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Spurr Township is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 262 at the 2020 census.
Torch Lake Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population of the township was 1,880. The township was established in 1886 and is one of the largest townships in Houghton County by area. It is surrounded by the Torch Lake, the Portage Lake, and Lake Superior. As well as a large number of unincorporated communities, the township also includes a portion of the Baraga State Forest which lies along the shores of Keweenaw Bay. The township borders Schoolcraft Township to the north, Osceola Township to the northwest, and Chassell Township to the southwest. The community of Hubbell serves as the major population center of the township, as well as hosting the Township Hall itself. The mostly uninhabited 91-acre Rabbit Island, located offshore in Lake Superior, is a part of the township.
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M-38 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of the U.S. state of Michigan. Its west end starts in Ontonagon and runs east to Baraga, some 42.225 miles (67.955 km) apart. The highway crosses streams and rivers in forest lands and provides access to a casino. The east end is located by the Keweenaw Bay of Lake Superior in the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community.
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US Highway 41 (US 41) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. In Michigan, it is a state trunkline highway that enters the state via the Interstate Bridge between Marinette, Wisconsin, and Menominee, Michigan. The 278.769 miles (448.635 km) of US 41 that lie within Michigan serve as a major conduit. Most of the highway is listed on the National Highway System. Various sections are rural two-lane highway, urbanized four-lane divided expressway and the Copper Country Trail National Scenic Byway. The northernmost community along the highway is Copper Harbor at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The trunkline ends at a cul-de-sac east of Fort Wilkins State Park after serving the Central Upper Peninsula and Copper Country regions of Michigan.
Sturgeon River may refer to any of the following streams in the U.S. state of Michigan:
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Klingville is a populated place in Chassell Township within southeastern Houghton County in the US state of Michigan.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keweenaw Bay, Michigan
- ↑ Michigan Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 15th ed., 2015, p. 23 ISBN 0899334423
- ↑ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 195. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keweenaw Bay Post Office (historical)
46°51′37″N88°28′54″W / 46.86028°N 88.48167°W
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