Gogebic Iron Range

Historical marker location:

Bessemer, Michigan

( Marker is on U.S. 2, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1958

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.