Ripley, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Ripley, Michigan
Pushpin Map:Michigan
Pushpin Label:Ripley
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Houghton
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Franklin
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:620
Coordinates:47.1267°N -88.5536°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49930 (Hancock)
Area Code:906
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:635948

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.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keweenaw Digital Archives - Michigan's Copper Country in Photographs . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720011312/http://digarch.lib.mtu.edu/showbib.aspx?bib_id=623671 . July 20, 2011 . Michigan Technological University.