{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Houghton","identifier":"US HTL","unlocode":"US HTL","city":null,"country":"United States","waterBody":"Lake Superior; Great Lakes","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Canal or Lake","channelDepthMeters":6.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":47.116667,"longitude":-88.56666699999998},"description":"Houghton's commercial freight role today is limited: the Portage Lake port on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula no longer handles cargo at any meaningful scale. Its waterway was dredged in the 1860s so freighters could carry copper from the Keweenaw mines out across Lake Superior, but that mining-era traffic has long faded. The channel now mainly serves recreational boating and ferry sailings, including the Ranger III service to Isle Royale. Shippers with commercial cargo in the region should route ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/houghton-port-us-htl","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/houghton-port-us-htl","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Houghton · (UN/LOCODE: US HTL) · United States · Small · 6.4 m"}