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Upper Peninsula

The Upper Peninsula is a region of . It is not connected to the rest of the state, but is connected at its southwestern end to . Therefore, in general the Upper Peninsula is located much closer to , and the neighboring state of Wisconsin than with the Lower Peninsula, separated by a small channel connecting Lakes Michigan and Huron.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Isle Royale National Park and Marquette.

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is a national park comprising Isle Royale and the surrounding waters and small islands, a wilderness preserve in northwest Lake Superior.

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is the county seat of and the largest city in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. Located on the shores of Lake Superior, is a major port known primarily for shipping iron ore from the Iron Range.

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Sault Ste Marie or is a city of 14,000 people in the Upper Peninsula of , across the river from the twin city of , in .

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is part of 's Upper Peninsula, jutting out into Lake Superior. During the fall, the color of trees in the area is spectacular. There is a superb downhill ski resort on the east side of the peninsula.

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, commonly shortened to Esky, is a port city in and the county seat of in the U.S. state of , located on in the state's Upper Peninsula.

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is a small city in the Upper Peninsula of , on the southern shore of Lake Superior.

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is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the state of , at the north end of the Mackinac Bridge.

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is a city in the Upper Peninsula of . It is across the River from , .

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is a city in , United States. Located in the Upper Peninsula, the population was 6,140 at the 2020 census, less than it was in the 1950s and 1960s when the iron ore mines employed more workers.

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is a city in and the county seat of . The population was 7,518 at the 2020 census, down from 7,624 at the 2010 census.

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is the only city in and the county seat of in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,828.

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The Gogebic Range is a historical iron mining area that comprises parts of Gogebic County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and Iron County, Wisconsin.

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is a city in in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of . First settled in 1877, 's original name was Minnewasca.

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is an island and resort area, covering 4.35 square miles in land area, in the U.S. state of . The name of the island in Odawa is Michilimackinac and "Mitchimakinak" in Ojibwemowin, meaning "Great Turtle".

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L'Anse is a village in and the county seat of in the U.S. state of . The population was 1,874 at the 2020 census. The village is located within in the Upper Peninsula and partially inside the .

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is a village in and the county seat of in the U.S. state of . The village is located within and is the only incorporated community in Luce County.

is a in of the U.S. state of . The population was 174 at the 2020 census. The village is located within .

is an unincorporated community in in the U.S. state of . It is located within on the north shores of .

is an island in the Upper Peninsula region of and the seventh largest naturally occurring lake island in the world. It has parts of the Canadian border to both north and east.

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State Park is in the Upper Peninsula of . This park is near the town of Paradise.

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Paradise is an unincorporated community on Whitefish Bay. This article covers a broad but sparsely-populated rural area at the eastern end of Lake Superior on 's Upper Peninsula.

Sagola Township is a civil township of in the U.S. state of . The population was 1,066 at the 2020 census.

Upper Peninsula

Latitude of center
46.673° or 46° 40′ 23″ north
Longitude of center
-89.1745° or 89° 10′ 28″ west
Population
311,000
Elevation
955 feet (291 metres)
Geo­Names ID
12217946
Wiki­data ID
Q1338
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Upper Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شبه جزيرة ميشيغان العليا”
  • Azerbaijani: “Miçiqanın Yuxarı yarımadası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yuxarı yarımadası”
  • Basque: “Michigango goi penintsula”
  • Bengali: “মিশিগানের উর্ধ্বস্থ উপদ্বীপ”
  • Catalan: “Península superior de Michigan”
  • Chinese: “密芝根上半島”
  • Chinese: “密西根上半島”
  • Dutch: “Bovenschiereiland van Michigan”
  • Dutch: “Upper Peninsula”
  • Esperanto: “supra duoninsulo de Miĉigano”
  • Finnish: “Yläniemimaa”
  • French: “péninsule supérieure du Michigan”
  • French: “Péninsule supérieure du Michigan”
  • German: “Obere Halbinsel von Michigan”
  • German: “Obere Halbinsel”
  • Hebrew: “חצי האי העליון של מישיגן”
  • Hungarian: “Felső-félsziget”
  • Indonesian: “Semenanjung Hulu”
  • Italian: “Michigan superiore”
  • Italian: “penisola superiore”
  • Italian: “Penisola superiore”
  • Italian: “Sopra il ponte”
  • Japanese: “アッパー半島”
  • Korean: “어퍼반도”
  • Latin: “Paeninsula Michiganensis Superior”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Peninsula superiora de Michigan”
  • Persian: “شبه جزیره علیای میشیگان”
  • Polish: “Górny Półwysep”
  • Polish: “Upper Peninsula”
  • Portuguese: “Michigan Superior”
  • Portuguese: “Península Superior”
  • Russian: “Верхний полуостров Мичигана”
  • Russian: “Верхний полуостров”
  • Slovenian: “Zgornji polotok Michigana”
  • Spanish: “Peninsula Superior de Michigan”
  • Spanish: “Península superior de Míchigan”
  • Spanish: “Península Superior de Míchigan”
  • Swedish: “Michigans övre halvö”
  • Ukrainian: “Верхній півострів Мічигану”
  • Venetian: “penizoła superiore”
  • Vietnamese: “Bán đảo Thượng Michigan”
  • Western Frisian: “Opper-Michigan”
  • Yue Chinese: “密芝根上半島”

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