Explore the many features of Keweenaw National Historical Park. These short multimedia presentations provide details on park places and stories. The videos average two to five minutes in length. Open captioning is available for all videos published 2014 and later.
Multimedia Features
![]() NPS Photo Studying History - the Copper Strike of 1913-14 Learn about the 1913-14 Copper Country strike with Megan, a local middle school student, and Professor Emeritus Larry Lankton. Running Time: 7:55 minutes
![]() NPS Photo The cold exposed bedrock in the Keweenaw had a fiery beginning some 1.1 billion years ago, but it is still affecting our lives today. Running time: 3:54 minutes ![]() US Fish and Wildlife Service Photo Historic Habitat: A New Use for an Old Mine Former copper mines have have become home to thousands of bats in the Keweenaw. To learn more about bats, check out the NPS page on bats! Running time: 3:39 minutes![]() NPS Photo The Quincy Smelter: From Ore to Ingot Within the Park's Quincy Unit, the Quincy smelter is the best remaining example of a turn of the 20th century copper mine smelting site. Running Time: 3:45 minutes
![]() NPS Photo Built as a lodge for two fraternal organizations in 1888, the Union Building is now home to the Calumet Visitor Center. Three fully accessible floors house numerous museum pieces, interactive exhibits and films. Running Time: 2:17 minutes ![]() NPS Photo Quincy Mine Site Running Time: 2:40 minutes
![]() NPS Photo A Copper Country Icon: Quincy Mine's Shaft-Rockhouse
![]() NPS Photo Remnants of Calumet & Hecla:
![]() NPS Photo Calumet: Queen City of the Keweenaw |
Last updated: December 4, 2019