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Iron River and the surrounding area is home of many lakes, and is not far from Lake
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1904:46°05′34″N
1715:Lake Huron
1579:St. Ignace
1554:Iron River
1446:Gibbs City
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1635:Keweenaw
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1544:Houghton
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