On the way to Copper Harbor, Michigan
Leaving the Porkies
Narrow road here
Nice countryside
Coming into Houghton, MI
Hancock, MI across Portage Lake
Big lift bridge to let the large freighters in
Over we go
Hancock, MI
Mostly red sandstone buildings from the 1800's
Everyone plants lots of flowers
This is Copper Country
It was known that copper was plentiful in the
peninsula from ancient times; but, in the 1840's,
Douglas Houghton, State Geologist, said there was
an abundant source of copper and the mining boom
started. There are mines all over, the last producing
mine closed in 1996. This is the Quincy mine, one of the
last ones. The copper boom brought workers from
all over the world-- 30 different countries.
All with their own ethnicity.
The Welsh brought their meat pies, which the miners
would eat down in the mine, known all over the U P as
Pasties (Pass-tees).
That's Youper soul food.
Mine ruins
Nope..not going down that old shaft!
Phoenix and the old church Circa 1840's
The road to Copper Harbor
Nice road but up and down hills and around curves
The road is known as The Covered Road
Lake Superior on your left
Got one of the last sites here too
Here we are, way at the end
Nice spot-not too level
Thought you would like this.....
Took this road to no where and turned back; only because
someone wanted to go ALL the way to the end of the Road!
Fort Wilkins
and Commandant
On Lake Fanny Hooe
Fort was built in the 1840's to keep the peace
between miners and native Objibwas and Chippewa
Barracks
Officers quarters
Parade Ground
Copper Harbor Lighthouse
Can you believe it?????
Hwy 41 goes all the way from Copper Harbor to Miami
Happy Campers on a sunset cruise to the
Copper Harbor Lighthouse
in their Sunset Years!
Ship that takes passengers to Isle Royal
Geese
Dangerous Rocks and only a narrow channel for ships,
that is why the Govt.constructed a lighthouse and range
lights for this important harbor.
Enjoy the sunset snaps
This snap was a hard one to capture..
the navigational light blinks every 6 seconds
Golden Eagle
Built in 1866
A night of dualing picture taking
MY Sunset pictures are better than yours!
Karen far right taking a picture of Buzz
Buzz taking a picture of you know who
This is the point where copper was discovered,
old French writngs from the French voyeguers tell
of the green spot gleaming for miles out into the lake.
It was like a beacon.
Of course, when they started mining here, that massive
hunk of copper was removed and now is at the
Smithsonian.
Beautiful sunset
The captain said it was the best of all summer.
Tomorrow: we tour more of the peninsula
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