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Betsy in the region of Michigan is a place in United States - some 802 mi or ( 1291 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Time in Betsy is now 07:14 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Detroit " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Bete Grise, Central, Copper Falls, Crystal Falls, and Delaware. Since you are here already, consider visiting Bete Grise . Where to go and what to see in Betsy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Lac La Belle, Michigan
Lac La Belle, is the name given to both a lake and a small unincorporated community in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The town was originally the site of a stamping plant for the copper mines of the Keweenaw, specifically the Mendota Mine and the Delaware Mine. Copper-bearing rock was transported from the mines to the stamping plant, where it was processed and loaded onto freighters.
Located at 47.37 -87.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Gay, Michigan
Gay is an unincorporated community in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is 12 miles from Lake Linden on Copper Island at the western end of the Upper Peninsula. Local government is provided by Sherman Township. As of 2000, its population is 60. The Mohawk Mining Company built a stamp mill in Gay in 1898. The residual stamp sand dumped into Lake Superior increased the town's area greatly. Today, only the large smokestack and the ruins from the stamp mill still remain.
Located at 47.23 -88.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Mount Bohemia
Mount Bohemia is a ski resort located near Lac La Belle, Michigan, in the northern Keweenaw peninsula. Mount Bohemia operates two chairlifts, and offers the highest vertical drop in the Midwest with 900 feet from the top of the peak to the base of the resort. The resort has 85 runs and first opened for business in 2000. Mount Bohemia does not operate any snow making equipment and relies on its 250 to 300 inch year average of lake effect snow, the most seen at any resort in the Midwest.
Located at 47.39 -88.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Calumet Air Force Station
Calumet Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 5.2 miles east-southeast of Phoenix, Michigan. It was closed in 1988 by the Air Force, and turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Today the site is part of the Joint Surveillance System (JSS), designated by NORAD as Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) Ground Equipment Facility J-59.
Located at 47.37 -88.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Bete Grise
Bete Grise (from the French Bête grise, "Gray Beast") is a Northern Michigan beach and bay on Lake Superior, where the sand is said to "sing" in situ.
Located at 47.39 -87.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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