Menominee straddles Michigan’s boundary with Wisconsin at the mouth of the Menominee River on Green Bay, a position that made river transport and Great Lakes trade central to its development. Across the river lies Marinette, Wisconsin; together the two communities form a long-established cross-border urban area at the southern edge of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Menominee expanded with the 19th-century lumber industry, and its downtown Menominee Historic District retains notable late-19th- and early-20th-century commercial architecture. Green Bay, the northwestern arm of Lake Michigan, defines the city’s waterfront setting. Browse additional webcams from the Upper Peninsula and Green Bay to extend your view of Menominee’s borderland.
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