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	Houghton, Michigan
		Houghton is isolated from major cities: Green Bay, Wis. is approximately 200 miles to the south; Duluth, Wis. 200 miles to the west.
		Houghton applied for, and received, a CZM planning grant which it used to develop 500 feet of broadside deep moorage along the shoreline at the foot of the bridge crossing Portage Lake adjacent to the historic CBD.
		Houghton was the smallest town that participated in the conference.
	faculty.washington.edu /goodrf/houghton_mi/houghton_mi.html (3073 words)

	Houghton, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Houghton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula.
		Houghton is named after Douglass Houghton, discoverer of copper nearby (though there is evidence indigenous peoples had mined copper in the area thousands of years before).
		Houghton was the birthplace of professional ice hockey in the United States when the Portage Lakers were formed in 1899.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Houghton,_Michigan (1479 words)

	Houghton County, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Houghton County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan.
		The county board of commissioners controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances.
		In Michigan, most local government functions — police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. — are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Houghton_County,_Michigan (462 words)

	French-Canadian Genealogical Research in Houghton County, Michigan
		Houghton is one of three counties comprising the Copper Country.
		In the first wave of migration Michigan was under the control of the French during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
		Keweenaw County was drawn from Houghton County in 1861 and Baraga County was separated from it in 1875.
	www.habitant.org /houghton/fcgenealogy.htm (13748 words)

	State of Superior Cuisine: Yooper Food: Houghton County
		Houghton is one of three counties comprising the Copper Country.
		Houghton County was named for Professor Douglass Houghton, a geologist and mayor of Detroit.
		When the 1861 Legislature separated Keweenaw County from Houghton County and provided that Houghton County’s County Seat be established in Portage Township, the village of Houghton became the County Seat.
	www.kenanderson.net /up/html/houghton.html (694 words)

	College of Engineering at Michigan Tech
		Michigan Tech is one of three public universities in Michigan ranking in the top tier of national universities.
		Michigan Tech is located in one of the top ten "healthiest, safest and most fun places to live." Houghton, Michigan was given a top ranking as a place to live according to Men's Journal in the March 2002 issue.
		Houghton is the safest college town in Michigan and the eighth safest in the nation (out of 467) according to: The Student Guide to Personal Safety.
	www.doe.mtu.edu (406 words)

	Houghton Michigan in the Upper Peninsula, gateway to the Keweenaw Peninsula
		Houghton Michigan in the Upper Peninsula, gateway to the Keweenaw Peninsula
		Houghton, MI, located on Highway 41 in the Upper Peninsula, was named after Douglass Houghton who was Michigan's first appointed state geologist.
		Douglass Houghton discovered the vast copper deposits in the Keweenaw Peninsula in 1840, and the town started to grow and develop.
	www.exploringthenorth.com /houghton/index.html (577 words)

	MTU Women's Volleyball
		Michigan Tech notched a 10-18 overall record and a 6-12 mark in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference competition in the 2005 campaign.
		Michigan Tech is back on the road next week for matches at Grand Valley State Thursday (Sept. 29) and Ferris State Friday (Sept. 30).
		Michigan Tech is now 3-1 on the season and will be in action next Thursday, September 1 when it begins play in the Flyer Festival, with a matchup against host Lewis in Romeoville, Ill. MTU will then take on Minnesota State, Moorhead on Friday before playing Indianapolis and Winona State on Saturday.
	www.athletics.mtu.edu /WVB/wvb.html (8013 words)

	French-Canadian Genealogical Research in Houghton County, Michigan
		Weber of St. Ignatius Loyola in Houghton who was always gracious in making the parish registers so accessible to me. I want to thank the clerks at the courthouse for their patience with me, especially Elizabeth M. Rompf, the retired Deputy Clerk.
		In the first wave of migration Michigan was under the control of the French during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
		Keweenaw County was drawn from Houghton County in 1861 and Baraga County was separated from it in 1875.
	habitant.org /houghton/fcgenealogy.htm (13748 words)

	Houghton, Michigan 49931 - InfoMI.com
		Houghton was in the heart of the great copper mining boom of the mid-1800's.
		Houghton is also the home of Michigan Technological University, which began life as the Michigan Mining School in 1885.
		Established by the state of Michigan to train mining engineers to better operate the local copper mines, MTU began their journey with four faculty members and 23 students on the second floor of the Houghton Fire Hall.
	www.infomi.com /city/houghton (188 words)

