School of
Forest Resources and
Environmental Science
Managing Forest Resources in the 21st Century: An Integrated Approach
Travel
Revised:
May 13, 2004
North American Forest Biology Workshop
July 12-15, 2004
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, Michigan, U.S.A.

Travel to Houghton and local transportation
Houghton is approximately a ten-hour driving time from Detroit, six hours from Madison, and eight hours from Minneapolis-St. Paul. It is easily accessed by air, having direct flights from Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Houghton is served by the Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX). The airport is approximately a ten-minutes drive from downtown Houghton. Northwest Airlines has flights into Houghton from Minneapolis-St. Paul. Car rentals are available through Avis and National car rental and should be booked in advance. Some hotels offer shuttle service to and from the airport, and the local taxi companies also serve the airport.

M
arquette airport is a two-hour drive from Houghton and is served by Northwest Airlines, Midwest Express and American Airlines.

Directions
Travel directions to Houghton

Maps
Houghton and area
Michigan Tech Campus

Transportation
Northwest Airlines 1-800 225-2525
www.nwa.com

American Airlines 1-800-433-7300
www.americanairlines.com

Midwest Express 1-800-452-2022
www.midwestexpress.com

Avis 1-800-230-4898
www.avis.com

National Car Rentals 1-800-CAR-RENT
www.nationalcar.com

Neil's Taxi 1-906-482-5515
Gregg's Taxi 1-906-337-5233