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  Ishpeming, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ishpeming is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Ishpeming Township is located to the northwest of the city.
Ishpeming is considered the birth place of downhill ski jumping in the United States and is the home to the National Ski Hall of Fame.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ishpeming,_Michigan   (536 words)

  
 Ishpeming - Michigan's Upper Peninsula
With a current population of about 6,600, Ishpeming stands out from all other iron-mining towns because it developed as the Upper Peninsula operations headquarters for Cleveland-Cliffs Iron, one of the country's biggest iron-mining companies for decades.
It too was closed as new technology made it cheaper to mine the lower-grade ore bodies closer to the surface and concentrate the ore in easily shippable taconite pellets - a process visitors can see at the Tilden Mine tour, in summer by reservation only.
Ishpeming's downtown is made invisible to U.S. 41 traffic by the railroad embankment built by Cleveland Cliffs Mining not too terribly long ago.
hunts-upguide.com /ishpeming_detail.html   (1816 words)

  
 CITY OF ISHPEMING -- WELCOME TO THE CITY OF ISHPEMING
The City of Ishpeming is located in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Ishpeming's history is rooted in the discovery of Iron Ore in the 1840's.
Ishpeming City offices will be closed on Friday, December 22nd and Monday, December 25th for the Christmas Holiday.
www.ishpeming.govoffice.com   (329 words)

  
 Downtown Ishpeming - Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Ishpeming's Main Street program, begun in 2003, is beginning to bear fruit.
When fire destroyed Ishpeming's Victorian-era hotel, Cleveland Cliffs Iron and its president, William Gwinn Mather, led the way in funding a new hotel, designed by a Boston architect in the tasteful, cautious Colonial Revival style favored by Henry Ford and countless college campuses.
In Buildings of Michigan, Kathryn Eckert details its features, including a pine-paneled main lobby with a large fireplace, a sunken dining room, a men's clubroom, and a rock garden and landscaping by Warren Manning, a leading landscape architect of the day.
hunts-upguide.com /ishpeming_downtown_ishpeming.html   (2787 words)

  
 Ski jumping at Suicide Bowl, Ishpeming, Michigan
To remember the history of the hill, which is being repossessed by Cleveland Cliffs, Inc., Michigan History presents this unique photo album of past and present ski jumping competitions.
The originals are displayed in the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame and Museum in Ishpeming.
It was the last ski competition hosted at the hill and to mark the event Michigan History commissioned photographer Duane J. Pape of Marquette to capture the competition on film.
www.michiganhistorymagazine.com /extra/ski/jump.html   (260 words)

  
 Ishpeming Michigan Resource Guide, City or community of Ishpeming, Michigan Facts, Information, Relocation, Real ...
The population of Ishpeming is approximately 7,200 (1990).
The distance from Ishpeming to Washington DC is 768 miles.
Ishpeming is positioned 46.48 degrees north of the equator and 87.66 degrees west of the prime meridian.
www.usacitiesonline.com /micountyishpeming.htm   (214 words)

  
 Ishpeming, Michigan - American Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
A three-time national ski jump champion, Hill retired his skis in the 1970s but still is a member of the 114-year-old Ishpeming Ski Club, one of the oldest organizations for skiers in the United States.
The museum was established in Ishpeming in 1953 to chronicle the history of the sport and to honor its champions.
Meanwhile, the Ishpeming Skiers Preservation Association is immersed in raising $2 million to relocate the Suicide Hill jumps and construct new training facilities downtown.
www.americanprofile.com /article/277.html   (885 words)

  
 Ishpeming Michigan, Marquette County, Upper Peninsula
The City of Ishpeming, 13 miles west of Marquette, was first settled in 1854 and known as "The Lake Superior Location".
Ishpeming was named in 1862 and incorporated as a village in 1869.
Among her most notable sons, John Voelker was the author of the novel, "Anatomy of a Murder" which was later turned into an academy award winning film by the same name.
www.exploringthenorth.com /ishpeming/ish.html   (973 words)

