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Copper Harbor Cemetery - This is the place for people who need a glimpse to the past and a reminder of those who walked the trails and shorelines of the Keweenaw before us. |
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Copper Harbor History - Many of the earliest travelers to Keweenaw Point stayed only until their dreams of quick riches disappeared. But some stayed on to settle the area and a few of the current townfolk and shop owners are descendants of those first rugged settlers...read more with link at left. |
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Copper Mining - Copper Harbor became the nucleus of early mining activity on Lake Superior as a supply depot, gathering place and point of departure for exploring parties, miners and land speculators. Small craft enlivened its waters, and the surrounding shoreline was dotted with the tents of temporary inhabitants......read more with link at left. |
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Clark Mine - Drive to this old mine site. The smelting stacks still remain as a silent monument to man's endeavors. |
Fort Wilkins
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Fort Wilkins State Website
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Fort Wilkins State Park - An exciting living museum with fully reconstructed fort, walking trails, picnic, and playground area, gift shop, and camping. You can feel the history as you walk by Michigan's early mine sites at the fort and lighthouse with their interpretive guides. Visit the Park store and take a part of history home. |
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Ghost Towns - Walk through Delaware and Mandan. If you listen hard enough in the eerie silence, you may hear the ghostly voice of one of the thousands of inhabitants who forgot to leave when the copper mining ceased. The ghost towns of the Keweenaw Peninsula mostly revolve around the logging and copper mining boom of the mid-1800's. The companies that were in operation built not only the structures necessary for the mining and refinement of copper, but also the homes, schools, stores, liveries, etc. that were needed in order to furnish the workers with food, clothing and shelter. Today you will find these original homes scattered throughout the Keweenaw. Many of the old mining location towns have had their structures dismantled and all that remains are foundations that nature is reclaiming. In some locations, original homes are still occupied, refurbished for use as summer homes and hunting camps. |
Keweenaw Historical Society Website
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Historical Buildings - Keweenaw Historical Society has preserved and restored much of the Copper County heritage - Rathbone School House - Phoenix Church - Eagle Harbor Lighthouse. |
Keweenaw Mountain Lodge
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Keweenaw Mountain Lodge - The lodge and golf course were built during the depression the under C.W.A., the Civil Works Administration in order to create jobs during this time of high unemployment. |
Lighthouses
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Lighthouses - Copper Harbor Lighthouse is one of the oldest lighthouses on the Great Lakes. There are several other lighthouses in the area. |
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One Room Schoolhouse - Copper Harbor is home to Michigan's oldest one-room schoolhouse. A viewing room allows you to see how today's pupils blend with the past. |
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Our Lady of the Pines - Visit this beautiful hand-hewn log chapel for Sunday services. |
