Communities across Michigan have names that reflect the state's Italian American heritage. Here's what to know.

For some in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a ghost town is home The end of copper mining left a lot of ghost towns in Michigan. But not all of them are deserted.

Portage Lake Lift Bridge connects Houghton and Hancock in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. It's the world's largest and ...

A Marquette tour guide tells us about copper mining in the Upper Peninsula dating back 7,000 years at ... A couple of small U.P. towns have sections of ... More from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

The governing body of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. on Tuesday approved a $50 million grant for a copper mining project in the state's Upper Peninsula that could help drive growing ...

These small towns in Michigan offer picturesque views, ... The wild Upper Peninsula is renowned for its outdoor adventure offerings, ... which pays homage to Calumet's storied copper mining age.

An annual average of 200 to 300 inches of snow make the Upper Peninsula a playground for winter enthusiasts plus 3,000 miles of snowmobile trails, 14 steep ski areas and ice caves.

Chobanian lives in Donken, an Upper Peninsula town that isn’t really a town anymore. ... which was founded in 1885 as the Michigan Mining School specifically to train new mining engineers.