Pilgrim River
The Pilgrim River is a 12.9-mile-long river in Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, in the United States. The river flows near the Portage Lake Golf Course and empties into the Keweenaw Waterway, which connects to Lake Superior.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Dollar Bay High School and MacInnes Student Ice Arena.
Dollar Bay High School
School
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Dollar Bay High School is located in Dollar Bay, Michigan. It was established in 1914 and lies right on the outer boundary of Dollar Bay, a small town on the Keweenaw Waterway.
MacInnes Student Ice Arena
Stadium
John J. MacInnes Student Ice Arena is a 4,200-capacity hockey arena in Houghton, Michigan. It is home to the Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team. MacInnes Student Ice Arena is situated 1½ miles west of Pilgrim River.
A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum
Museum
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The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, currently located on the campus of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan, is the official mineral museum of the state of Michigan and is a heritage site of the Keweenaw National Historical Park. A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum is situated 2 miles west of Pilgrim River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ripley and Houghton.
Ripley
Hamlet
Ripley is a small, unincorporated community in Franklin Township situated upon a slope, just east of Hancock on M-26 and across the Portage Lake Canal from Houghton. Ripley is situated 2½ miles northwest of Pilgrim River.
Houghton
Town
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Houghton and Hancock are a pair of small towns in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, and home to Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University. Houghton is situated 3 miles west of Pilgrim River.
Mason
Hamlet
Mason is a small unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan that is the remainder of past stamp mill operations at the Quincy Mining Company Stamp Mills. Mason is situated 3½ miles northeast of Pilgrim River.
Pilgrim River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Houghton, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Pilgrim River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Pilgrim”
- Cebuano: “Pilgrim River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Michigan)”
- Cebuano: “Pilgrim River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Pilgrim”
- Venetian: “Pilgrim”
- Welsh: “Afon Pilgrim”
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