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Historical Markers and War Memorials on the Upper Peninsula Region

 
By Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2014
Face in the Rock Marker
1 ► Michigan, Alger County, Au Train — Face in the Rock —
Near State Highway 28 1 mile east of Arbutus Street (Autrain Forest Lake Road), on the left when traveling east.
2 ► Michigan, Alger County, Au Train — 121 — Lake Superior —
Near State Highway 28 1 mile east of Arbutus Street (Autrain Forest Lake Road), on the left when traveling east.
3 ► Michigan, Alger County, Au Train — L176 — Paulson House —
On Autrain Forest Lake Road 2.2 miles south of State Highway 28, on the right when traveling south.
4 ► Michigan, Alger County, Au Train — The Grand Island Nishnaabe —
Near State Highway 28 1 mile east of Arbutus Street (Autrain Forest Lake Road), on the left when traveling east.
5 ► Michigan, Alger County, Au Train, Au Train Township — Au Train —
On Arbutus Street at Michigan Route 28, on the right when traveling north on Arbutus Street.
6 ► Michigan, Alger County, Christmas — Bay Furnace Ruins — Place of Fire and Iron —
Near 2275B north of 2275.
7 ► Michigan, Alger County, Christmas — Location is Everything! — A Wide Blue Highway for Shipping - A Vast Green Forest to Provide Fuel —
Near Forest Road 2275B north of Forest Road 2275.
8 ► Michigan, Alger County, Christmas — What’s Old? What’s New? — A Short Hot Life (1870-1877) A Long Cold Death (1877-1992) A Partial Restoration (1992-1993) —
Near Forest Road 2275B north of Forest Road 2275.
9 ► Michigan, Alger County, Grand Marais — Cabin in the Clearing —
On Log Slide Road north of County Route H58, on the right when traveling north.
10 ► Michigan, Alger County, Grand Marais — Tools of the Trade —
Near Log Slide Road north of County Route H58.
11 ► Michigan, Alger County, Grand Marais, Burt Township — Bay Shore Park Anchor —
On Grand Marais Avenue (County Road H-58) at Randolph Street and Crawford Street, on the right when traveling north on Grand Marais Avenue.
12 ► Michigan, Alger County, Grand Marais, Burt Township — 240 — Grand Marais —
On Grand Marais Avenue (County Road H-58) at Randolph Street and Crawford Street, on the right when traveling north on Grand Marais Avenue.
13 ► Michigan, Alger County, Grand Marais, Burt Township — Grand Marais Greenspace —
On Grand Marais Avenue north of Randolph Street.
14 ► Michigan, Alger County, Grand Marais, Burt Township — In Honor of Our Country’s Defenders — 1917 – 1954 —
On Randolph Street at Crawford Street and Grand Marais Avenue (County Route H-58) on Randolph Street.
15 ► Michigan, Alger County, Grand Marais, Burt Township — 698 — Pickle Barrel House / The Teenie Weenies —
On Randolph Street at Lake Avenue (Michigan Route 77), on the right when traveling east on Randolph Street.
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16 ► Michigan, Alger County, Munising — Alger County All Veterans Memorial — POW – MIA, You Are Not Forgotten —
On Veterans Drive east of Maple Street, on the left when traveling east.
17 ► Michigan, Alger County, Munising — Crumbling Into Time —
Near Miners Castle Road north of Miners Beach Road.
18 ► Michigan, Alger County, Munising — Different Perspectives —
Near Miners Castle Road north of Miners Beach Road.
19 ► Michigan, Alger County, Munising — Grand Island View —
Near Miners Castle Road near Miners Beach Road (County Route H11).
20 ► Michigan, Alger County, Munising — In Memory of the Men and Women of Alger County —
On West Munising Avenue (Michigan Route 28) near Hemlock Street, on the right when traveling west.
21 ► Michigan, Alger County, Munising — Lake Superior Basin Geology —
Near Miners Castle Road north of County Route 58.
