Escanaba is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located on the state's Upper Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 13,140. It is the county seat of Delta County. There is also Escanaba Township, which is north of the city and is not adjacent to it, although a portion of the urban area around the city extends into the township.

Both are named for the Escanaba River that flows into the Little Bay de Noc of Lake Michigan just north of the city. The word "Escanaba" roughly translates from various regional native languages to "land of the red buck" while others maintain that it refers to "flat rock". Escanaba began as a port town in the mid 1800s, gaining importance to the Union as a shipping point for iron ore, lumber and copper during the Civil War. Although politically a part of the state of Michigan, Escanaba and the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan have closer cultural ties to the state of Wisconsin. Tourism has become significant for the local economy. Tourist draws include Lake Michigan beaches and local fishing and hunting opportunities. Most visitors come from Wisconsin and Illinois.

Wikipedia articles for Escanaba

• Escanaba, Michigan
• Richter Brewery
• Delta Hotel
• Carnegie Public Library
• Sand Lighthouse
• Sand Point Light
• Sand Island
• Sand Point Light
• List of North American ports
• Delta County Airport
• Escanaba River
• Escanaba, Michigan