Sandy Beach / Baw Beese Lake

Historical marker location:

Hillsdale, Michigan

( Marker is on Lakeview Drive, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2017

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.