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Area code. 906 [a] The Upper Peninsula of Michigan —also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P. or Yoop —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 ...
Traverse City is the most populous city in the Northern Michigan region. Traverse City is located at the head of the East and West arms of Grand Traverse Bay, a 32-mile-long (51 km) bay of Lake Michigan. Grand Traverse Bay is divided into arms by the 18-mile-long (29 km) Old Mission Peninsula, which is attached at its base to Traverse City.
Eastern: UTC −5/−4. Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan (known colloquially to residents of more southerly parts of the state and summer residents from cities such as Detroit as "Up North" ), is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan. A popular tourist destination, it is home to several small- to medium-sized cities ...
Houghton is also the home of Michigan Technological University. The city is served by Houghton County Memorial Airport in nearby Oneco. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.69 square miles (12.15 km 2), of which 4.45 square miles (11.53 km 2) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km 2) is water. [20]
Mackinaw City (/ ˈ m æ k ə n ɔː / MAK-ə-naw) is a village at the northernmost point of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, United States.Divided between Cheboygan and Emmet counties, Mackinaw City is located at the southern end of the Mackinac Bridge, which carries Interstate 75 over the Straits of Mackinac to St. Ignace, in the Upper Peninsula.
GNIS feature ID. 1615729 [2] Website. Official website. Walloon Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [2] The population of the CDP was 271 at the 2020 census. The community is located within Melrose Township .
Located near the northern tip of the Leelanau Peninsula, Northport is located within Leelanau Township, and lies on the shore of Grand Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan. Northport had a population of 496 at the 2020 census. The village is located about 29 miles (47 km) north of Traverse City, and is part of that city's metropolitan area.
Bois Blanc Township ( / bɔɪz blæŋk / boyz-blank) is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 100 at the 2020 census. [3] The insular township occupies Bois Blanc Island, as well as some smaller outlying islands within Lake Huron. The nearby Round Island is administered by the city of Mackinac ...