Michigamme, MI

Michigamme is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 census counted 255 residents. Michigamme is located within Michigamme Township on the north shores of Lake Michigamme. The Michigamme post office has been in operation since 1873. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Michigamme, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Michigamme, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The community took its name from nearby Lake Michigamme. Michigamme is in western Marquette County, in the southern part of Michigamme Township. Michigamme is 37 miles west of Marquette, the county seat, 23 miles west of Ishpeming, and 22 miles east of Covington.