Carp Lake Township in Ontonagon County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Porcupine Mountains
Photographed by Michelle Giuliano, October 3, 2024
1. Porcupine Mountains Marker
From Lake Superior the main range of mountains looks like a crouching porcupine, thus their name. Machinery, rock dumps, and old adits are ghostly reminders of forty mining ventures in the years from 1846 to 1928, none of which succeeded. Some logging took place around 1916. As late as 1930 a few trappers eked out a living here. Finally in 1945 the area was made a state park to preserve its virgin splendor.
Erected 1958 by Michigan Historical Commission. (Marker Number 167.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list.
Location. 46° 49.163′ N, 89° 42.341′ W. Marker is in Carp Lake Township, Michigan, in Ontonagon County. It is on 107th Engineers Memorial Highway (Michigan Route 107) west of Route 64. It is in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park on the route up to Lake of the Clouds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ontonagon MI 49953, United States of America. Touch for
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Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and in Copper Country. It is also in the American Midwest and on Lake Superiors South Shore Region. Globally, it is in North America, in the Great North Woods, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Mine (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Porcupine Mountains (approx. 9.2 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2025, by Michelle Giuliano of Frankenmuth, Michigan. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 26 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 28, 2025, by Michelle Giuliano of Frankenmuth, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
