Keweenaw National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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Keweenaw's Copper Story

From 7,000 years ago to the 1900s people mined Keweenaw copper. Native 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.

Fifth Street in Calumet retains much of its appearance and feel from the early 1900s. Click here to learn more about the park.

Exploring the Park

Keweenaw National Historical Park is made up of partner sites and two federally designated units – Quincy and Calumet – located at the sites of former large-scale copper mines. The Calumet Unit of the park focuses on the preservation and interpretation of buildings and sites associated with the former Calumet & Hecla Copper Mining Company (C&H) and the Village of Calumet. Within the Quincy Unit are former Quincy Mining Company properties, including mine shafts, hoist houses and the copper smelting complex on the shore of Portage Lake.

Most property within the units is privately owned. As the park continues to develop, additional services will become available.
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		Keweenaw Heritage Sites Dozens of cultural sites along the length of the Keweenaw Peninsula, inside and outside official park boundaries, contribute to the park story, including historic districts and nineteen official Keweenaw Heritage Site partners. Together the National Park Service and partner sites preserve and interpret the stories associated with the mining history. Many of these sites provide tours or exhibits to help you learn more about our heritage. Each Keweenaw Heritage Site is independently owned and operated. more...

photo: A ranger leads visitors during the Quincy Ruins Walk

Ranger Programs

Want to learn more about Keweenaw National Historical Park? Come join a ranger for a guided-tour. Regularly-schedule programs are offered beginning in late June and run through late August.
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The interior of Calumet's Union Building will be rehabilitated into a visitor interpretive facility.

Union Building Interior Rehabilitation Project

In 2008, the park received funding to begin planning for the rehabilitation of the interior of Calumet's Union Building and the design of exhibits to interpret the social story of the community. Find out more about this project including updates on its status.
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Write to

25970 Red Jacket Road
Calumet, Michigan 49913

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Phone

Park Headquarters
(906) 337-3168

Fax

(906) 337-3169

Climate

Lake Superior controls the region's climate. Spring is brief, damp and cool. Summer is sunny and mild with daytime highs in the 70s F near the lake and warmer inland. Fall arrives early in September. Through October the days are often mild but nights are crisp. Winter arrives with the first accumulating snow - often in mid-November. The ground is normally covered from Thanksgiving to late April. Average annual snowfall ranges from 180 to 250 inches. Besides creating abundant snowfall, Lake Superior moderates temperatures, making winters milder than in surrounding areas.