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As of 2018, the western Upper Peninsula is home to about 173,887 people, while the eastern Upper Peninsula is home to about 133,499 people, a total of 307,386—only about 3% of the state's population—living in almost one-third of the state's land area.
Marquette (/ m ɑːr ˈ k ɛ t / mar-KET) is the county seat of Marquette County and the largest city in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States.Located on the shores of Lake Superior, Marquette is a major port known primarily for shipping iron ore from the Marquette Iron Range.
One mile west of Downtown Hancock on M-203 is the Hancock Recreation Area on the shores of Portage Lake. It is over 28 acres in size and is considered one of the best campgrounds in the Upper Peninsula. [86] [13] [39] Mont Ripley in the town of Ripley, a neighboring community, is a popular ski area for locals. It is Michigan's oldest ski resort.
The community of Blaney Park is a former logging town-turned-resort at the southern terminus of M‑77; the resort was active from the late 1920s but declined by the 1980s. [20] From Blaney Park, US 2 turns due east and crosses into Mackinac County west of Gould City.
Sault Ste. Marie (/ ˌ s uː s eɪ n t m ə ˈ r iː / SOO-saynt-mə-REE) is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Chippewa County and is the only city within the county. [3] With a population of 13,337 at the 2020 census, [4] it is the second-most populated city in the Upper Peninsula, behind ...
Marquette Mountain Resort is a small mountain and ski resort in Marquette, Michigan, the major city in the state's Upper Peninsula. The resort offers winter sports seasonally as well as mountain biking , volleyball , and hiking in the spring, summer, and fall.