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Menominee, city, seat (1861) of Menominee county and the southernmost city in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, U.S. It is located on Green Bay (an embayment of Lake Michigan) at the mouth of the Menominee River opposite Marinette, Wisconsin, with which it is connected by three bridges. In 1796 a fur-trading post was established there. Lumbering began in 1832, reached its peak in the 1890s, and ended in 1930. Manufactures include paper products, furniture, industrial and electrical equipment, and helicopters. Dairying (notably cheese production) is important, though the industry has been in decline in the area since the 1980s. Menominee—named for the Menominee tribe, whose name refers to the wild rice once gathered along the riverbanks—is also a hunting resort and fishing port. The Menominee County Historical Museum has exhibits on the area’s Native American cultures and on the fur, timber, and fishing industries. J.W. Wells State Park is about 25 miles (40 km) northeast. Inc. 1883. Pop. (2000) 9,131; (2010) 8,599.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.