Swedetown, Michigan

Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
47°14′11″N 88°27′53″W / 47.23639°N 88.46472°W / 47.23639; -88.46472CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyHoughtonTownshipCalumetElevation1,234 ft (376 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code(s)
49930 (Hancock)
Area code906GNIS feature ID1614483[1]

Swedetown is a small, unincorporated community in Houghton County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is within Calumet Charter Township at 47°14′11″N 88°27′53″W / 47.23639°N 88.46472°W / 47.23639; -88.46472, west of Osceola Road and the junction with Swedetown Road. It is south of Calumet and west of Laurium and the intersection of US 41 and M-26.

It is the site of the Swedetown Cross Country Ski Trails, a system of cross-country skiing and mountain biking trails, sledding and snowboarding hills. The trails are the site of the annual Great Bear Chase Ski Race and "Great Deer Chase Mountain Bike Race".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swedetown, Michigan
  2. ^ *Swedetown Cross Country Ski Trails
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