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Ripley, Michigan
Ripley, Michigan is located in Michigan
Ripley, Michigan
Ripley, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Country United States
State Michigan
County Houghton
Township Franklin
Elevation
620 ft (190 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49930 (Hancock)
Area code(s) 906
GNIS feature ID 635948

Ripley is a small, unincorporated community in Franklin Township situated upon a slope, just east of Hancock on M-26 and across the Portage Lake Canal from Houghton.

A ski resort called Mont Ripley is located in Ripley. The now-closed Quincy Smelting Works, formerly operated by the Quincy Mine, is also located in Ripley.

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