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Houghton, MI
Houghton sits in Michigan's Upper Peninsula along Portage Lake, accessible via US Highway 41 from Marquette (100 miles south) or from Wisconsin through scenic forest country. The Portage Lake Lift Bridge connects the city to Hancock, occasionally lifting for boat traffic during navigation season. Home to Michigan Technological University, this former copper mining town receives over 200 inches of snow annually from Lake Superior's lake-effect storms.
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The closest airport to Houghton, MI is Houghton County Memorial Airport, 13 km (about 17 min by car).
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Houghton, MI is in United States, at 47.112, -88.567 - about 5 km south-east of Hancock, MI.