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Iron Mountain, Michigan

Iron Mountain, Michigan

Overview
Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...

 of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Ojibwe term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the city population was 8,154. It is the county seat
County seat
A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...

 of Dickinson County
Dickinson County, Michigan
Dickinson County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 27,472. The county seat is Iron Mountain. Dickinson is Michigan's newest county, formed in 1891 from parts of Marquette, Menominee, and Iron counties. It was named for Don M. Dickinson , U.S...

, in the state's Upper Peninsula
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. More casually it is known as the land "above the Bridge"...

.

Iron Mountain is the principal city of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. states. Located in the north-central United States, Wisconsin is considered part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the...

 Micropolitan Statistical Area
Iron Mountain micropolitan area
The Iron Mountain Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – one in Michigan and one in Wisconsin – anchored by the city of Iron Mountain, Michigan...

, which includes all of Dickinson County, Michigan and Florence County
Florence County, Wisconsin
Florence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 5,088. Its county seat is Florence.Florence County is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:According to the U.S...

 in Wisconsin.

Iron Mountain hosts a few points of interests such as the Millie Hill bat
Bat
Bats are flying mammals in the order Chiroptera . The forelimbs of bats are webbed and developed as wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums and colugos, glide rather than...

 cave, The Cornish Pump, and is located adjacent to Pine Mountain ski jump
Pine Mountain ski jump
The Pine Mountain Ski Jump is one of the highest artificially created ski jumps in the world, located in Breitung Township Dickinson County, Iron Mountain, Michigan...

/ski resort, one of the largest artificial ski jumps in the world.
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Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...

 of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Ojibwe term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the city population was 8,154. It is the county seat
County seat
A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...

 of Dickinson County
Dickinson County, Michigan
Dickinson County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 27,472. The county seat is Iron Mountain. Dickinson is Michigan's newest county, formed in 1891 from parts of Marquette, Menominee, and Iron counties. It was named for Don M. Dickinson , U.S...

, in the state's Upper Peninsula
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. More casually it is known as the land "above the Bridge"...

.

Iron Mountain is the principal city of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. states. Located in the north-central United States, Wisconsin is considered part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the...

 Micropolitan Statistical Area
Iron Mountain micropolitan area
The Iron Mountain Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – one in Michigan and one in Wisconsin – anchored by the city of Iron Mountain, Michigan...

, which includes all of Dickinson County, Michigan and Florence County
Florence County, Wisconsin
Florence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 5,088. Its county seat is Florence.Florence County is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:According to the U.S...

 in Wisconsin.

Iron Mountain hosts a few points of interests such as the Millie Hill bat
Bat
Bats are flying mammals in the order Chiroptera . The forelimbs of bats are webbed and developed as wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums and colugos, glide rather than...

 cave, The Cornish Pump, and is located adjacent to Pine Mountain ski jump
Pine Mountain ski jump
The Pine Mountain Ski Jump is one of the highest artificially created ski jumps in the world, located in Breitung Township Dickinson County, Iron Mountain, Michigan...

/ski resort, one of the largest artificial ski jumps in the world. It shares Woodward Avenue with the neighboring town, Kingsford
Kingsford, Michigan
Kingsford is a city in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,549 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area....

. In addition, Iron Mountain is known for its pasties
Pasty
A pasty , known in Cornish dialect as teddy oggy/oggin or tiddy oggy/oggin, and sometimes as pastie in the United States, is a filled pastry case, commonly associated with Cornwall in the United Kingdom...

, Bocce Ball Tournaments, World Cup Ski Jumps
Ski jumping World Cup
The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is arranged yearly by the International Ski Federation. It was first arranged in the 1979–80 season.- Points :Each season consist of 25-30 competitions, usually two competitions on the same hill during a weekend. One competition consists of a qualifying round, first...

, and Italian cuisine
Italian cuisine
Italian cuisine as a national cuisine known today has evolved through centuries of social and political changes, with its roots traced back to 4th century BC...

. Iron Mountain was also named a "Michigan Main Street" community by Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canadian-born American politician, former Attorney General of Michigan, and the current Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party, Granholm became Michigan's first female governor on January 1, 2003, when she succeeded Governor John...

 in 2006. It is one of only thirteen such communities in the State of Michigan in 2008. It is also the hometown of Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act. Its alumni include at least six winners of the...

 men's basketball coach Tom Izzo
Tom Izzo
Tom Izzo is the head coach for the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team. Under Coach Izzo, the Michigan State program has been one of the most successful in the country, winning the national championship in 2000 and had ten players selected in the NBA Draft, third most in the NCAA since...

.

Geography



According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...

, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (7.69%) is water.

