The stories of people and copper in the Keweenaw Peninsula have been
intertwined for more than 7,000 years. Indigenous peoples made copper into
tools and trade items. Investors and immigrants arrived in the 1800s in a
great mineral rush, developing thriving industries and cosmopolitan
communities. Though the mines have since closed, their mark is still visible
on the land and people.

The stories of people and copper in the Keweenaw Peninsula have been intertwined for more than 7,000 years. Indigenous peoples made copper into tools and trade items. Investors and immigrants arrived in the 1800s in a great mineral rush, developing thriving industries and cosmopolitan communities. Though the mines have since closed, their mark is still visible on the land and people.

Park Headquarters is housed in the former Calumet & Hecla Mining Company General Office building.

Keweenaw NHP Headquarters

The Calumet Visitor Center in the historic Union Building showcases three floors of interactive exhibits, films, and museum pieces.

Calumet Visitor Center

The Quincy Mining Company #2 Shaft-Rockhouse and Hoist House in winter.

Quincy Mine

The Quincy Smelter is one of the best-preserved copper smelting facilities of its era.

Quincy Mining Company Smelter

A ranger guided walk outside the former Calumet & Hecla Public Library, now known at the Keweenaw History Center.

Keweenaw History Center

Keweenaw National Historical Park

At the upper and lower entrances of the Keweenaw Waterway Project on the
Portage River in the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton County, Michigan, are two
harbors of refuge. Recreational areas managed by State and local agencies at
the upper entrance include boating, swimming, and picnic facilities. The lower
entrance, Portage Entry, has a restroom facility and a boat launch.

At the upper and lower entrances of the Keweenaw Waterway Project on the Portage River in the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton County, Michigan, are two harbors of refuge. Recreational areas managed by State and local agencies at the upper entrance include boating, swimming,  and picnic facilities.   The lower entrance,  Portage Entry,  has a restroom facility and a boat launch.

Keweenaw National Historical Park

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