Akeley Building

Historical marker location:

200 Washington Avenue, Grand Haven, Michigan

( Marker is on Washington Avenue just east of South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east.)

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.