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MI Michigan’s Keweenaw 49913 Postage Paid Peninsula Calumet, Permit No. 2 Presorted Std US Adventure Guide KEWEENAW IS THE GATEWAY TO Isle Royale National Park Located in the northwestern portion of Lake Superior is a remote island archipelago, consisting of one large island surrounded by over 450 smaller islands. It is primarily a North Woods Wilderness and water based park. Visitors come to hike, backpack, boat, canoe, kayak, scuba dive, www.keweenaw.info and fish. The island offers 165 miles of trails, 36 campgrounds, 51 miles of canoe routes, 10 major shipwrecks, and over 336 miles of scenic Lake Superior shoreline. For information, visit www.nps.gov/isro or call (906) 482-0984. AND HOME TO Keweenaw National Historical Park Established in 1992 to preserve and interpret the story of the rise, domination and decline of the region’s copper mining industry. Keweenaw Heritage Sites were established to help make a unique contribution to the copper mining story, and allow you to explore the role mining played in people’s lives. Visit www.nps.gov or call the Park Headquarters for more information. (906) 337-3168. 56638 Calumet Avenue 56638 Calumet & Visitors & Visitors Bureau Calumet, MichiganCalumet, 49913 800-338-7982 • 906-337-4579 Keweenaw Convention Convention Keweenaw Scan this QR code to discover some discover to this QR code Scan treasures. Peninsula Keweenaw DownloadDownload ourour App!App! PASSAGE ISLAND 56 MILES COPPER HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE P MI Michigan’s Keweenaw P P AGATE HARBOR P LAKE LILY 10 BROCKWAY MTN. 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DRIVEDRIVE ROCK HARBOR EAGLE HARBOR LAKELAKE FANNYFANNY HOOEHOOE LAKELAKE MEDORAMEDORA LAKELAKE BAILEYBAILEY LAKELAKE 7 MANGANESE ROCK HARBOR C LIGHTHOUSE MANDAN C DELAWARE SCHLATTERSCHLATTER LAKELAKE 6 P MONTREAL RIVER EAGLE RIVER BREAKFASTBREAKFAST HOAR LAKE CENTRAL 2 CENTRAL LAKELAKE ADDIEADDIE LAKELAKE BAYBAY LAKELAKE ISLE ROYALEISLE ROYALE FIVEFIVE MILEMILE POINTPOINT P 3 KEWEENAWKEWEENAW POINTPOINT LIGHTHOUSE 8 LACLAC LALA BELLEBELLE BETE GRISE ROCK PHOENIXPHOENIX OF AGES CLIFF LITTLELITTLE GRATIOTGRATIOT 4 LIGHTHOUSE RIVERRIVER P MANITOU 73 MILES GRATIOT LAKE ISLAND DEER LAKE POINTPOINT ISABELLEISABELLE 1 PHOTO CREDITS: GULL ROCK Thank you to all the talented LIGHT GRATIOT RIVER photographers, both professional and P MOHAWK amateur, who suppliedP A usAIRPORT with amazing AHMEEK THAYERSTHAYERS LAKE imagery. LAKE BETSY ALLOUEZ COPPER BETSY C COVERED DRIVE TOBACCOTOBACCO RIVERRIVER P CITY TRAPROCKTRAPROCK G GOLF COURSE RIVER KEARSARGE IV ISLE ROYALE QUEEN IV P FERRY – 55 MILES / 3.5 HRS. P CALUMET P LAURIUM GAY H HOSPITAL BEARBEAR LAKELAKE P LAKE KEWEENAW CONVENTION & LAKE 25 MILES Lake Superior LINDENLINDEN VISITORS BUREAU - Calumet BIG VISITOR CENTER - Houghton HUBBELL P TRAVERSE P 5 BAY VISITOR CENTER - Copper Harbor REDRIDGE TORCHTORCH RICE LAKE LAKELAKE P L LIGHTHOUSE 9 HOUGHTON COUNTY TRAVERSETRAVERSE POINTPOINT STANNARD ROCK MEMORIAL AIRPORT MEMORIAL AIRPORT PARK LIGHTHOUSE C P P FREDAFREDA P HANCOCK L RANGER III LITTLE III DOLLAR BAY MUD LAKE P TRAVERSE FERRY – 73 MILES / 6 HRS. BAY ATLANTIC MINE SNOW GAUGE DREAMLAND S SKIING (DOWNHILL) PORTAGEPORTAGE RABBIT BAY LAKELAKE RABBIT BAY X SKIING (X-COUNTRY) TRIMOUNTAINTRIMOUNTAINTRIMOUNTAINTRIMOUNTAIN # WATERFALLS (see page 35) CHASSELL PAINESDALEPAINESDALE P TOIVOLATOIVOLA SAULT STE. MARIE DULUTH P JACOBSVILLEJACOBSVILLE PANTONE 289 C ST. PAUL PANTONE 144 C CENTURY GOTHIC BOLD MILEAGE TO HOUGHTON GREEN BAY TRAVERSE Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN ......... 