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Portage Lake Ship Canal bisects the two cities. Running along Portage Lake and the canal is a rails-to-trails pathway which caters to bikes, rollerblades, runners/walkers, as well as snowmobilers. The canal itself resembles an arctic fjord, with steep slopes on either side.
The Portage Lake Lift Bridge is a unique bridge acting as the gateway to the Keweenaw Peninsula to the north.
Michigan Tech University, Starting in 1885 as a mining college, Michigan Tech has expanded to all facets of engineering and sciences.
Seaman Mineral Museum, One of the great North American mineral museums.
Rosza Performing Arts Center, A modern theater featuring plays, performances and speakers nearly every weekend.
Winter Carnival, Occurs in early February each year. Huge snow statues, fried twinkies and giant snow speakers courtesy of the fine young minds at MTU.
Quincy Mine, A remnant of the mining era of the past, this is the best place to learn how the mining was done and a tour of the mine is available.
Finlandia University, The Upper Peninsula's only private university, Finlandia (formerly Suomi College). It is a very small campus with around 600 students enrolled.
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