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Eagle River is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Michigan.It is the county seat of Keweenaw County. [3] Its population was 65 at the 2020 census, [4] which makes it by far the least-populated county seat in the state of Michigan. [5]
The Eagle River is a 2.6-mile-long (4.2 km) [2] stream on the Keweenaw Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river flows into Lake Superior in the community of Eagle River. Most of the river lies within Houghton Township. The main branch of the river is formed at the confluence of its East Branch [3] and its West Branch [4] at the ...
The Eagle River Historic District is a historic district located in Eagle River, Michigan, roughly covering Front Street, 2nd Street, 3rd Street, 4th Street, 5th Street, and Main Street. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The Keweenaw Waterway is a partly natural, partly artificial waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan; it separates Copper Island from the mainland. Parts of the waterway are variously known as the Keweenaw Waterway, Portage Canal, Portage Lake Canal, Portage River, Lily Pond, Torch Lake, and Portage Lake.
With the end of the copper boom in the 1870s the Eagle River, Michigan harbor started to decay. "By the 1890s, it seemed the only ship coming into the harbor was the lighthouse service tender." It was recommended to build a new lighthouse at Sand Hills where most of the lake traffic passing and to decommission Eagle River. [7]
The 29th annual Michigan Jazz Festival will be held at Schoolcraft College’s newly renovated Vistatech Center on Sunday from noon-9 p.m. with a jazz clinic at 10:30 a.m. Admission is free, and ...
Grand Rapids — Located along the Grand River, Michigan’s longest river, it offers scenic riverfront views and water activities, including kayaking, paddleboarding, and riverboat tours. Most ...
The lighthouse is part of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum complex, which contains numerous relics from shipwrecks of the Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve, including the bell of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. The lighthouse itself was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and again as a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974.