| Goose Lake | |
|---|---|
  Goose Lake | |
| Location | Marquette County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 46°28′13″N87°31′13″W / 46.47021°N 87.52014°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface elevation | 1,217 feet (371 m) [1] |
Goose Lake is a lake in Marquette County, Michigan, in the United States. [1]
Goose Lake was so named from the fact its outline resembles a goose in flight. [2]
Michigamme is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located within Michigamme Township on the north shores of Lake Michigamme. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Michigamme as a census-designated place (CDP). The CDP had a population of 255 at the 2020 census.
Jacques Marquette, S.J., sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Sainte Marie, and later founded Saint Ignace. In 1673, Marquette, with Louis Jolliet, an explorer born near Quebec City, was the first European to explore and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River Valley.
The Pere Marquette Railway was a railroad that operated in the Great Lakes region of the United States and southern parts of Ontario in Canada. It had trackage in the states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and the Canadian province of Ontario. Its primary connections included Buffalo; Toledo; and Chicago. The company was named after Jacques Marquette, a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste Marie.
Claude Jean Allouez was a Jesuit missionary and French explorer of North America. He established a number of missions among the indigenous people living near Lake Superior.
Michigan Services are three Amtrak passenger rail routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with the Michigan cities of Grand Rapids, Port Huron, and Detroit, and stations en route. The group falls under the Amtrak Midwest brand and is a component of the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative.
The Grand Trunk Milwaukee Car Ferry Company was the Grand Trunk Western Railroad's subsidiary company operating its Lake Michigan railroad car ferry operations between Muskegon, Michigan, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1905 to 1978. Major railroad companies in Michigan used rail ferry vessels to transport rail cars across Lake Michigan from Michigan's western shore to eastern Wisconsin to avoid rail traffic congestion in Chicago.
Champion is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Champion Township. As an unincorporated community, Champion has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
The Chicago and West Michigan Railway (C&WM) is a defunct railroad which operated in the state of Michigan between 1881 and 1899. It was one of the three companies which merged to become the Pere Marquette Railway.
The Pere Marquette River is a river in Michigan in the United States. The main stream of this river is 63.9 miles (102.8 km) long, running from Lake County south of Baldwin into the Pere Marquette Lake, and from there into Lake Michigan.
The White River Railroad was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad incorporated on November 13, 1879, for the purpose of constructing a rail link north from the C&WM's line at White Cloud to the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad's main line (Ludington–Monroe) at Baldwin, and to exploit the ample timber resources of the White River area. On April 1, 1880, the White River opened a 13-mile (21 km) line from White Cloud north to Merrill Township, in Newaygo County. In 1881 the line was extended a further 4 miles (6.4 km) to what would become Bitely in 1889. In either late 1883 or no later than February 7, 1884, the White River completed the line all the way to Baldwin, for a total length of 29.86 miles (48.06 km).
Lake Michigamme, one of Michigan's largest lakes, reaches a depth of over 70 feet (21 m). It covers 4,292 acres (17.37 km2) in Marquette and Baraga counties, Michigan. Van Riper State Park provides public access. The vast majority of the lake lies in Marquette County, with only its westernmost part extending into Baraga County.
Cascade is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Richmond Township. As an unincorporated community, Cascade has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
Clowry is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Champion Township. As an unincorporated community, Clowry has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
Diorite is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Ely Township. As an unincorporated community, Diorite has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
Gentian is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Sands Township. As an unincorporated community, Gentian has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
Helena is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Turin Township. As an unincorporated community, Helena has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
Plains is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Forsyth Township. As an unincorporated community, Plains has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
Swanzy is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Forsyth Township. As an unincorporated community, Swanzy has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
Wobic is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Humboldt Township. As an unincorporated community, Wobic has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
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