In order to assist you in finding additional information about the Western U.P., its communities, and organizations that we work with we have provided this page of relevant links.
If you notice a broken link or know of a site that should be included on this page, please let us know.
Counties
» Baraga County: www.baragacounty.org
» Gogebic County: www.gogebic.org
» Houghton County: www.houghtoncounty.net
» Iron County: www.iron.org
» Keweenaw County: www.keweenawcountyonline.org
» Ontonagon County: www.ontonagonmi.org (non-governmental)
Municipalities and Townships
Baraga County
» Village of Baraga: www.villageofbaraga.com
» Keweenaw Bay Indian Community: www.ojibwa.com
» L’Anse Township: www.lansetownship.org
» Village of L’Anse: www.villageoflanse.org
Gogebic County
» City of Bessemer: www.bessemercity.com
» Bessemer Township: www.bessemertownship.org
» City of Ironwood: www.cityofironwood.org
» Ironwood Charter Township: www.ironwoodtownship.org
» Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians: www.lvdtribal.com
» Marenisco Township: www.marenisco.org
» City of Wakefield: www.cityofwakefield.org
» Wakefield Township: www.wakefieldtownship.com
» Watersmeet Township: www.watersmeet.us
Houghton County
» Chassell Township: www.chassell.info
» Elm River Township: www.elmrivertownship.com
» Franklin Township: www.franklintownshipwebs.com
» City of Hancock: www.cityofhancock.com
» City of Houghton: www.cityofhoughton.com
» Village of Lake Linden: www.lakelinden.net
» Village of Laurium: www.laurium.net
» Village of South Range: www.southrange.com
» Stanton Township: www.stantontownship.com
» Torch Lake Township: www.torchlaketownship.com
Iron County
» Bates Township: www.batestownship.com
» City of Caspian: www.caspiancity.org
» City of Crystal Falls: www.crystalfalls.org
» Crystal Falls Township: www.crystalfallstownship.org
» City of Iron River: www.ironriver.org
» Iron River Township: www.ironrivertownship.com
» Mastodon Township: www.mastodontownship.com
Keweenaw County
» Eagle Harbor Township: www.eagleharbortwp.org
» Grant Township: www.granttwp.org
» Houghton Township: www.houghtontwp.org
Ontonagon County
» Bergland Township: www.berglandmi.org
» Village of Ontonagon: www.villageofontonagon.org
Economic Development
» North Country Renaissance Zone: www.taxfreeupnorth.com
» Keweenaw Economic Development Corporation: www.kedabiz.com
» Keweenaw Peninsula Chamber of Commerce: www.keweenaw.org
» Copper Harbor Improvement Association.: www.copperharbor.org
» Iron County Economic Development Corporation: www.iron.org
» Iron County Chamber of Commerce: www.tryiron.org
» Gogebic County Economic Development Commission
» Bessemer Chamber of Commerce: www.bessemer.org
» Ironwood Chamber of Commerce: www.ironwoodmi.org
» Lake Gogebic Chamber of Commerce: www.lakegogebicarea.com
» Watersmeet Chamber of Commerce: www.watersmeet.org
» Ontonagon County Chamber of Commerce: www.ontonagonmi.org
» Ontonagon County Economic Development Corporation: www.ontcoedc.com
» Porcupine Mountains Chamber: www.porcupinemountains.com/pmpc.pages/pmpc.html
» Upper Peninsula Economic Development Alliance: www.upeda.org/
Tourism
» Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association: www.uptravel.com
» Keweenaw Convention Visitors Bureau: www.keweenaw.info
» Iron County Heritage Route: www.ironheritage.org
» Gogebic-Iron Range: www.felivelife.com
» Western Upper Peninsula Visitor Convention Bureau: www.westernup.com
» Baraga County Tourist & Recreation Association: www.baragacountytourism.org
State Agencies
» Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC): www.michigan.org/medc
» Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA): www.michigan.gov/mshda
» Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT): www.michigan.gov/mdot
» Deparment of Enviromental Quality (DEQ): www.michigan.gov/deq
» Department of Natural Resources (DNR): www.michigan.gov/dnr
» State Police Emergency Management Division: www.michigan.gov/msp
» Center for Shared Solutions & Technology Partnerships: www.michigan.gov/cgi
» Michigan State Historic Preservation Office: www.michigan.gov/mshda/0,1607,7-141-54317—,00.html
Federal Agencies
» U.S. Forest Service: www.fs.fed.us
» U.S. Department of Housing Urban Development: www.hud.gov
» U.S. Department of Transportation: www.dot.gov
» U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: www.epa.gov
» U.S. Census Bureau: www.census.gov
» Federal Emergency Management Agency: www.fema.gov
» U.S. Geological Survey: www.usgs.gov
Region, County, Township Associations, etc.
» Houghton County Road Commission: www.houghtoncountyroads.org
» Copper Country Intermediate School District: www.ccisd.k12.mi.us
» Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District: www.goisd.org
» Dickinson-Iron intermediate School District: www.diisd.org
» Houghton County Historical Society: www.houghtonhistory.org
» Keweenaw County Historical Society: www.keweenawhistory.org
» Isle Royal Natural History Association: www.irnha.org
» Ontonagon County Historical Society: www.ontonagonmuseum.org
Planning Regions
» Michigan Association of Regions: www.miregions.com
» Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (Region 1): www.semcog.org
» Region 2 Planning Commission: www.region2planning.com
» South Central Michigan Planning Council (Region 3): UNKNOWN
» Southwest Michigan Planning Commission (Region 4): www.swmpc.org
» GLS Region V Planning Development Commission (Region 5): UNKNOWN
» Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (Region 6): www.tri-co.org
» East Central Michigan Planning Development Regional Commission (Region 7): www.emcog.org
» West Michigan Regional Planning Commission (Region 8): www.wmrpc.org
» Northeast Michigan Council of Governments (Region 9): www.nemcog.org
» Northwest Michigan Council of Governments (Region 10): www.nwm.org
» Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning & Development Commission (Region 11): www.eup-planning.org
» Central Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Regional Commission (Region 12): www.cuppad.org
» West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission (Region 14): www.wmsrdc.org
Planning Websites
» American Planning Association: www.planning.org
» Michigan Society of Planning: www.planningmi.org
Geography Sites
» Association of American Geographers: www.aag.org
» ESRI: www.esri.com
Other
» Michigan Tech: www.mtu.edu
» Finlandia University: www.finlandia.edu
» Gogebic Community College: www.gogebic.cc.mi.us
» Keweenaw Community Foundation: www.keweenaw-community-foundation.org
» MTU – Center for Science Environmental Outreach: www.emmap.mtu.edu/gem
» Michigan’s Local Technical Assistance Program: www.michiganltap.org
» Michigan State University Extension: www.msue.msu.edu
» Ottawa National Forest: www.fs.fed.us/r9/ottawa
» Isle Royale National Park: www.nps.gov/isro/index.htm
» Keweenaw National Historical Park: www.nps.gov/kewe
» North Country National Scenic Trail: www.northcountrytrail.org
» Sustainable Keweenaw Resource Center:http://skrconline.net
» Michigan Housing Locator: http://www.michiganhousinglocator.com/
» Michigan Shared Public Services: www.michigan.gov/sharedpublicservices