Presque Isle Power Plant
The Presque Isle Power Plant was a coal power plant located at Marquette, Michigan, on the shore of Lake Superior. The plant has 5 inactive generating units with a total net generating capacity of 431 Megawatts.
- Type: Industry
- Description: Coal power plant in Michigan, US
- Also known as: “Presque Isle kraftverk” and “Presque Isle Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Presque Isle Park and Superior Dome.
Presque Isle Park
Park
Superior Dome
Sports venue
The Superior Dome is a domed stadium on the campus of Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan, United States. It opened as the "world’s largest wooden dome" on September 14, 1991, and is home to the Northern Michigan Wildcats football, women's lacrosse, and women's track and field teams, the NMU Wildcat marching band, and hosts a variety of other campus and community events. Superior Dome is situated 1¼ miles south of Presque Isle Power Plant.
Lakeview Arena
Sports venue
Lakeview Arena is a 3,100-seat multi-purpose arena, located in Marquette, Michigan. It opened in 1974, during the Marquette Iron Rangers hockey season. Lakeview Arena is situated 1½ miles south of Presque Isle Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trowbridge Park.
Trowbridge Park
Village
Trowbridge Park is an unincorporated community in Marquette Township, Marquette County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. Trowbridge Park is situated 2½ miles southwest of Presque Isle Power Plant.
Presque Isle Power Plant
- Category: coal-fired power station
- Location: Marquette, Marquette, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.57958° or 46° 34′ 47″ north
Longitude
-87.39788° or 87° 23′ 52″ west
Established
September 1955
Operator
Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Open location code
86RJHJH2+RR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Presque Isle Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Presque Isle kullkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Presque Isle kullkraftverk”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Plant Four and Blue Pin (1).
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Presque Isle Substation and Marquette Plant Four Substation.
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Worth a closer look: Isle Royale National Park and Sault Sainte Marie.
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