  
 Cliffs Shaft Mine
The Cliffs Shaft Mine in Ishpeming in Michigan's Upper Peninsula has an important place in the history of the Lake Superior and national iron mining industries and the mine site survives as the best preserved, most complete, example of an underground iron mining site on the Marquette Iron Range and in the entire Upper Peninsula.
Although first settled by the French in the seventeenth century the western two-thirds of the peninsula had not even been part of the Michigan territory until it was added to Michigan as compensation for the loss of the "Toledo Strip" when the final boundary between Michigan and Ohio was drawn.
Houghton had already spent several season in the field in the region and suspected there were iron deposits as well as the copper reserves he had described in his reports for 1841 and 1842 and directed the survey parties to do magnetic readings at the compass stations as the proceeded across the peninsular.
campus.murraystate.edu /academic/faculty/Bill.Mulligan/cliff-golden.htm   (3299 words)

  
 Ski Jumping Competition, Ishpeming Michigan
The Ishpeming Ski Club is one of the oldest in the US and has produced many world champions and members of several Olympic teams.
Ishpeming is also home of the US National Ski Hall of Fame and Museum, a "must see" for enthusiasts of all types of skiing.
The Ishpeming area also contains over 30 kilometers of cross-country ski trails and those in the Suicide Bowl are rated as among the best in the midwest.
www.exploringthenorth.com /suicide/jump.html   (489 words)

  
 Ishpeming, Michigan (MI) population and demographics data - Sperling's BestPlaces
As of 2005, Ishpeming's population is 6,544 people.
Compared to the rest of the country, Ishpeming's cost of living is 19.00 % lower than the U.S. average.
The unemployment rate in Ishpeming is 5.50 percent (U.S. avg.
www.bestplaces.net /city/profile.aspx?city=Ishpeming_MI   (101 words)

  
 Ishpeming News
Michigan investigates whether trust account money may ha...
ISHPEMING, Mich. Deer hunters should avoid the Silver Lake basin and Dead River areas, where recovery work from a 2003 flood is continuing.
With an average annual snowfall of almost 130 inches, Marquette, Michigan--located on the south shore of Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula--is a true winter wonderland.
www.topix.net /city/ishpeming-mi   (653 words)

  
 Ishpeming Art Faire & Renaissance Festival
This is the Sixth Annual Ishpeming Renaissance Festival.
The city of Ishpeming has been generous and increasingly supportive of this event, along with individual donations from sponsoring businesses.
The day is filled with unique entertainment provided by quality art booths, authentic period performers, a variety of food and beverage vendors and costumes inspired by historical culture.
www.ishpemingrenfest.com   (219 words)

  
 Michigan GREEN
With a major focus on viable energy improvement projects for the State of Michigan, MSG has created the Michigan Green Fund - $45M exclusively to finance energy projects and green technology for municipal entities such as cities, counties, school districts, special districts, and all other governmental agencies statewide...
This will be the first commercial installation of the WindStor turbine in the United States, and teamed with the expertise of the Michigan GREEN collaboration, will mark an important step forward in Michigan’s effort to become America’s epicenter for alternative energy development.
Since the Ishpeming Housing Commission’s wind project was announced last fall, Michigan GREEN partners have collected 35 letters of intent from Upper Peninsula K-12 schools, Bay College, Northern Michigan University and Michigan Technological University to pursue the feasibility of installing renewable energy devices at their schools.
www.michigangreen.org   (1166 words)

  
 Snowmobile Marquette - Ishpeming, Michigan - Snowmobiling Info from Snow Tracks
So, if you are looking to get an early season ride in the Ishpeming area may be the place for you.
From Big Bay south, Trail 5 is teeming with wildlife and wilderness for nature lovers to behold as they travel to Cheapen, Republic, and on to Sagota.
Be sure to stop and see the huge ice formations found at the Pictured Rocks National Shoreline and Trail 417 as it leads you west to Munising along the impressive shore of Lake Superior.
www.snowtracks.com /michigan/marquette.htm   (516 words)

