Michigan Tech is located on the waterfront of Portage Lake and the Keweenaw Waterway that connects to east and west parts of Lake Superior. There is a 4.5 mile long walking and biking trail along the waterfront that leads to several nature trails outside of town.

This is a gallery of photos to take you on a stroll or skate or bike ride and see the surroundings. It presents only one facet of the area. These photos and video clips on this page were all just caught while bike riding in or near Houghton. Much more about Houghton can be found at the City of Houghton Michigan website. More about the region: Keweenaw Trails

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Videos are from Youtube or Quicktime Movies or WMV Windows Movies as noted, so not all may work on all systems.

Mont Ripley Website Click to load Ski Mt Ripley Video Photo from Mt Ripley website	College of Engineering 2009 Winter Carnival Images & Video	Official Michigan Tech Site Winter Carnival 2010
View looking west from MEEM Building	US Coast Guard Neah Bay opens the channel to Lake Superior April 2009	US Coast Guard Neah Bay
Houghton Michigan waterfront trail on the Keweenaw waterway, for biking, walking, skating	Houghton "boardwalk", there are many picnic tables along trail	New Portage Lake District Library on the waterfront
Views of Michigan Tech and MV Ranger III 50th Anniversary Video on Youtube Or click to see as WMV 12 Mb Link to Isle Royale Nat'l Park	MV Ranger III QT1 Mb WMV1 Mb Ranger III Bridge QT 7Mb WMV 2 Mb Ranger III 1Mb image	MV Ranger III and Michigan Tech Ranger III Bridge & Docking WMV 4 Mb Ranger III Dock WMV 2 Mb
RV Agassiz and Portage Lake Bridge	RV Lake Guardian; US Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes Research Vesssel	Portage Lake Vertical Lift Bridge
Sailboat Racers take a break in Houghton	View of Houghton	Houghton Waterfront with RV Kiyi and MV Isle Royale Queen
American Courage on the Keweenaw Waterway Youtube Video	MV American Courage on the Keweenaw Waterway June 2009	MV American Courage on the Keweenaw Waterway June 2009
Portage Lake and Lake Superior Video Great Lakes Cruise ship MV Clelia II	Portage Lake Lift Bridge with Cruise ship MV Clelia II Video	Portage Lake Bridge View with MV Clelia II Youtube Video July 2009
Keweenaw Waterway with MV Clelia II July 2009	Lake Superior Lighthouse at North Portage entry	RV Lake Guardian going through the Vertical Lift Bridge Youtube Video
Houghton Rotary Club Picnic area with a place to dock boats and have dinner in town or a picnic QT Movie 1.8 Mb	Houghton Raymond Kestner Waterfont Park with Huron Creek	Houghton Waterfront, many places to rest during a stroll QT Movie 1.7 Mb or WMV Video 2 Mb
Houghton Raymond Kestner Waterfront Park and beach & shutes and ladders	Houghton boardwalk and docks QT Video 500 Kb	Houghton Waterfront, beach for launching canoes, kayaks
Cyclists on Houghton Waterfront	Houghton Waterfront, beach for launching canoes, kayaks	Michigan Tech research vessel RV Agassiz on Houghton Waterfront
Houghton Lakeshore Trail Fall Colors QT Movie 50 Mb or Short Ver QT 5 Mb	Michigan Tech, part of campus in distance, Fall View from east	Trail in October, rollerblading in fall colors ( QT 4 Mb - or - WMV 1 Mb)
Trail view of Dow Building along the trail	Houghton Lakeshore continues for several miles close to the water	Houghton Michigan waterfront trail on the Keweenaw waterway for walking
Houghton Lakeshore Trail--ski hill in distance: Quicktime Movie 1.7 Mb	Sunset View fromHoughton	Canoers and Michigan Tech campus (Video Clip 1 Mb)
Schooner Denis Sullivan visits Houghton	Schooner Madeline visits Houghton	Houghton View from Bridge
Nara Nature Trail along Pilgrim River	Houghton Lakeshore Trail -- Pilgrim R. bridge	Nara Nature Trails -- one of two nature trails along Pilgrim River
Nature Trail along Pilgrim River	Nara Nature Trail along Pilgrim River	Boardwalk Nature Trail is on both sides of river
December View of first ice and the Houghton - Hancock Bridge	April View of MV Ranger III and Houghton Bridge	Nina visits the Keweenaw Waterway
Portage Lake Bridge	View of Keweenaw Waterway and Portage Lake Bridge	View of Keweenaw Star and the Portage Lake Bridge
April View of MV Ranger III cruising near Michigan Tech	Isle Royale Queen III on the Keweenaw Waterway near Hancock, MI	Part of Michigan Tech campus viewed from the Ripley Trail
Algoma Central Algolake freighter in Kewenaw Waterway	Keweenaw Star Autumn Video WMV 1 Mb or QT 1.4 Mb Frostbite Blues Band on the Keweenaw Star Movie Video WMV 4 Mb	Isle Royale Queen IV Video WMV 1 Mb or QT 1.8 Mb
Bridge Houghton	Sunset View from Houghton

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