22 ► Michigan, Alger County, Munising — Munising Falls —
Near Sand Point Road near Washington Street.
23 ► Michigan, Alger County, Munising — Munising Public Dock —
Near Elm Avenue 0.1 miles north of East Munising Avenue (State Highway 28), on the right when traveling north.
24 ► Michigan, Alger County, Munising — Russell A. Alger —
On Elm Avenue at East Chocolay Street, on the right when traveling north on Elm Avenue.
25 ► Michigan, Alger County, Munising — S.S. Kiowa Wreck —
On East Superior Street at Elm Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Superior Street.
26 ► Michigan, Alger County, Munising — Shipwrecks of the Alger Underwater Preserve —
Near Elm Avenue 0.1 miles north of East Munising Avenue (State Highway 28), on the right when traveling north.
27 ► Michigan, Alger County, Munising — U.S. Coast Guard — Munising Station —
On Sand Point Road near Washington Street, on the left when traveling north.
28 ► Michigan, Alger County, Shingleton, Munising Township — Chapel Rock — Preserving the Legacy —
Near Chapel Road near Melstrand Road.
29 ► Michigan, Alger County, Sullivans Landing, Burt Township — Final Solution for a Long and Difficult Issue — Alger County Road H-58 —
On Au Sable Point Trail (County Road H-58) 1.9 miles east of Sullivans Landing, on the left when traveling east.
30 ► Michigan, Alger County, Traunik, Limestone Township — 1460 — Mikulich General Store —
On Traunik Road (County Road H-44) at E T Road (County Road H-01), on the left when traveling east on Traunik Road.
31 ► Michigan, Alger County, Traunik, Limestone Township — Traunik —
On Traunick Road (County Route H-44) just west of E T Road (County Route H-01), on the right when traveling west.
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32 ► Michigan, Baraga County, Baraga, Baraga Township — S0135 — Keweenaw Bay —
Near U.S. 41 0.1 miles north of Plains Cut-off Road.
33 ► Michigan, Baraga County, Covington — Roll of Honor — World War II — Covington Township
On Elm Street west of U.S. 141, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
34 ► Michigan, Baraga County, Covington, Covington Township — 2327 — Covington School —
On School Road near U.S. 141, on the right when traveling west.
35 ► Michigan, Baraga County, Covington, Covington Township — 2291 — Covington Township Hall —
On Elm Street west of U.S. 141, on the right.
36 ► Michigan, Baraga County, Covington, Covington Township — Veterans Memorial Highway —
On VFW Road (Old Michigan Route 28) at Route 28, on the left when traveling west on VFW Road.
37 ► Michigan, Baraga County, L'Anse — Unum Est Necessarium — Bishop Baraga Shrine —
Near Lambert Road south of U.S. 41.
38 ► Michigan, Baraga County, L'Anse — Adrift on Ice Floe — Bishop Baraga Shrine —
Near Lambert Road south of U.S. 41.
39 ► Michigan, Baraga County, L'Anse — Arrival at LaPointe — Bishop Baraga Shrine —
Near Lambert Road south of U.S. 41.
40 ► Michigan, Baraga County, L'Anse — Brotherhood in a Blizzard — Bishop Baraga Shrine —
Near Lambert Road south of U.S. 41.
41 ► Michigan, Baraga County, L'Anse — Celebration of Holy Mass — Bishop Baraga Shrine —
Near Lambert Road south of U.S. 41.
42 ► Michigan, Baraga County, L'Anse — Departure from Metlika — Bishop Baraga Shrine —
On Lambert Road south of U.S. 41.
43 ► Michigan, Baraga County, L'Anse — Dog Sled Episode — Bishop Baraga Shrine —
Near Lambert Road south of U.S. 41.
44 ► Michigan, Baraga County, L'Anse — Storm On Lake Superior — Bishop Baraga Shrine —
Near Lambert Road south of U.S. 41.
