2018 Keweenaw Peninsula – part 2, Houghton County Historical Museum
Yesterday was such an adventure after breakfast out (part 1 of our Keweenaw Peninsula adventure). We had 5 days to spend in the area and lots of possible places to...
2018 Keweenaw Peninsula – part 3, a school from the early 1900s and a snow level record
Next we drove to the east side of the peninsula and then north. We came to the small town of Gay, Michigan. The old school house was the attraction to...
2018 Keweenaw Peninsula – part 4, Copper Harbor and Fort Wilkins State Park
We had both been so excited about seeing the town of Copper Harbor, the most northern tip of Michigan bounded on three sides by Lake Superior and was part of...
2018 Keweenaw Peninsula – part 5, first professional hockey team and a coffee shop
Another full day. We started off at the birthplace of professional hockey in 1903-04. Lots of club teams were playing, especially in Canada, but two local enterprising men wanted a...
2018 Keweenaw Peninsula – part 6, Quincy Copper Mine
Monday afternoon we put on our rain gear and warm clothes to go to the Quincy Mine just outside of Houghton. This was a very successful mine for almost 100...