	Houghton Vacation Rentals, Hotels, Weather, Map and Attractions
		This is Michigan’s copper country, a region of deep forests, steep terrain, numerous inland lakes and streams and small villages.
		Houghton also receives an average of 180 inches of snowfall per year, making it as appealing in winter as in summer.
		Although small, with a population of 7,500, Houghton is the largest city and economic center for the copper country.
	www.michiganvacations.com /regions/Houghton-Michigan.html (460 words)

	Houghton and Hancock Michigan in the Upper Peninsula
		Houghton and Hancock Michigan in the Upper Peninsula
		Houghton is home to Michigan Technological University and Hancock is the home of Finlandia University.
		The early settlements of Houghton and Hancock Michigan grew up on each side of the narrow end of Portage Lake with Houghton on the south side and Hancock on the north side.
	www.exploringthenorth.com /houghton/main.html (530 words)

	Houghton Lake Michigan Snowmobile Trail Reports
		Michigan snowmobiling relies on the efforts of volunteers to help maintain and improve the trail conditions.
		Michigan snowmobiling is a sport to be enjoyed by the entire family.
		Houghton Lake is the cold spot in the state this morning, and almost every school in the state from I-69 north is closed.
	www.americanoakresort.com /trail.htm (14154 words)

	michigan vacation rentals houghton lake michigan vacation rental michigan resorts michigan vacation resort northern ...
		Michigan fishing is some of the best in the country.
		Michigan vacation rentals : cabins ~ are 2 bedroom each with a full size bed.
		Michigan vacation rentals : Chalets ~ are 2 bedroom and a loft (loft has 2 full size beds).
	www.americanoakresort.com (666 words)

	Birthplace of Pro Hockey Museum in Houghton Michigan
		The WIHL, composed of Michigan Tech, Colorado College, Denver, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota and North Dakota, awarded the trophy to its regular season champion until the WIHL was disbanded in March, 1958.
		When Michigan Tech returned to the WCHA in the 1984-85 season, the Cup returned to WCHA also, as Michigan Tech is the trustee of the MacNaughton Cup, the most historic trophy in college hockey.
		Houghton's current coach is Corey Markham, an alumni of the Houghton HS hockey team.
	www.cchockeyhistory.org /hockeyhistory.htm (13223 words)

	Ice hockey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The U.S. Amateur Hockey League was founded in New York City in 1896, and the first professional team, the Portage Lakers was formed in 1903 in Houghton, Michigan (though there had been individual professionals in Canada before this).
		The five sons of Lord Stanley were instrumental in bringing ice hockey to Europe, beating a court team (which included both the future Edward VII and George V) at Buckingham Palace in 1895.
		"The Cold War" was played between archrivals Michigan State University and the University of Michigan in which 74,544 packed Spartan Stadium (an American college football stadium) to watch the Spartans and Wolverines skate to a 3-3 tie.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ice_hockey (5762 words)

	Houghton - Michigan's Upper Peninsula
		Its campus is the first part of Houghton you see as you arrive from the south on U.S. Tech started out as the Michigan School of Mines, but few buildings remain from its early decades.
		The school now brags that 95% of its undergraduate classes are taught by faculty, that the grade point average of student athletes, 3.2, is higher than the campus average, and that its program for scientific and technical communication is rated #1 in the United States.
		Lots of good places to choose from around Houghton, including motels near Michigan Tech, a downtown motel with a great view of the waterway and a big breakfast room, a waterfront bed & breakfast, resort cabins on Portage Lake.
	hunts-upguide.com /houghton.html (1829 words)

	City of Houghton - Gateway to the Keweenaw Peninsula in Upper Michigan
		Houghton is one of the best 100 places to live, according to "The 100 Best Small Towns In America, by Normal Crampton.
		Situated on the hills bordering the beautiful Portage Waterway, Houghton offers a bounty of recreational opportunities all year long.
		Our renowned waterfront provides adventure and relaxation for a multitude of interests and is supplemented by various neighborhood parks and trails.
	www.cityofhoughton.com (110 words)

