Our setting in Houghton, Michigan, will offer you a gazillion different ways to have fun, make new friends, develop your extracurricular interests, and discover new ones. In fact, Houghton was recently included in the book The 100 Best Small Towns in America.
Located near the shores of Lake Superior along with its sister city of Hancock, Houghton’s population is about 14,000. Men’s Journal recently ranked Houghton as one of the top 10 “healthiest, safest, and most fun places to live,” and National Geographic Adventure Magazine ranked our setting as one of America’s top 10 Summer Sports Meccas.
If that’s not reason enough to spark your interest, here are a few examples of how you might spend your free time in Houghton…
- Carving up the slopes at Mont Ripley, our very own ski and snowboarding hill right in town.
- Hitting the links at Portage Lake Golf Course, our own 18-hole course just two minutes from campus.
- Biking or hiking along the Tech Trails, Houghton’s Lakeshore Trail, or the Nara Nature Trail.
- Building a snow sculpture the size of a house at Winter Carnival, an event you’ve got to see to believe.
- Sailing or kayaking on the Keweenaw Waterway or Lake Superior.
- Ice skating with friends at the Student Development Complex.
- Taking in some local history and culture at the Carnegie Cultural Museum.
- Relaxing with family and friends at The Library Restaurant and Brew Pub or the Ambassador, two favorite Houghton hangouts.
