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Keweenaw County Courthouse Complex: Fourth Street (in public square) Eagle River: November 3, 1976: Keweenaw Mountain Lodge and Golf Course Complex† Southwest of Copper Harbor on US 41: Copper Harbor vicinity June 18, 1976: Lake Shore Drive Bridge: Lake Shore Drive at the Eagle River Eagle River: May 10, 1990: Rock Harbor Lighthouse†
Copper Harbor is located at the northern tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula, bordering Lake Superior. It is one of the best natural harbors in Keweenaw County and was a quick focus of attention after copper was discovered on the peninsula in the 1830s. In the early 1840s, a copper rush took place that saw a flood of fortune-seekers moving to the ...
The Manitou Island Light Station is a lighthouse located on Manitou Island, off the tip of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior. The station consists of a skeletal steel light tower with associated keeper's house, both built in 1861. Part of the U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR. 31: Minong: Minong
Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a federal-local cooperative park made up of two primary units, the Calumet Unit and the Quincy Unit, and almost two ...
The Keweenaw Peninsula (/ ˈ k iː w ə n ɔː /, KEE-wə-naw) is a peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Part of the greater landmass of the Upper Peninsula , the Keweenaw Peninsula projects about 65 miles (105 km) northeasterly into Lake Superior , forming Keweenaw Bay .
Protected areas of Keweenaw County, Michigan (2 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Keweenaw County, Michigan" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The Central Mine Historic District is a historic district located off US 41 in Upper Michigan. The mine itself was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1958, [3] while the surrounding district was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]
[2] [3] It sits on the rocky entrance to Eagle Harbor and is one of several light stations that guide mariners on Lake Superior across the northern edge of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The original lighthouse, built in 1851, was replaced in 1871 by the present red brick structure, which is a Michigan State Historic Site and listed on the National ...