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Keweenaw's Copper Story
From 7,000 years ago to the 1900s people mined Keweenaw copper. Native peoples made copper into tools and trade items. Investors and immigrants arrived in the 1800s in a great mineral rush, developing thriving industries and cosmopolitan communities. Though the mines have since closed, their mark is still visible on the land and people.
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Exploring the Park
Keweenaw National Historical Park consists of two units - Quincy and Calumet - twelve miles apart. The two units are located at the sites of former large-scale mines. Quincy Mine illustrates the processes and technologies of copper mining. The social, ethnic, commercial, and company-planned aspects of a mining community are revealed by the former Calumet & Hecla mine and village of Calumet.
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Keweenaw Heritage Sites
Dozens of other cultural sites along the length of the Keweenaw Peninsula, inside and outside official park boundaries, also contribute to the park story, including historic districts and nineteen official Keweenaw Heritage Site partners. Together the National Park Service and partner sites preserve and interpret the stories associated with the mining history. Many of these sites provide tours or exhibits to help you learn more about our heritage.
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Ranger Programs
Want to learn more about Keweenaw National Historical Park? Come join a ranger for a guided-tour. Regularly-schedule programs are offered beginning in late June and run through late August.
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Union Building Interior Rehabilitation Project
In 2008, the park received funding to begin planning for the rehabilitation of the interior of Calumet's Union Building and the design of exhibits to interpret the social story of the community. Find out more about this project including updates on its status.
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Write to
25970 Red Jacket Road
Calumet, Michigan 49913
E-mail Us
Phone
Park Headquarters
(906) 337-3168
Staff Extensions
(906) 337-1104
Fax
(906) 337-3169
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Climate
Lake Superior controls the region's climate. Spring is brief, damp and cool. Summer is sunny and mild with daytime highs in the 70s F near the lake and warmer inland. Fall arrives early in September. Through October the days are often mild but nights are crisp. Winter arrives with the first accumulating snow - often in mid-November. The ground is normally covered from Thanksgiving to late April. Average annual snowfall ranges from 180 to 250 inches. Besides creating abundant snowfall, Lake Superior moderates temperatures, making winters milder than in surrounding areas.
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Did You Know?
To reach 9,260 feet down into the shafts of the Quincy copper mine, the world's largest steam-driven hoist was built in 1918. The Nordberg Steam Hoist and its reinforced concrete building, with brick veneer and Italian-tiled walls, cost over $370,000 but was used for only eleven years.
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Last Updated: July 07, 2009 at 15:16 EST |
