Guidebook for Houghton
Food Scene
Best known for their delicious tostada pizza! The BLT pizza is so good as well. A must-stop.
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Ambassador Restaurant
126 Shelden AveBest known for their delicious tostada pizza! The BLT pizza is so good as well. A must-stop.
They have some of the best home-cooked food around. Their omelettes are so hearty and filling with hash browns inside.
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Kaleva Cafe
234 Quincy StThey have some of the best home-cooked food around. Their omelettes are so hearty and filling with hash browns inside.
Suomi has the best pancakes around! Also good is their nisu toast and french toast as well as other Finnish dishes/treats.
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Suomi Home Bakery & Restaurant
54 Huron StSuomi has the best pancakes around! Also good is their nisu toast and french toast as well as other Finnish dishes/treats.
We have Sushi in Houghton! And it's really good. I highly recommend this place.
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Sky Sushi Houghton
401 Shelden AveWe have Sushi in Houghton! And it's really good. I highly recommend this place.
Delicious food that is less than a mile away! My favorite is their steak sandwich but they have many great salads as well as steaks.
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Pilgrim River Steakhouse
47409 US-41Delicious food that is less than a mile away! My favorite is their steak sandwich but they have many great salads as well as steaks.
La Cantina
101 E Quincy StGreat Mexican food! We have loved everything we've tried there.
Great food, great location/scenery! It's usually busy though, so I would definitely call ahead.
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Fitzgerald's Restaurant
5033 Front StGreat food, great location/scenery! It's usually busy though, so I would definitely call ahead.
Denali Restaurant
924 9th StGreat food and great coffee!
The Hut Inn
58540 Wolverine StGreat food, unique historic building.
Gemignani's Italian Restaurant
512 Quincy StGreat food!
Victoria's Kitchen
518 Shelden AveDelicious, homemade food! Best omelettes around!
Glacia Tavern
3607 U.S. 41Sightseeing
Especially good for rainy days, the tours are interesting and informational on how our area was previously a booming mining town(s). Calumet was almost named our state's capital!
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Quincy Mine
49750 US-41Especially good for rainy days, the tours are interesting and informational on how our area was previously a booming mining town(s). Calumet was almost named our state's capital!
Parks & Nature
Lake Superior has so many beautiful shores and this is on one of them. It is a hidden gem of a beach and one can often have it nearly all to themselves. Many beautiful rocks and driftwood can be found here.
Agate Beach
Lake Superior has so many beautiful shores and this is on one of them. It is a hidden gem of a beach and one can often have it nearly all to themselves. Many beautiful rocks and driftwood can be found here.
Copper Harbor is located at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The views from Brockway Mountain are beautiful and the drive up is gorgeous, especially in the fall with the changing leaves. I recommend going one way on US41 and taking M26 on the return (or vice versa). This way you can make sure not to miss stops such as Eagle Harbor, Eagle River and Great Sand Bay.
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Copper Harbor
Copper Harbor is located at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The views from Brockway Mountain are beautiful and the drive up is gorgeous, especially in the fall with the changing leaves. I recommend going one way on US41 and taking M26 on the return (or vice versa). This way you can make sure not to miss stops such as Eagle Harbor, Eagle River and Great Sand Bay.
Another beautiful Lake Superior beach...it's sand is great and the water is crystal clear. Plus, there are views are so pretty. It is rarely crowded. While in the area, check out Mount Bohemia or hike up Bare Bluff.
Bete Grise
Another beautiful Lake Superior beach...it's sand is great and the water is crystal clear. Plus, there are views are so pretty. It is rarely crowded. While in the area, check out Mount Bohemia or hike up Bare Bluff.
In the early 1900's White City was a premiere summer resort with hotel-restaurant-saloon, amusement park with roller coaster and merry-go-round, rental cottages, dance pavilion, bandstand and a 75 foot steamer dock. Excursion boats ran several times a day from the Houghton/Hancock area. Now, it is a beautiful spot to land on a hot, sunny summer day. Clean, clear water and a sandy beach as well as a pier and a lighthouse are what attracts people to the area now. A fun place to go to on a boat (and much quicker).
