Alger County
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Alger County is a rural county in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula known for its dramatic Lake Superior shoreline, including Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and notable rock formations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alger County canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county
ⓘ
county of Michigan ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Au Train
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Au Train Township NERFINISHED ⓘ Burt Township NERFINISHED ⓘ Chatham NERFINISHED ⓘ Deerton NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Island National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Island Township NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiawatha National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Munising NERFINISHED ⓘ Munising Township NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock River Township NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countySeat | Munising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
forested
ⓘ
lake shoreline ⓘ rural ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasLakeShoreOn | Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Grand Island National Recreation Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hiawatha National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dramatic Lake Superior shoreline ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ rock formations ⓘ sandstone cliffs ⓘ tourism ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Lakes region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Midwest ⓘ Upper Peninsula of Michigan ⓘ |
| majorEconomicSector |
forestry
ⓘ
outdoor recreation industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Russell A. Alger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Upper Peninsula of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Munising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| subdivisionType | county ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| waterBody | Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.