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Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is a
French adaptation of the Ojibwe word mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake".
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Michigan is the eighth most populous state in the United States. It has the longest freshwater shoreline of any political subdivision in the world, being bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair. In 2005, Michigan has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds. A person in the state is never more than six miles (10 km) from a natural water source or more than 87.2 miles (140.3 km) from a Great Lakes shoreline. It is the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River.
The shore of Lake Superior will take you from Sault Ste. Marie in the north through Porkupine Mountains State Park to the west.
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Marquette County
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 Welcome to Marquette County, an award winning destination with something for everyone. Proud waters, rugged landscape and forests as far as the eye can see. Go Mountain Biking, cliff jumping, and hiking in the summer, or snowmobiling, skiing, and snowboarding after the snow falls. Come see for yourself why Marquette is a great place to be no matter what season. Come find your human nature in Marquette County, Michigan.
Copper Peak Adventure Rides
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 Copper Peak Adventure rides to the top of the world's largest ski flying structure via the 810-foot chair lift and 18 story elevator provide the visitor with a vista unsurpassed in the Midwest. The main observation deck provides a 360 degree, unobstructed view overlooking 2,500 square miles of the Western Lake Superior Basin. Copper Peak is a Michigan registered historic site. Open daily (except Monday) 10a.m.-5 p.m.. CT mid-June through Labor Day; weekends, Memorial Day to mid-June and after Labor Day through the Fall color season. Historic tours, group rates and extended hours by appointment
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