Ripley, Michigan

Ripley is a small, unincorporated community in Franklin Township, on the in the Copper Country region of the upper peninsula of Michigan situated upon a slope, just east of Hancock on M-26 and across the Portage Lake Canal from Houghton.
The town was built up with the Quincy Mine operating in the community. The town's ice arena was built in a former foundry building and had a rather unique layout as the support pillars for the roof ran down the middle of the ice. The rink was intended to become the home of the Hancock High School hockey team but a misunderstanding with the rink owner at the time prevented the team from using the rink and it was turned over to local curling club who also refused to let the hockey team use it. This spelled the end of the building's use as a hockey rink (the team won the state championship in 1906 and was left with no choice but to disband in 1907). The Amphidrome in Houghton, Michigan would become the primary hockey rink in the immediate area.
==Arenas==
*Palace Ice Rink (used for ice hockey from late 1890's to about 1907) 
Category:Michigan towns