45 ► Michigan, Baraga County, L'Anse — The L’Anse Waterfront — Explore Baraga County’s Heritage — Western Upper Peninsula Heritage Trail —
On North Front Street at West Broad Street, on the right when traveling south on North Front Street.
46 ► Michigan, Baraga County, L'Anse — The Snowshoe Priest — Bishop Frederic Baraga (1797-1868) — Western Upper Peninsula Heritage Trail —
On Lambert Road south of U.S. 41.
47 ► Michigan, Baraga County, L'Anse, L — A Happy Journey — Bishop Baraga Shrine —
Near Lambert Road south of U.S. 41.
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48 ► Michigan, Baraga County, L'Anse, L'Anse Township — 1198 — L’Anse-Lac Vieux Desert Trail —
Near Lambert Road south of U.S. 41, on the right.
49 ► Michigan, Baraga County, L'Anse, L'Anse Township — 638 — Zeba Indian United Methodist Church —
On Zeba Road just east of Whirl-I-Gig Road, on the right when traveling east.
50 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Brimley — Anishinabeg — Original People of Whitefish Bay —
Near West Lakeshore Drive (Iroquois Road) 0.7 miles east of South Monocle Lake Road, on the left when traveling east.
51 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Brimley — Glacial Gifts — Coastal Landscape Formed by Ice, Water and Wind —
Near West Lakeshore Drive (Iroquois Road) 0.7 miles east of South Monocle Lake Road, on the left when traveling east.
52 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Brimley — Place of the Iroquois Bones — Point Named After Decisive Battle Fought in 1662 —
Near West Lakeshore Drive (Iroquois Road) 0.7 miles east of South Monocle Lake Road, on the left when traveling east.
53 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Brimley — Point Iroquois —
On West Lake Shore Drive, on the right when traveling west.
54 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Brimley — Point Iroquois Light Station — Local Ties Made it "A Home, Not Just a Station" —
Near West Lakeshore Drive (Iroquois Road) 0.7 miles east of South Monocle Lake Road, on the left when traveling east.
55 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Brimley — Tower View —
Near W Lakeshore Drive, on the right when traveling west.
56 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, DeTour Village — 2252 — DeTour Reef Light Station —
On M-134 (a.k.a.: South Scenic Road) just west of East Lakewood Lane, on the left when traveling west.
57 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Drummond Island, Drummond Township — 109 — Fort Drummond —
On East Channel Road (Michigan Route 134), on the left when traveling west.
58 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Paradise — "Oil Lamp" Buoy —
On Michigan Route 123 at North Beaver Road, on the right when traveling north on Michigan Route 123.
59 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Paradise — Anchor from the SS M.M. Drake —
On Michigan Route 123 near North Beaver Road, on the right when traveling north.
60 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Paradise — Donald "Bud" Monk —
On Michigan Route 123 near West Tepee Lane, on the right when traveling south.
61 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Paradise — 725 — Emerson —
On State Highway 128 near West South River Road, on the right when traveling north.
62 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Paradise — Graveyard of the Great Lakes —
Near North Whitefish Point Road 0.5 miles north of West Sandy Lane, on the left when traveling north.
63 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Paradise — L724 — Post Office —
On North Whitefish Point Road at West Wild Cat Road, on the right when traveling north on North Whitefish Point Road.
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64 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Paradise — 272 — Whitefish Point Lighthouse —
On North Whitefish Point Road 0.5 miles north of West North Shore Road.
65 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Paradise — L1733 — Whitefish Township —
On Michigan Route 123 near North Beaver Road, on the right when traveling north.
66 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste Marie — The Michigan Meridian —
On Meridian Road 0.2 miles north of Easterday Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
67 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — "The Crane of the Sault" —
On Maple Street east of Court Street, on the right when traveling east.
68 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — "The Wolf of Rome" — Gift of Chase S. Osborn, 1909 —
On Maple Street just east of Court Street, on the right when traveling east.
