Ripley, Michigan

Coordinates: 47°07′36″N 88°33′13″W / 47.12667°N 88.55361°W / 47.12667; -88.55361
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Ripley, Michigan
Ripley is located in Michigan
Ripley
Ripley
Coordinates: 47°07′36″N 88°33′13″W / 47.12667°N 88.55361°W / 47.12667; -88.55361
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyHoughton
TownshipFranklin
Elevation620 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49930 (Hancock)
Area code906
GNIS feature ID635948[1]

Ripley is a small, unincorporated community in Franklin Township situated upon a slope, just east of Hancock on M-26 and across the Portage Lake Canal from Houghton.

A ski resort called Mont Ripley is located in Ripley. The now-closed Quincy Smelting Works, formerly operated by the Quincy Mine, is also located in Ripley.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ripley, Michigan
  2. ^ "Keweenaw Digital Archives - Michigan's Copper Country in Photographs". Michigan Technological University. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011.

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