Watrous General Store

Historical marker location:

4607 West Caro Road, Watrousville, Michigan

( Marker is at the intersection of West Caro Road (State Highway 81) and Second Street, on the left when traveling west on West Caro Road.)

Marker installed: 1973

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.