368 miles CITY 11 Green Bay, WI ................................ 210 miles TWIN TWIN Milwaukee, WI............................... 328 miles LAKESLAKES Chicago, IL...................................... 418 miles TAPIOLA Lake Superior MADISON LANSING Detroit, MI ...................................... 555 miles MILWAUKEE GRAND RAPIDS Duluth, MN .................................... 230 miles DETROIT P OTTER LAKE Mackinac Bridge, MI ................... 260 miles ONTONAGON BARAGA CHICAGO TOLEDO (906) 487-6527 [email protected] ©2018 Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau A WORLD OF THINGS TO DO On the Keweenaw Peninsula, the discoveries are endless. The treasures you’ll take home are Pure Michigan. TABLE OF CONTENTS Annual Events - 5 Lodging Map - 8 Lodging - 10 Quincy Mine Tours | (906) 482-3101 Attractions - 24 49750 US Hwy. 41, Hancock • www.quincymine.com Winter Activities - 32 Underground Mine Tours, Tram Ride, Museum, Gift Shop Cemeteries and Genealogy - 34 Waterfalls - 35 In 1843, six years before the California Gold Rush, Birding - 36 prospectors came to the Keweenaw not for gold, Rockhounding - 37 but for copper. Today, visitors can explore a 2,400 Beaches and Parks - 38 foot section of the Quincy Mine at the seventh level Underwater Preserve - 39 to see what life was like for mine workers, and tour the 1918 hoist house which contains the World’s Trail Locations - 40 Largest Steam hoist. Mountain Biking - 42 Rentals - 43 Delaware Mine | (906) 289-4688 Summer Activities - 44 7804 Delaware Road, off US Hwy. 41 in Delaware National Byways - 45 www.delawarecopperminetours.com Charters/Tours - 46 Underground Mine Tours, Museum, Gift Shop Lighthouses - 48 The Delaware Mine is an authentic Copper Mine Restaurants - 50 dating back to 1847-87. The tour takes you to Shops - 54 the first level at 110 feet. You'll see veins of pure Campgrounds and Spas - 59 copper exposed in the walls of the mine along Universities - 59 with other geologic points of interest. Services - 60 2 www.keweenaw.info 1-800-338-7982 3 Annual Events Try out the award-winning January Heikinpaiva Mid Winter Festival Keweenaw Convention & February Michigan Tech Winter Carnival Visitors Bureau App! March Antique Snowmobile Run-for-Fun CopperDog 150 Great Bear Chase Mount Bohemia’s Mardi Gras Madness Clean Snowmobile Challenge May Keweenaw International Migratory Bird Festival Experience The Keweenaw June Pine Mountain Music Festival Bridgefest 44th Annual Lake Linden-Hubbell Sportsman’s Club Fishing Tournament at Rice Lake July 4th of July Celebrations International Guts Frisbee Tournament Strawberry Festival Run the Keweenaw Canal Run End of the Road Keweenaw Tour Classic Car Show Copper Harbor Ladies Weekend Battery D 1st Michigan Light Artillery Civil War Encampment Annual Central Mine Reunion Farm Block Fest August Keweenaw Mineral Days Eagle Harbor Art Fair Great Deer Chase Copper Harbor’s Art in the Park Houghton County Fair Keweenaw Brewfest Pasty Fest September Bell’s Beer Copper Harbor Trails Festival Parade of Nations Multi-Cultural Festival October Mount Bohemia’s Trail Running Festival Keweenaw Cup Cyclocross Races Lake Superior Performance Rally December Old fashioned Christmas Poor Artist Sale Downtown Christmas Events 4 www.keweenaw.info 1-800-338-7982 5 It’s a geological treasure trove billions of years in the making! – Jane K. L. You can’t beat the fall views. – Kelli S. As close as you can get to heaven on Earth. – Carl V.
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