The Upper Peninsulaof Michigan –also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P. –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,separated from the Canadian province of Ontario at the east end by the St. Marys River,and flanked by Lake Huron and Lake Michigan along much of its south. Although the peninsula extends as a geographic feature into the state of Wisconsin,the state boundary follows the Montreal and Menominee rivers and a line connecting them.
Bessemer is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census,the city population was 1,805. It is the county seat of Gogebic County.
Ironwood is a city in Gogebic County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan,about 18 miles (29 km) south of Lake Superior. The city is on US Highway 2 across the Montreal River from Hurley,Wisconsin. It is the westernmost city in Michigan,situated on the same line of longitude as Clinton,Iowa and St. Louis,Missouri. The population was 5,045 at the 2020 census,down from 5,387 at the 2010 census. The city is bordered by Ironwood Township to the north,but the two are administered automously.
Wakefield is a city in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,851 at the 2010 census.
Osceola Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,908 at the 2000 census.
Hurley is a city in and the county seat of Iron County,Wisconsin,United States. The population was 1,547 at the 2010 census. It is located directly across the Montreal River from Ironwood,Michigan.
M-35 is a state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of the US state of Michigan. It runs for 128 miles (206 km) in a general north–south direction and connects the cities of Menominee,Escanaba,and Negaunee. The southern section of M-35 in Menominee and Delta counties carries two additional designations;M-35 forms a segment of the Lake Michigan Circle Tour,and it is the UP Hidden Coast Recreational Heritage Trail,which is a part of what is now called the Pure Michigan Byways Program. Along the southern section,the highway is the closest trunkline to the Green Bay,a section of Lake Michigan. The northern section of the highway turns inland through sylvan areas of the UP,connecting rural portions of Delta and Marquette counties.
Michigan's 1st congressional district is a United States congressional district that fully contains the 15 counties of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and 20 counties of Northern Michigan in the Lower Peninsula. The district is currently represented by Republican Jack Bergman.
M-12 is a former state highway in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It was replaced in 1926 by:
Brockway Mountain Drive is an 8.8-mile-long (14.2 km) scenic roadway just west of Copper Harbor in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. Drivers can access the road from State Highway M-26 on either end near Eagle Harbor to the west or Copper Harbor to the east in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The drive runs along the ridge of Brockway Mountain on the Keweenaw Fault and climbs to 1,320 feet (402 m) above sea level,720 feet (219 m) above the surface of Lake Superior. Several viewpoints along the route allow for panoramas of Copper Harbor,Lake Superior,and undeveloped woodland. On a clear day,Isle Royale is visible approximately 50 miles (80 km) in distance from the top of the mountain.
Tom Casperson was an American politician from the State of Michigan. He formerly served as a Republican member of the Michigan State Senate,representing the 38th district,which includes much of the Upper Peninsula. He previously served in the Michigan State House of Representatives,representing the 108th district.
Michael Lahti is a politician from the State of Michigan. A Democrat,Lahti served in the Michigan House of Representatives representing the 110th District,which is located in the Upper Peninsula and includes all of Iron County,Gogebic County,Ontonagon County,Baraga County,Houghton County,Keweenaw County and Powell Township in Marquette County.
Ralph Isaac "Hike" Heikkinen was an All-American guard for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team from 1936 to 1938. He was a unanimous All-American in 1938,the first player from the Gogebic Range area of Michigan's Upper Peninsula to win the honor. His exploits were widely reported in the Upper Peninsula press,where he became a local hero. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1939.
US Highway 2 (US 2) is a component of the United States Numbered Highway System that connects Everett,Washington,to the Upper Peninsula (UP) of the US state of Michigan,with a separate segment that runs from Rouses Point,New York,to Houlton,Maine. In Michigan,the highway runs through the UP in two segments as a part of the state trunkline highway system,entering the state at Ironwood and ending at St. Ignace;in between,US 2 briefly traverses the state of Wisconsin. As one of the major transportation arteries in the UP,US 2 is a major conduit for traffic through the state and neighboring northern Midwest states. Two sections of the roadway are included as part of the Great Lakes Circle Tours,and other segments are listed as state-designated Pure Michigan Byways. There are several memorial highway designations and historic bridges along US 2 that date to the 1910s and 1920s. The highway runs through rural sections of the UP,passing through two national and two state forests in the process.
Arthur E. Redner was an American football player and coach. He played halfback for the University of Michigan in 1900 and 1901 and was the last surviving member of Fielding H. Yost's renowned 1901 "Point-a-Minute" football team.
Omer LaJeunesse was an American football player and coach. He played football at the University of Michigan from 1929 to 1931. LaJeunesse served as the head football coach of at Michigan College of Mining and Technology—now known as Michigan Technological University from 1957 to 1962 and the head coach of the swim team from 1954 through at least 1969.
The Solomon S. Curry House is a private house located at 631 East McLeod Avenue in Ironwood,Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1977.
The Black River National Forest Scenic Byway is a National Forest Scenic Byway that runs along the Black River in the Ottawa National Forest in the U.S. state of Michigan. The byway follows County Road 513 (CR 513) through Gogebic County in the Upper Peninsula. As a county road,it is maintained jointly by the Gogebic County Road Commission (GCRC) with assistance from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The byway provides access to several waterfalls and other visitor attractions in the area. The route of the byway first existed as a wagon road in the 1840s and as a county road in the 1920s. The byway designation was instituted on June 20,1992,and the byway was dedicated later that year.
The Iron Belle Trail is a set of two trails that will span the state of Michigan. The two trails,one for hiking and one for biking,connects Ironwood in the Upper Peninsula and Belle Isle State Park in Detroit. When complete,the hiking trail will be 1,204 miles (1,938 km) long and the biking trail is 828 miles (1,333 km) long. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is coordinating the planning and construction of the missing trail segments.
