Range, Michigan
South Range is a village in Adams Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is bordered on the east by the unincorporated community of Baltic. It is about five miles southwest of Houghton on M-26. The population was 758 at the 2010 census. The ZIP code for South Range is 49963. It is a "cooperating community of the Keweenaw National Historical Park." History South Range was platted in 1902 by the Wheal Kate Mining Company, which operated an unsuccessful copper mine nearby. In 1906 the community tried to incorporate as the town of ''Stanton'', but there was already a Stanton, Michigan, so they incorporated as ''South Range'', because it was at the south end of the Michigan copper range. Italians were the dominant ethnic group in early years.Clarence J. Monette (1995) ''Early South Range'', Lake Linden, Mich.: Clarence Monette. On December 11, 1913, during the bitter Copper Country Strike of 1913–1914, a raid was conducted by the Citizens' Alliance sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twin Lakes State Park (Michigan)
Twin Lakes State Park is a state park on the western shore of Lake Roland in Houghton County, Michigan. It is located in the Elm River Township, Michigan Elm River Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 169 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and ... along M-26. Activities and amenities The park offers fishing, swimming, beach house, boat launch, campground and cabins, picnicking and playground areas, and of trails for hiking, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing. References External linksTwin Lakes State ParkMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesTwin Lakes State Park MapMichigan Department of Natural Resources {{authority control Protected areas of Houghton County, Michigan State parks of Michigan Protected areas established in 1964 1964 establishments in Michigan IUCN Category III ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
