Upper Peninsula Michigan Tourism
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Mackinac Bridge - St. Ignace, Michigan
Mackinac Bridge - St. Ignace, Michigan
Are you interested in seeing what some consider to be the "8th wonder of the world?" If you are then you need to go to St. Ignace in Michigan and see the Mackinac Bridge.
The bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the western Hemisphere with 7,400 feet of 4 lane highway suspended over the Straits of Mackinac.
Michigan Vacation Getaway
When you are considering a Michigan Vacation Getaway the choices are almost endless. There is so much to see and do in the state that you can take your pick of whether you want to be in the city or want to explore the upper regions of the state on the Upper Peninsula.
If you choose to go to the Upper Peninsula you will be able to visit Michigan Tech and see the minerals that have come to make this location one of the most respected museums of minerals in the United States. Here there are displays of not only the minerals and gemstones found in Michigan but covering even the far reaching areas of the former Soviet Union.
A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum - Houghton, Michigan
A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum - Houghton, Michigan
Located on the campus of Michigan Tech is the Mineral Museum of Michigan, also known as the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum. This museum offers the visitor the opportunity to see the worlds' finest collections of Keweenaw Copper Distric minerals, Lake Superior Iron Distric minerals, Michigan minerals, and one of the United States best fluorescent mineral exhibits. It also offers one of the largest systematic mineral collections on public view in North America, one of the world's best suites of Fairfield, Utah Variscite, Yukon phosphate minerals and the Guesiness World Record copper specimen which is located at a satellite exhibit at the Quincy Mine.
