Ripley is a small,
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Franklin Township situated upon a slope, just east of
Hancock Hancock may refer to:
Places in the United States
* Hancock, Iowa
* Hancock, Maine
* Hancock, Maryland
* Hancock, Massachusetts
* Hancock, Michigan
* Hancock, Minnesota
* Hancock, Missouri
* Hancock, New Hampshire
** Hancock (CDP), New Hampshir ...
on
M-26 and across the
Portage Lake Canal
The Keweenaw Waterway is a partly natural, partly artificial waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan; it separates Copper Island from the mainland. Parts of the waterway are variously known as the Keweenaw Waterway, Portage ...
from
Houghton Houghton may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Houghton, South Australia, a town near Adelaide
* Houghton Highway, the longest bridge in Australia, between Redcliffe and Brisbane in Queensland
* Houghton Island (Queensland)
Canada
* Houghton Townshi ...
.
A
ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In North ...
called
Mont Ripley
Mont Ripley is a ski hill located in Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, Houghton County, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The site is just outside the cities of Hancock, Michigan, Hancock and ...
is located in Ripley. The now-closed
Quincy Smelting Works, formerly operated by the
Quincy Mine
The Quincy Mine is an extensive set of copper mines located near Hancock, Michigan. The mine was owned by the Quincy Mining Company and operated between 1846 and 1945, although some activities continued through the 1970s. The Quincy Mine was know ...
, is also located in Ripley.
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References
External links
View of Ripley from HoughtonView of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge and Portage Lake from Ripley
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Unincorporated communities in Houghton County, Michigan
Houghton micropolitan area, Michigan
Unincorporated communities in Michigan