Iron Mountain is located at

Highways

  • US 2
    U.S. Route 2
    U.S. Route 2 is an east-west U.S. Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. U.S. 2 consists of two segments connected by roadways in southern Canada. Unlike some routes, which are disconnected into segments because of encroaching Interstate Highways, the two portions of U.S...

  • US 141
    U.S. Route 141
    U.S. Route 141 is a north-south highway in the U.S. states of Michigan and Wisconsin. US 41 is its parent route. Its northern terminus, on US 41, is near Covington, Michigan; its southern terminus, with I-43 near Bellevue, Wisconsin; it remains in existence in Green Bay, Wisconsin as a surface...

     North merges with US 2 just east of the city. South it continues into Wisconsin
    Wisconsin
    Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. states. Located in the north-central United States, Wisconsin is considered part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the...

    .
  • M-95
    M-95 (Michigan highway)
    M-95, designated as the Leif Erickson Memorial Highway, is a state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Running from Kingsford to near Champion in Humboldt Township, it is the main connection between Iron Mountain and Marquette along with US 41.M-95 was previously...

     connects with Kingsford
    Kingsford, Michigan
    Kingsford is a city in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,549 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area....

     just to the south and with M-69 east at Randville about north.

Demographics


As of the census
Census
A "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...

of 2000, there were 8,154 people, 3,458 households, and 2,147 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....

 was 1,132.6 per square mile (437.3/km²). There were 3,819 housing units at an average density of 530.5/sq mi (204.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.67% White, 0.20% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population. 20.6% were of Italian, 14.0% German
Germans
The German people are an ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent, and speaking the German language as a mother tongue. Within Germany, Germans are defined by citizenship , distinguished from people of German ancestry...

, 9.0% Swedish
Swedish people
Swedes are a Scandinavian people, mostly inhabiting Sweden and the other Nordic countries, with descendants living in a number of countries....

, 8.8% English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity as a people is of early medieval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn....

, 8.8% French
French people
French people can refer to:* The legal residents and citizens of France, regardless of ancestry. For a legal discussion, see French nationality law.* People whose ancestors lived in France or the area that later became France....

, 5.8% Finnish and 5.5% Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are a Western European ethnic group who originate in Ireland, in north western Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolgs, Tuatha Dé Danann and the Milesians The Irish...

 ancestry according to Census 2000. 97.2% spoke English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...

 and 1.4% Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken by about 60 million people in Italy, and by a total of around 70 million in the world. In Switzerland, Italian is one of four official languages. It is also the official language of San Marino, as well as the primary language of Vatican City...

 as their first language.

There were 3,458 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...

 living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,526, and the median income for a family was $43,687. Males had a median income of $38,309 versus $22,533 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...

 for the city was $19,918. About 9.4% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

Iron Mountain aerial cable system


Iron Mountain has a network of encrypted low-powered UHF repeaters, similar in concept to the subscription television services implemented in larger markets in the 1970s and early-1980s. Part of this system:

Television

  • W43AN (//WLUK-TV
    WLUK-TV
    WLUK-TV, channel 11 is a Fox Network affiliate in Green Bay, Wisconsin, serving Northeastern Wisconsin and, through translator and cable coverage, parts of Michigan's Upper Peninsula...

    )
  • K47AF
  • W56BF (//WGBA
    WGBA
    WGBA-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for the Fox River Valley area of northeastern Wisconsin that is licensed to Green Bay. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 41 from a transmitter east of Shirley in Brown County...

    , ch. 57 move possible and recorded carrying same station)
  • W59AQ
  • W63AW (TNT
    Turner Network Television
    TNT is an American cable TV channel created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner which also owns Cartoon Network. However, despite the fact that it is a channel, it is seen all across the United States, much like a television...

    )
  • W65BN (TNN
    TNN
    TNN may refer to:* The Nashville Network or The National Network, former names of the U.S. TV channel Spike*Times News Network, Indian news agency* TNN, airport code of Tainan Airport* "Total No Noise" series of products by Zalman...

    )
  • W67AO (MTV
    MTV
    MTV is a cable television network based in New York City and launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs...

    /Disney Channel
    Disney Channel
    Disney Channel is a cable television channel specializing in television programming for children through original series and movies as well as third party programming. It is marketed to mostly children; however, in recent years the diversity of viewers has increased with an older audience,...

    )
  • K69BA (//WNMU-TV)

Radio


Radio stations that are located within listening range of Iron Mountain include:
  • WNMU
    WNMU-FM
    WNMU-FM is a radio station in the United States, broadcasting at FM 90.1 in Marquette, Michigan. The station, owned by Northern Michigan University, is a National Public Radio member station, airing a large amount of classical and jazz music along with a variety of other local programming...

