Corridor to the World

Historical marker location:

Copper Harbor, Michigan

( Marker is on Brockway Mountain Drive, 4 miles west of Gratiot Street (State Highway 26).)

Wild, cold, and untamable, Lake Superior is also a working waterway.

The University of Michigan, located in Ann Arbor, is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the United States. It was founded in 1817, 20 years before Michigan became a state, and its alumni include President Gerald Ford, Google co-founder Larry Page, and actor James Earl Jones.