Ferris State College

Historical marker location:

101 North Michigan Avenue, Big Rapids, Michigan

( Marker is at the intersection of North Michigan Avenue and Maple Street (State Highway 20), on the left when traveling north on North Michigan Avenue.)

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.