Menominee Range

The Menominee Range is an area of iron ore deposits located in northern Michigan and northern Wisconsin in the United States. It was the second iron range to be discovered in Michigan. Mining began in Michigan in 1877, but was commercially played out by 1979. Mining activity in Wisconsin did not begin until 1880, and ended in 1937.

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