M-203 (Michigan highway)
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M-203 |
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Length: | 17.98 mi[1] (28.94 km) | ||||||||
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Formed: | 1933, 1940 | ||||||||
Decomd.: | 1939 | ||||||||
South end: | US 41 in Hancock | ||||||||
North end: | US 41/M-26 in Calumet | ||||||||
Counties: | Houghton | ||||||||
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M-203 is a north-south highway in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It connects McLain State Park with US 41 on each end in Hancock and Calumet. The highway was decommisioned in 1939. It was later recommissioned and extended from McLain State Park north to Calumet in 1940.
[edit] McLain State Park
- Main article: McLain State Park
McLain State Park is a Michigan state park on the Keweenaw Peninsula, in the Copper Country. It is located on located on M-203 halfway between Hancock and Calumet.
The park is on the shore of Lake Superior, and most of the beach areas are rocky. However, a stretch of land on the edge of the park near the Keweenaw Waterway is sandy and good for swimming. This area is known as the Breakwaters, known to some locals as just the "Breakers."
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[edit] References
- ^ Michigan Highways: Highways 200 through 229 Christopher J. Bessert. URL accessed Aug 31 2006.
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