	Houghton Michigan Area - Gateway to the Keweenaw Peninsula.
		Houghton Michigan Area - Gateway to the Keweenaw Peninsula.
		Michigan Technological University located in Houghton, is one of the top universities for engineering, science, and business in the nation.
		The Portage Lake Lift Bridge connects the cities of Houghton and Hancock that are seperated by Portage Lake.
	www.superiorsights.com /cities/houghtoncity.html (460 words)

	Adventure July/August 2001 @ nationalgeographic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Houghton is right in the middle, gateway to thousands of square miles of forests and waterways, as well as Isle Royale National Park.
		As the largest town in the area, Houghton is also the cultural hub, with restaurants, lodging, even a small university to add to the atmosphere of leafy Midwestern tranquility—earning it a place in the book The Best 100 Small Towns in America.
		The pièce de résistance: the Greenstone Ridge Trail, 40 miles [64 kilometers] of rugged trekking along the spine of the island, past woodland lakes and shorelines, and up and down steep ridges popping with wildflowers.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /adventure/0107/trips_5.html (322 words)

	Houghton County, Michigan - InfoMI.com
		Houghton County is located in Michigan's northwestern upper peninsula, on the southern coastline of Lake Superior.
		Houghton County, organized in 1848, was named after Douglass Houghton who confirmed the existence of copper in the Keweenaw Peninsula.
		Due to the success of copper mining in the early 1900's, Houghton County was the fourth most populous county in Michigan, featuring a wide ethnic diversity of immigrants and opulent, turn-of-the century architecture.
	www.infomi.com /county/houghton (171 words)

	Houghton, Michigan (MI) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex ...
		According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Houghton, Michigan in early 2007.
		The ratio of number of residents in Houghton to the number of sex offenders is 1007 to 1.
		Houghton, Michigan business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
	www.city-data.com /city/Houghton-Michigan.html (1526 words)

	Houghton, Michigan American Local History Network
		The Michigan ALHN is providing these links to you only as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the site by the Michigan ALHN.
		If you are interested in hosting a Michigan county, please contact Bonnie McVicar-Briggs, Lesley Moss or Sondra Higbee, the State Coordinators for Michigan.
		Houghton County was named for Dr. Douglass Houghton (1809-1845), first state geologist of Michigan, physician and surgeon and Detroit mayor 1842-43.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/mi/county/houghton (410 words)

	Watersheds and Wells in Houghton County, Michigan
		Some Houghton County watersheds are shared with neighboring counties either upstream or downstream: six townships in Ontonagon County, three townships in Iron County, four townships in Baraga County, and parts of all five townships in Keweenaw County.
		The total area of watersheds in Houghton County, including parts in adjacent counties, is 1,723 square miles.
		Three Keweenaw County watersheds are shared with three Houghton County townships and four villages (Trap Rock, Traverse, and a small part of the Tobacco Rivers).
	emml.mtu.edu /gem/community/planning/wellshed.html (408 words)

	Houghton, Michigan MI, city profile (Houghton County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Michigan > All counties > Houghton County > Houghton
		At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Houghton was $11,750, compared with $21,587 nationally.
		Median rent in Houghton, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $336.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21869 (669 words)

	Houghton County, Michigan Genealogical Records Information
		Which includes Houghton County, Michigan County Records, Houghton County, Michigan History, Houghton County, Michigan Facts, Houghton County, Michigan Genealogical Addresses and websites related to Houghton County, Michigan Genealogy in general.
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	www.mymichigangenealogy.com /mi_county/ho.htm (900 words)

	Houghton Michigan
		Michigan Tech is located on the waterfront of Portage Lake and the Keweenaw Waterway that connects to east and west parts of Lake Superior.
		Much more about Houghton can be found at the City of Houghton Michigan website.
		Houghton Lakeshore continues for several miles close to the water
	www.doe.mtu.edu /houghton/houghton_michigan.htm (408 words)

	The Daily Mining Gazette
		HOUGHTON — It’s the second week of November in the Copper Country, so of course it’s snowing.
		HOUGHTON — An 18-year-old Calumet man was arraigned on eight larceny and breaking and entering charges Monday related to incidents over a five-day period in Calumet and Laurium last month.
		HOUGHTON — After Cathy Leslie graduated from Michigan Technological University in 1983 with a degree in engineering, she had to make a decision about whether to get a job at a sewage treatment plant or join the Peace Corps.
	www.mininggazette.com (278 words)

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