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.

A tall steel building.

Keweenaw Heritage Sites

Explore the park's twenty-one partner sites.

Students sit in a circle on a wood floor listening to a park ranger talk.

Field Trip Transportation Reimbursement

Bring your class to Keweenaw NHP or the Keweenaw Heritage Sites for free!

A building with a sign that reads

Calumet Visitor Center Hours

Find out which days and times the Calumet Visitor Center is open.

A 1915 Calumet & Hecla Map of the Village of Red Jacket and vicinity.

Maps

Find your way around Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula.

Illustrated 1881 map of Calumet & Hecla property and the Village of Red Jacket

Copper Mining Timeline

Explore a timeline of Michigan copper mining from over 7,000 years ago to the present.

Last updated: October 20, 2019

Contact the Park

Mailing Address:

25970 Red Jacket Road
Calumet, MI 49913

Phone:

(906) 337-3168

Contact Us

Tools

Stay Connected