Ishpeming, Michigan travel guide: things to do, food & where to stay

Overview

Ishpeming is a town in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan.

3 sights · 5 places to eat · 1 bars & cafés · 2 places to stay

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Best things about Ishpeming

The Cliff Shaft Mine Museum

U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame

Ishpeming Area Historical Society Museum

On the third floor of the Gossard building.

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Getting there

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MQT Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport, Gwinn — 16 mi away. Directions
IMT Ford Airport, Kingsford — 51 mi away. Directions
MKE General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee — 245 mi away (major hub). Directions

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Budget & where to stay

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Sample 1-day itinerary

Day 1

Morning The Cliff Shaft Mine Museum, U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame
Lunch Rare Earth Goods & Cafe
Afternoon Ishpeming Area Historical Society Museum
Dinner Ralph's Italian Deli
Evening Cognition Brewing

Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.

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See

See The Cliff Shaft Mine Museum

Open Tuesdays through Saturday from 10AM to 4PM (June - October) with a nominal admission. The museum offers a number of displays in the Historical Dry Building and outside including displays of miners and mines past and present, headgear & other safety equipment available to miners of yesteryear, displays on blasting and diamond drilling equipment, various types of communication available to the miners, and a laboratory display where samples of iron ore were tested. In addition, the Ishpeming Historical Society room displays local historical artifacts representing the local community during the great mining era, and the Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club room and displays over 500 minerals. Guided tours of the tunnels are offered, and outside of the museum visitors can see the old headframes that tower from 97' to 174' high which were used to lower miners 1250' into the bowels of the earth, as well as a 170-ton Iron Ore Truck with tires 12 feet high and a 30 ton shovel bucket in front of the Dry building.

📍 501 W. Euclid Street☎ +1 906 485-1882

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