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Swedetown, Michigan
Swedetown, Michigan is located in Michigan
Swedetown, Michigan
Swedetown, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Country United States
State Michigan
County Houghton
Township Calumet
Elevation
1,234 ft (376 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49930 (Hancock)
Area code(s) 906
GNIS feature ID 1614483

Swedetown is a small, unincorporated community in Houghton County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is within Calumet Charter Township at 47°14′11″N 88°27′53″W / 47.23639°N 88.46472°W / 47.23639; -88.46472, west of Osceola Road and the junction with Swedetown Road. It is south of Calumet and west of Laurium and the intersection of US 41 and M-26.

It is the site of the Swedetown Cross Country Ski Trails, a system of cross-country skiing and mountain biking trails, sledding and snowboarding hills. The trails are the site of the annual Great Bear Chase Ski Race and "Great Deer Chase Mountain Bike Race".

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