Rotary Park "Centennial Project"

Historical marker location:

Rotary Park, 305 U.S. 31, Elk Rapids, Michigan

( Marker is on U.S. 31, 0.2 miles north of 1st Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2005

Michigan is the only state in the United States that consists of two peninsulas. The Upper Peninsula (UP) and Lower Peninsula (LP) are connected by the five-mile-long Mackinac Bridge, which is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world.