69 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — 6 — American Integrity — 1,000 Feet Long • Launched 1978 — Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —
Near West Portage Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
70 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — 11 — American Spirit — 1,004 Feet Long • Launched 1978 — Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —
On East Portage Avenue.
71 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — 10 — Burns Harbor — 1,000 Feet Long • Launched 1980 — Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —
On East Portage Avenue.
72 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — 2 — Edgar B. Speer — 1,004 Feet Long • Launched 1980 — Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —
Near West Portage Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
73 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — 8 — Edwin H. Gott — 1,004 Feet Long • Launched 1979 — Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —
On West Portage Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
74 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — 4 — Indiana Harbor — 1,000 Feet Long • Launched 1979 — Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —
Near West Portage Avenue west of Ferris Street.
75 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — 1 — James R. Barker — 1,004 Feet Long • Launched in 1976 — Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —
Near East Portage Avenue.
76 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — 3 — Mesabi Miner — 1,004 Feet Long • Launched 1977 — Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —
Near West Portage Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
77 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — 13 — Paul R. Tregurtha — 1,013½ Feet Long • Launched 1981 — Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —
Near East Portage Avenue.
78 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — 9 — Presque Isle — Tug & Barge • 1,000 Feet Long • Launched 1973 — Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —
Near East Portage Avenue.
79 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — 12 — Stewart J. Cort — 1,000 Feet Long • Launched 1972 — Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —
On East Portage Avenue.
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80 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — 5 — Walter J. McCarthy Jr. — 1,000 Feet Long • Launched 1977 — Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —
Near West Portage Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
81 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — A Sampler of Vessels That Have Passed This Spot —
On East Water Street at Brady Street, on the right when traveling west on East Water Street.
82 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — 7 — American Century — 1,000 Feet Long • Launched 1981 — Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —
Near East Portage Avenue.
83 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Ancient Anishinaabek Burial Ground —
On East Water Street at Bingham Street, on the right when traveling east on East Water Street.
84 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Bahweting —
On Meridian Street near Circle Drive, on the right when traveling north.
85 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Brady Hall — University Housing —
Near Ryan Avenue near Prospect Avenue.
86 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Brown Hall —
On Ryan Avenue at College Drive, on the left when traveling north on Ryan Avenue.
87 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — L1892 — Central Methodist Church —
On East Spruce Street at Bingham Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Spruce Street.
88 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Chippewa County Court House —
On Court Street at Maple Street on Court Street.
89 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Chippewa County Courthouse —
On Ashmun Street (Business Interstate 75) at Arlington Street, on the right when traveling north on Ashmun Street.
90 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Chippewa County Korea/Vietnam Memorial —
On Bingham Avenue at Armory Place, on the right when traveling south on Bingham Avenue.
91 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Chippewa County Persian Gulf Memorial —
On Bingham Street at Armory Place, on the right when traveling south on Bingham Street.
92 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Chippewa County World War II Memorial —
On Bingham Avenue at Armory Place, on the right when traveling south on Bingham Avenue.
93 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Chippewa Hall — Living Learning Community — Engineering —
Near Ryan Avenue near Prospect Avenue.
94 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Construction of the Power Canal —
On Ashmun Street (Business Interstate 75) at Dawson Street, on the right when traveling south on Ashmun Street.
95 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Cornerstone for new technology —
Near West Portage Avenue near Ferris Street, on the right when traveling west.
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96 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Early 1900's Street Scene — Looking North up Ashmun towards Spruce Street —
On Ashmun Street (Business Route 75) near Spruce Street, on the right when traveling north.
97 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Early Hotels on Water Street —
On West Water Street at River Street, on the right when traveling west on West Water Street.
98 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — East Hall — Superior Start —
On Ryan Avenue at Prospect Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Ryan Avenue.
99 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Easterday Hall — University Housing —
Near Ryan Avenue near Prospect Avenue.
100 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — HB6 — Elmwood —
On East Water Street just west of Glenn Avenue, on the right when traveling west.

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