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White City
In the early 1900's White City was a premiere summer resort with hotel-restaurant-saloon, amusement park with roller coaster and merry-go-round, rental cottages, dance pavilion, bandstand and a 75 foot steamer dock. Excursion boats ran several times a day from the Houghton/Hancock area. Now, it is a beautiful spot to land on a hot, sunny summer day. Clean, clear water and a sandy beach as well as a pier and a lighthouse are what attracts people to the area now. A fun place to go to on a boat (and much quicker).
Another beautiful Lake Superior beach! A fun stop on the way there or back is to visit the waterfront park in L'Anse. On Thursday nights they have a concert there and it's always relaxing to listen to while enjoying the water.
Second Sand Beach Park
2nd Sand Beach RoadAnother beautiful Lake Superior beach! A fun stop on the way there or back is to visit the waterfront park in L'Anse. On Thursday nights they have a concert there and it's always relaxing to listen to while enjoying the water.
A fun, must-stop for kids, Chutes and Ladders keeps getting better every year with improvements from the City of Houghton. Check for free concerts on certain summer evenings.
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Chutes and Ladders
A fun, must-stop for kids, Chutes and Ladders keeps getting better every year with improvements from the City of Houghton. Check for free concerts on certain summer evenings.
Located less than a mile away is this wonderful nature park. You can cross country ski, snow shoe, bike, hike or enjoy the sledding hill (requires a short walk through the woods but is worth it!). There is also a cozy chalet on the property as well.
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Nara Nature Park
47375 US-41Located less than a mile away is this wonderful nature park. You can cross country ski, snow shoe, bike, hike or enjoy the sledding hill (requires a short walk through the woods but is worth it!). There is also a cozy chalet on the property as well.
Make sure to head to the lighthouse and beach...always some neat driftwood there.
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McLain State Park
18350 M-203Make sure to head to the lighthouse and beach...always some neat driftwood there.
Entertainment & Activities
A great ski hill for downhill skiers and snowboarders...we get quite a bit of snow every year but even on the years where it's not as much, Mont Ripley makes its own snow. There is also a tubing park here for those that may not want to ski.
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Mont Ripley Ski Area
49051 Ski HillA great ski hill for downhill skiers and snowboarders...we get quite a bit of snow every year but even on the years where it's not as much, Mont Ripley makes its own snow. There is also a tubing park here for those that may not want to ski.
A great stop to enjoy bowling with the kids, arcade games and a bite to eat at the adjoining Rockhouse restaurant.
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Mine Shaft & Rock House
915 Razorback DrA great stop to enjoy bowling with the kids, arcade games and a bite to eat at the adjoining Rockhouse restaurant.
A beautiful 18 hole golf course that is literally in the cabin's back (or side!) yard. :)
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Portage Lake Golf Course
46789 US-41A beautiful 18 hole golf course that is literally in the cabin's back (or side!) yard. :)
The SDC has it all...swimming pool, ice rink where the Huskies Hockey team plays, raquetball courts, tennis courts, football/soccer field, Starbucks coffee, basketball/multi-purpose gym with indoor track and much more. Come support the Michigan Tech Huskies!
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Student Development Complex
600 Macinnes DrThe SDC has it all...swimming pool, ice rink where the Huskies Hockey team plays, raquetball courts, tennis courts, football/soccer field, Starbucks coffee, basketball/multi-purpose gym with indoor track and much more. Come support the Michigan Tech Huskies!
Shopping
Such a wonderful stop for treasures, gifts and homemade and vintage goodness! There are many different vendors which lends to a fun variety of goods to shop from. While shopping, you can get a delicious coffee drink from Steep + Brew which is located right inside of the store.
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Urban Rustics
48345 M-26Such a wonderful stop for treasures, gifts and homemade and vintage goodness! There are many different vendors which lends to a fun variety of goods to shop from. While shopping, you can get a delicious coffee drink from Steep + Brew which is located right inside of the store.
The Copper Poppy
706 Shelden AveSurplus Outlet
200 Shelden Ave