  
 Ishpeming Homes, Michigan, Houses and Condos for Sale in Ishpeming - MI
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 C.L. Phelps School Test Scores - Ishpeming, Michigan - MI
In 2005-2006 Michigan used the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) to test students in grades 3 through 9 in several subjects.
The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.
In 2005-2006 Michigan used the Michigan Educational Assessment Program High School Test (MEAP HST) to assess students in grades 10 through 12 in reading, science, writing, math, and social studies.
www.greatschools.net /modperl/achievement/mi/2038   (447 words)

  
 Ishpeming Main Street - A Michigan Main Street & Cool City
The Ishpeming Main Street is an economic development program specifically targeted to provide technical assistance to our town.
These historic commercial districts each have a unique sense of place which are part of a national trend, are becoming increasingly popular as places to do business, shop, dine, live and experience family activities.
In the summer of 2005, the City of Ishpeming was awarded the title as a Michigan Main Street.
www.ishpemingmainstreet.com   (229 words)

  
 Da Yoopers Tourist Trap, Ishpeming, Michigan
The region is Michigan's Upper Peninsula -- the U.P. -- land of snow, mosquitoes, pasties, smelt, and Bosch beer.
There is much to see here: an underground mine, a signed photo of Ted Nugent, a "man camp" where stuffed deer drink beer and men dummies are strung up by their ankles.
We run back to our car to get warm as yet another tour bus pulls in, its passengers on their way from the mining museum in Calumet to the ski museum in Ishpeming, or maybe from one U.P. Indian casino to another.
www.roadsideamerica.com /sights/sightstory.php?tip_AttrId==10890   (800 words)

  
 Ishpeming Public Schools - Welcome!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
You can also learn about the Ishpeming Parent Network by clicking here.
Wilder will be nominated for the "Michigan Teacher of the Year Program" and "Michigan Support Staff Person of the Year Program," respectively.
Continuing for 2006, the Ishpeming School District is offering a childcare program.
www.ishpemingschools.org   (254 words)

  
 Ishpeming, Michigan Mortgage Rates and Refinancing
Michigan has more than 120,000 miles of public roads and streets as of 2002.
The purpose is to prevent lenders from hiding fees and upfront costs behind low advertised interest rates.
Whether you need to consolidate debt or make home improvements, these friendly mortgage professionals affiliated with Michigan Business Directory can help you tap the equity of your home so you can get cash, or refinance your existing mortgage at a low rate.
www.michiganbusiness.us /michigan-mortgage-rates.php?city=Ishpeming   (323 words)

  
 Ishpeming, Michigan
United States > Michigan > Michigan - Upper Peninsula
The Ishpeming area has opportunity for recreational activities during all four seasons of the year.
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 Ishpeming Michigan MI Hotels, Motels, and Inns
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We feature hotels, motels and resorts in all price ranges from five star hotels to inexpensive inns and motels with many special web discounts in Ishpeming, Michigan and the surrounding area.
The Ishpeming area is a great place to stay, conduct business, vacation or play.
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 Ishpeming, Michigan (MI) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hotels, hospitals, schools, crime, ...
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 Ishpeming, Michigan Real Estate - Trulia
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 Ishpeming Apartments
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 Ishpeming Hotels: Find Ishpeming, Michigan Hotel Reviews - Compare Prices
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 Ishpeming Michigan MI Vacation Rental, Motels, Hotels and more
Ishpeming Michigan MI Vacation Rental, Motels, Hotels and more
The recently renovated Best Western Country Inn of Ishpeming offers a comfortable, quiet and reasonably priced stay for its guests.
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 Cupcake's Car Wash - marquette & ishpeming michigan car wash,car washing services,touchless laser wash
We our proud to announce the NEW addition of our Rain-X car wash. If your looking for an Upper Michigan car wash in Marquette County that does it all look no further than Cupcakes.
For years Rain-X has been the trusted brand for glass treatment and increased visibility when driving in poor conditions.
Cupcake's Car Wash has a location in Marquette, Michigan and in Ishpeming, Michigan in the Country Village.
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 Ishpeming Michigan Homes for Sale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
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