Ishpeming, MI Road Trips
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Trip Routes
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Longest Drive
13.3 mi
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Quickest Drive
26m
Cascade, MI
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Ishpeming, MI by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
6,173
Median Income
$52,717
Median Home Value
$109,200
Median Age
35.5
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Notable People from Ishpeming, MI
A sampling of people born in Ishpeming, MI.
Glenn T. Seaborg
1912–1999
American chemist (1912–1999)
Kelly Johnson
1910–1990
American aerospace engineer (1910–1990)
John D. Voelker
1903–1991
American judge and writer (1903–1991)
Steven Wiig
1972
American actor
Patrick Daniel Norton
1876–1953
American politician (1876–1953)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Ishpeming, MI.
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum
former mine, now a museum in Ishpeming, Michigan, USA
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Traveler Guide to Ishpeming, MI
Ishpeming is a town in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan.
1 The Cliff Shaft Mine Museum, 501 W. Euclid Street, ☏ +1 906 485-1882. Open Tuesdays through Saturday from 10AM to 4PM (June - October) with a nominal admission. The museum offers a number of displays in the Historical Dry Building and outside including displays of miners and mines past and present, headgear & other safety equipment available to miners of yesteryear, displays on blasting and diamond drilling equipment, various types of communication available to the miners, and a laboratory display where samples of iron ore were tested. In addition, the Ishpeming Historical Society room displays local historical artifacts representing the local community during the great mining era, and the Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club room and displays over 500 minerals. Guided tours of the tunnels are offered, and outside of the museum visitors can see the old headframes that tower from 97' to 174' high which were used to lower miners 1250' into the bowels of the earth, as well as a 170-ton Iron Ore Truck with tires 12 feet high and a 30 ton shovel bucket in front of the Dry building. 2 U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame, 610 Palms Ave, ☏ +1 906 485-6323, [email protected]. (updated Dec 2019) Ishpeming Area Historical Society Museum, 308 Cleveland Ave, Ste. 303. On the third floor of the Gossard building. (updated Dec 2019)
Rare Earth Goods & Cafe, 200 East Division St, ☏ +1 906 485-5650, [email protected]. (updated Dec 2019) Ralph's Italian Deli, 601 Palms Ave, ☏ +1 906 485-4557. (updated Dec 2019) Mama Mia's, 207 East Pearl St, ☏ +1 906 485-5813. (updated Dec 2019) Lawry's Pasties. (updated Dec 2019) Bucks Restaurant, 218 S Main St, ☏ +1 906 485-4534. (updated Dec 2019)
Cognition Brewing, 113 E. Canda St, ☏ +1 906 204-2724, [email protected]. (updated Dec 2019)
Magnuson Hotel Country Inn, 850 US Hwy 41 W, ☏ +1 906 485-6345. (updated Dec 2019) Jasper Ridge Inn Ishpeming, 1000 River Pky, ☏ +1 906 485-2378. (updated Dec 2019)
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