Editing Houghton, Michigan (section)

==Transportation==

===Highways===
* {{jct|state=MI|US|41}} courses north to [[Hancock, Michigan|Hancock]] and [[Copper Harbor, Michigan|Copper Harbor]]. To the south and east US 41 routes to [[L'Anse, Michigan|L'Anse]] and [[Marquette, Michigan|Marquette]].
* {{jct|state=MI|M|26}} connects Houghton southwest to [[U.S. Route 45 in Michigan|US 45]].
* {{jct|state=MI|M|203}} provides a loop route from US 41 in neighboring Hancock to [[McLain State Park]]. and then back to US 41.

===Bus===
[[Indian Trails]] bus lines operates daily intercity bus service between [[Hancock, Michigan]], and [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=HANCOCK-MARQUETTE-GREEN BAY-MILWAUKEE |publisher=[[Indian Trails]] |date=January 15, 2013 |access-date=March 8, 2013 |url=http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1490_0.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222225859/http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1490_0.pdf |archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref>

Houghton Motor Transit operates both a demand bus and a route bus throughout Houghton and in nearby parts of Portage Township; there are also night trips to [[Mont Ripley]] in [[Ripley, Michigan|Ripley]].<ref>[http://www.cityofhoughton.com/citytransit.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407200242/http://www.cityofhoughton.com/citytransit.html|date=April 7, 2007}}</ref>

===Ferry===
Houghton is the port of departure for [[Isle Royale National Park]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Dixie |last=Frankin |title=Michigan |publisher=Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company |isbn=1-55868-099-3 |page=7 |year=1994}}</ref> Cruise ships on the Great Lakes (in the 1950s) used to frequently stop in Houghton, but this is now an exceedingly rare occurrence.

===Airport===
Houghton is served by the [[Houghton County Memorial Airport]], which has limited commercial service.

Houghton was formerly served by airship.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cchi.mtu.edu/copper-country-image-detail?duid=c74fb95d-625c-4199-ae28-ba498acbb9d6&width=1242&height=732&nid=28337 |title=Air ship, Houghton, near Amphidrome<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209152939/https://cchi.mtu.edu/copper-country-image-detail?duid=c74fb95d-625c-4199-ae28-ba498acbb9d6&width=1242&height=732&nid=28337 |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[seaplane]] departs from Houghton to Isle Royale National Park.

===Snowmobiling===
Snowmobiling is a major winter activity in the area, both locally (snowmobiles are often the best available means of transportation after a blizzard) and as a tourist industry. The Bill Nichols Snowmobile Trail has a terminus in Houghton.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exploringthenorth.com/keweenaw/billnichols.html |title=Exploring the North article on Bill Nichols Snowmobile Trail |access-date=February 12, 2007 |archive-date=July 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731093641/http://www.exploringthenorth.com/keweenaw/billnichols.html |url-status=live }}</ref>