      90.1 FM Northern Michigan University
    Northern Michigan University
    Northern Michigan University is a 4 year college public university established in 1899 located in Marquette, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a population of nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Northern Michigan University is the Upper Peninsula's largest university.-History...

     Marquette
    Marquette, Michigan
    Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 19,661 at the 2000 census. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern Michigan University. It is the largest city of the Upper...

    , Phone National Public Radio
    National Public Radio
    National Public Radio is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to 797 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, signed into law...

  • WVCM
    WVCM
    WVCM is a radio station broadcasting a religious format and owned by VCY America. Licensed to Iron Mountain, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 2002....

      91.5 FM VCY America
    VCY America
    Voice of Christian Youth America, aka, the VCY America Radio Network, is a traditional, evangelical Christian ministry based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays only sacred music and spirituals through all of its broadcast outlets...

      Iron Mountain, Religious
  • WIMK  93.1 FM Iron Mountain, Phone Classic Rock
  • WZNL
    WZNL
    WZNL is a radio station licensed to Norway, Michigan, USA, and broadcasting a hot adult contemporary music format....

      94.3 FM Norway
    Norway, Michigan
    Norway is a city in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,959 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area....

    , Phone Adult Contemporary
  • WEUL  98.1 FM Gospel Opportunities Radio Network
    Gospel Opportunities Radio Network
    The Gospel Opportunities Radio Network is a group of non-commercial FM radio stations, based in Marquette, Michigan.Gospel Opportunites, Incorporated was formed in 1975 to provide religious radio programming in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. WHWL became its first station when it went on the air...

     Kingsford
    Kingsford, Michigan
    Kingsford is a city in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,549 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area....

    , Phone Religious
  • WIKB
    WIKB-FM
    WIKB-FM is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Iron River, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1981....

      99.1 FM Iron River
    Iron River, Michigan
    Iron River is a city in Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,929. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 population estimate for this city was 3,122....

    , Phone Oldies
  • WOBE
    WOBE
    WOBE is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Crystal Falls, Michigan, with studios in Iron Mountain, it first began broadcasting in 1999, carrying the Oldies Radio package from ABC Radio Networks. The station is now affiliated with Jones Radio Networks' Classic Hits...

      100.7 FM Crystal Falls
    Crystal Falls, Michigan
    Crystal Falls is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,791. It is the county seat of Iron County. The city is located within Crystal Falls Township, but is a separate municipal entity...

    , Oldies
  • WJNR  101.5 FM Iron Mountain, Phone Country
  • WMXG
    WMXG
    WMXG is an FM radio station located in Stephenson, Michigan broadcasting a classic hits format during the day and a rock format during the evening. The station's studios are located in Escanaba, Michigan....

      106.3 FM Stephenson
    Stephenson, Michigan
    Stephenson is a city in Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 875 at the 2000 census. The city is located within Stephenson Township and is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

    , Phone Top-40
  • WHTO
    WHTO
    WHTO is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Iron Mountain, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 2003....

      106.7 FM Iron Mountain, 80's Rock
  • WIKB
    WIKB (AM)
    WIKB is a radio station broadcasting an adult standards format. Licensed to Iron River, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1949. The station's music format is satellite-fed from Dial Global ....

      1230 AM Iron River, Phone Oldies
  • WMIQ  1450 AM Iron Mountain, Phone Talk

Environmental importance


Iron Mountain's abandoned Millie Hill mine is home to one of the largest bat
Bat
Bats are flying mammals in the order Chiroptera . The forelimbs of bats are webbed and developed as wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums and colugos, glide rather than...

 hibernacula
Hibernaculum
Hibernaculum can refer to:* Hibernaculum , the location chosen by an animal for hibernation...

 in the Midwest
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four geographic regions within the United States of America that are officially recognized by the United States Census Bureau....

. Roughly 25,000-50,000 bats make their winter home there.

Historical Importance


Iron Mountain was once a mining city when the Chapin Mine was up and running. The land that the Chapin Mine was formed on was discovered in 1879. It was discovered by two men, James John Hagerman and Dr. Nelson Powell Hulst. They had leased the land from a man from Niles, Michigan, Henry Chapin, hence the name of the mine. They began to sink shafts on the slope of Millie Hill. Then on July 5, 1879, Captain John Wicks and seven other men were sent into the forest with a wagon filled with tools to search for a place to set up camp. After numerous unsuccessful shafts the company was ready to shut down operation. Hagerman and Hulst had faith in the land and tried one more shaft. The shaft was deep and many months later, there was a successful hit that was at the heart of the iron ore. The original land was very swampy and filled with trees. To get rid of all this water the Chapin Mine Pumping Engine was created.

Iron Mountain is home of the largest steam engine in the world. The Chapin Mine Pumping Engine (Cornish Pump) was patterned after the ones used in Cornwall in the deep tin mines.

