M-35 is a state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of the US state of Michigan. Running for 128 miles (206 km) in a generally north–south direction, it connects the cities of Menominee, Escanaba and Negaunee. It is part of the Lake Michigan Circle Tour and is the UP Hidden Coast Recreational Heritage Trail in the Pure Michigan Byways program. Along the southern section, the highway is the closest trunkline to Green Bay, a section of Lake Michigan. The northern section of the highway turns inland through wooded terrain, connecting rural portions of Delta and Marquette counties. The road was designated as M-35 with signposts erected by 1919. It was intended to run from Menominee in the south to near Big Bay in the north, before turning toward L'Anse to end at Ontonagon, but the section through the Huron Mountains in northern Marquette and Baraga counties was never built. Automobile pioneer Henry Ford helped halt this construction to gain favor with the exclusive Huron Mountain Club.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

946:

King Edmund I of England was killed while attending St Augustine's Day Mass. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_I

1637:

Pequot War: An allied Puritan and Mohegan force attacked a fortified Pequot village in the Connecticut Colony, killing between 400 and 700 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystic_massacre

1906:

Vauxhall Bridge in London opened, crossing the River Thames between Vauxhall and Westminster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Bridge

1938:

The House Un-American Activities Committee was established to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities by people or organizations suspected of having communist or fascist ties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Un-American_Activities_Committee

1991:

Lauda Air Flight 004 experienced an uncommanded thrust reverser deployment of an engine and broke apart in mid-air, killing all 223 people on board. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauda_Air_Flight_004

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

pike: 1. A sharp point, such as that of the weapon. 2. A large haycock (“conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack”). 3. (diving, gymnastics) A position with the knees straight and a tight bend at the hips with the torso folded over the legs, usually part of a jack-knife. 4. (fashion, dated) A pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe. 5. (chiefly Northern England) Especially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit.  […]  6. Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pike

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