Verna Mize Park
Verna Mize Park is a park in Houghton, Michigan. Verna Mize Park is situated nearby to Houghton Waterfront Park, as well as near West Houghton Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portage Lake Lift Bridge and Houghton County Courthouse.
Portage Lake Lift Bridge
Bridge
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The Portage Lake Lift Bridge connects the cities of Hancock and Houghton, in the US state of Michigan. It crosses Portage Lake, a portion of the waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula with a canal linking the final several miles to Lake Superior to the northwest. Portage Lake Lift Bridge is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Verna Mize Park.
Houghton County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Chris857, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Houghton County Courthouse is a government building located at 401 E. Houghton Street in Houghton, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Houghton County Courthouse is situated 2,800 feet east of Verna Mize Park.
Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw
Museum
Photo: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw in Houghton, Michigan, is a non-collecting museum that houses changing exhibits about local cultural and natural history. Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw is situated 3,100 feet east of Verna Mize Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houghton-Hancock and Hancock.
Houghton-Hancock
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.Hancock
Town
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Town
Photo: Cityofhoughton1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Verna Mize Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Houghton, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.12087° or 47° 7′ 15″ northLongitude
-88.58027° or 88° 34′ 49″ westOperator
City of HoughtonOpen location code
86VH4CC9+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 500201027OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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