Edwin Reynolds, chief engineer for the E.P. Allis Company (now the Allis-Chalmers Co.) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, designed the steam engine in 1890. The engine's high pressure cylinder has a bore, and the low pressure cylinder is in diameter. The flywheel is in diameter, weighs 160 tons, and had an average speed of only 10 revolutions per minute. The drive shaft to the flywheel is in diameter. The engine itself rises above the floor of the room. The designers estimate the weight to be 725 tons over all.

The pumping equipment utilized a reciprocating motion to a line of steel rods extending down into the mine, with eight pumps attached at intervals of 170 to along the rods. Each of the pumps forced the water to the next higher pump and finally out to the surface of the mine.

As the engine was designed to run slowly, the pumps had a capacity of over 300 gallons per stroke of the pistons. At ten revolutions per minute, this meant over 3,000 gallons of water poured out through a pipe every minute. A total of 5,000,000 gallons of water could be removed from the mine each day. At that time the pump's estimated cost was nearly $250,000.

After only a few years of successful operation, the giant pumping facility was moved from the "D" shaft of the Chapin Mine. More than a million tons of the best grade ore found in the entire mine was discovered directly below the pump, so it was essential that it be moved for excavation. In 1898 the pump was dismantled and stored away until 1907 when it was reassembled on the "C" shaft of the Chapin Mine. The pump operated here until 1932 when the Chapin Mine permanently closed its doors. In 1934 the pumping engine was offered to the County of Dickinson as a relic for sightseers to visit. The pump remained exposed to the elements for nearly 50 years, and in 1982 a building was constructed around the pump by the Menominee Range Historical Foundation. Today the Cornish Pumping Engine & Mining Museum exists on the site.

The Chapin Mine Pumping Engine (Cornish Pump) was designated as a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Monument by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers on June 6, 1987 and has been featured in the History Channel's Modern Marvels Series on the World's Biggest Machines.

Current and former residents of Iron Mountain

  • Robert J. Flaherty
    Robert J. Flaherty
    Robert Joseph Flaherty, F.R.G.S. was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature length documentary film, Nanook of the North , made his reputation, and nothing in his later life equaled its success, although he continued the development of this new...

    , a filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature length documentary film, Nanook of the North
    Nanook of the North
    Nanook of the North: A Story Of Life and Love In the Actual Arctic is a silent documentary film by Robert J. Flaherty. In the tradition of what would later be called salvage ethnography, Flaherty captured the struggles of the Inuk Nanook and his family in the Canadian arctic...

    , in 1922.
  • Walter S. Goodland, Governor of Wisconsin
    Governor of Wisconsin
    The Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The position was first filled by Nelson Dewey in June 7, 1848, the year Wisconsin became a state...

    , practiced law and owned a newspaper
  • Tom Izzo
    Tom Izzo
    Tom Izzo is the head coach for the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team. Under Coach Izzo, the Michigan State program has been one of the most successful in the country, winning the national championship in 2000 and had ten players selected in the NBA Draft, third most in the NCAA since...

    , the men's basketball head coach for Michigan State University
    Michigan State University
    Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act. Its alumni include at least six winners of the...

     since 1995
  • Steve Mariucci
    Steve Mariucci
    Steve Mariucci is a former National Football League coach, most recently for the Detroit Lions.-Early career:Mariucci was born and raised in Iron Mountain, Michigan, and was a three-time All-America quarterback at Northern Michigan University in Marquette...

    , former NFL
    National Football League
    The National Football League is the largest professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing its name to the National Football League in 1922. The league currently consists of...

     head coach for the San Francisco 49ers
    San Francisco 49ers
    The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team. The team plays its home games in San Francisco, California, while the club's headquarters and practice facility are located in Santa Clara...

     and Detroit Lions
    Detroit Lions
    The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in downtown Detroit....

  • Gene Ronzani
    Gene Ronzani
    Gene Ronzani was the second head coach of the Green Bay Packers. He coached the Packers from 1950 until 1953. He resigned with two games remaining in the 1953 season and was replaced on an interim basis by the tandem of Hugh Devore and Ray Scooter McLean....

    , former NFL head coach of the Green Bay Packers
    Green Bay Packers
    The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League and are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL.The Packers are the last vestige of "small town...

  • Dr. Ruth M. Noyce, retired Professor of the University of Kansas
  • Anna DeForge
    Anna DeForge
    Anna Louise DeForge is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. She is the first player from the University of Nebraska to ever play in the WNBA. After finding little success and playing time for several WNBA teams, she finally earned...

    , former WNBA basketball player for the Detroit Shock, 2004 WNBA All-Star

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