Houghton, Michigan

History

Michigan Technological University - founded as Michigan's mining college

Isle Royale National Park Visitor Center - also in the same building is the Isle Royale Natural History
Association which has a small shop with books and information about Isle Royale.

 

Seaman Mineral Museum - Gorgeous displays of specimens from the mineral-rich Upper Peninsula. Located on the fifth floor of the Electrical Energy Resource Center at Michigan Technological University, this is the official mineralogical museum of Michigan.

Houghton County Historical Museum - several buildings are part of this museum.

 

Latitude and LongitudeworldDistances to other cities

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Map Skills Worksheet

Using your Michigan map find the following:

  1. Latitude of Houghton___________

  2. Longitude of Houghton__________

  3. How far from the State Capitol is it?_______________

  4. How far from your home town is it?_________________

  5. What county is Houghton in?________________________

  6. What direction(s) would you need to travel from Houghton to get to the State Capitol?__________________

 

Isle Royale National park - has good information on the history of Isle Royale

Isle Royale by Dan Victor - includes information on how to get there

Isle Royale - pictures of a two week trip by four young men. By Ryan Fields

 

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