Other end of the state. MTU is waaaaay up north on the Keeweenau Peninsula. (That's the part of the UP which dangles out into Lake Superior like a barb on a fishhook.) The Middle Eastern enclave is in Dearborn, immediately to the west-southwest of Detroit.
God alone knows why anyone would want to bomb MTU. There is nothing there but snow and ice.
And a University which supplied many of the engineers who made your life more enjoyable.
Factoid: The "Intel Inside" logo? Designed by a Michigan Tech grad.
But you're right. The place sucks, there's no reason for anyone to come to Houghton, especially to live. It's not worth your time, so don't bother. Really.