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, developi...
The John Green block is located at 101 Fifth Street in downtown Calumet. Local legend states that John Green built the building around 1868. Originally Green sold mining supplies and general goods. This building has had many uses over its history including selling furniture and housing and undertaker. Now it servers as a giftshop named Copper World which sells all kinds of local goods. The building is two stories tall with a flat roof which is lower in the back of the building than the front. Green trim highlights the storefront windows on the first floor of the front of the building.
The Kinsman Block is located at the corner of Sixth and Scott streets in downtown Calumet. The building was constructed in 1898 when W.C. Kinsman tore down the previous two-story duplex. The building stands three stories and is built from red and white Jacobsville sandstone. The front, southern face, of the building has two stores on the first story with a main entrance in the center. The upper two floors are laid out for dwellings. A circular tower extends off the southeast corner of the building and runs from the second story to above the third story. This building has a flat roof that is slightly higher in the southern portion than the northern.
The 104 Fifth Street block in downtown Calumet housed a printing press for a good part of its history. The two-story building was constructed between 1900 and 1907 of red brick with red sandstone detail. The first floor has a single door entrance on the left side with large display windows covering the rest of the front. Three rectangular windows are evenly spaced on the second story.
The block at 105 to 107 Fifth Street in downtown Calumet has a long and interesting history. Numerous businesses from a broker’s office to beauty parlor and general store. While standing two stories for much of its history, today this building is a single story with a flat roof. The original brick exterior of the building can be seen on the side, but the front now has white siding with green accents. Large windows take up most of the front of the building and the main entrance is slightly off center, positioned more to the right than left. A sign above the door reads “Calumet Mercantile.”
The Hermann Block is located at 109-111 fifth street in downtown Calumet. This building was constructed by Joseph Hermann between 1890 and 1905. The block is made from red brick and stands three stories tall. The first story has tall display windows with two single entrances, one for each side of the building which is split in the middle. The second and third stories have large rectangular windows, 8 on each story, facing the road. Ornate semicircular copper decorations are located above the third story windows: two large ones in the center of each building half, and smaller ones flanking the large ones. The roof of the building is flat and a brick chimney can be seen protruding above it on the southern face of the building.
The Holman Block is located at the corner of Fifth and Portland streets in downtown Calumet. The building was constructed in 1896 with a wood frame and brick exterior. Originally one building, it was split down the center around 1900 and held many businesses including a photo gallery, salon, hardware and general store, furrier and ladies clothing, and more. This three-story building now has off-white siding but has retained the red and green accents above the windows and top of the flat roof on the Fifth street side. A sign just off center of the roof detail reads “Holman Block Seffie’s 1896.” The first floor was used for shop space while the upper second and third stories were used for dwellings. There are two single door entrances on the first floor off Fifth street and one off Portland Street. A sign on the first floor of the Fifth street side reads “Calumet Laundromat.”
The building located at 119 Fifth street in downtown Calumet has hosted several businesses in its history ranging from hardware to a salon and furrier. The building was constructed prior to 1888, has a wood frame with brick façade, stands two stories tall, and is split down the center to house two different businesses. The first floor has large display windows and three entrances: one located in the center of the northern half of the building, the other two are located on the southern end of the building. The second floor is ringed in large rectangular windows with ornate surrounds painted white. The roof is flat and has a decorative cornice on the eastern front of the building.
The Jacka Block located at 200 Fifth street in downtown Calumet was first built by George Jacka just after 1875. Between 1884 and 1888 it had its first remodel to a two-story brick-veneered double storefront building. Between 1900 and 1908 the building changed from general retail space to a bank and was again remodeled between 1908 and 1917 to have a stone veneer on the north and west sides of the first floor. The Jacka Block stands today as a two-story building with stone façade on the first floor and red brick on the second floor. The west side of the first floor has large display windows and two entrances: one on the north end and one in the south corner. The second floor has rectangular two pane windows that are slightly recessed into the building with brick separations between sets of two. There is also a metal-clad turret above the door on the second stories southwest corner.
In 1868 John Dymock established the Red Jacket branch of the Baer & Dymock meat market On the corner of Fifth and Portland streets in downtown Calumet. The original building was also connected to an icehouse out back. Between 1900 and 1908 a telegraph office was built on to the north side of the market. The Baer Brothers building stands today as a one-and-one-half story building with gabled roof and has red-painted wooden siding. Two entrances can bet seen on the first floor on the Fifth street side of the building along with large windows that span most of the height of the first floor. The roof is covered in black asphalt shingles.
The Calumet post office is located at 201 Sixth street. This location was the site of the Ryan livery until at least 1928. The post office was constructed between then and 1942. It is a single-story building of light grey brick and black trimmed large rectangular windows and a flat roof. The main entrance is located on the sixth street side of the building and has both stairs and a ramp leading from the sidewalk to the door.
The 205-207 block of fifth street in downtown calumet features two buildings connected that have an interesting history. The two conjoined buildings, a single-story on the north and two-story on the south. They have had several different uses ranging from sample rooms to a salon and tailor. The first floor of both buildings has large store-front windows and a single door entrance in the center of each building. The second floor has a false front with three windows centered on the southern building. This false front slopes down from the second to first floor on the north. The second story has off-white siding with green trim around the roof and windows. The first floor has yellow brick around the windows and a sign above the southern door reading “Copper Country Assoc. Artists.”
The Ruppe block is located at 211 Fifth street in downtown Calumet. It stood for most of its history as the P. Ruppe & Son general merchandise store. The first floor facing Fifth street has some remaining tall store-front windows, while most are boarded over with white painted boards. A double-door entrance is in the center of the building with a single door on the south end. The ornate facade on the second and third stories is made from brick and red terracotta. Three tall arch-topped windows sit at the center of the building with tall rectangular windows. Tall Romanesque columns sit between the arch-toped windows. Four circular windows sit even spaced above the five windows on that span between the second and third floors. An ornate cornice sits atop the building which has faded to a dark gray color.
The 212 Fifth street block in downtown calumet has a long and interesting history. This building housed businesses from a warehouse to a drugstore and post office. It is a two-story structure with red brick façade. The front first story has large store-front windows with a double-door entrance on the left side of the building. The second story has seven rectangular two-pane windows with ornate brick arches and terracotta accents in the arches. The roof of the building has a green-grey accent with ornate center arch. A sign above the entrance reads “Rowe Furniture and Flooring.”
The Coppo building stands at 215 to 217 Sixth street in downtown Calumet. Vital Coppo worked in the mines and established a boardinghouse on this site in 1874. A saloon was opened on the first floor of the house and by 1902 Coppo had enough money to build a much larger three-story red sandstone building which housed businesses like billiards, a salon, and tailor. Today the first floor of this building has large storefront windows. Three entrances are on the first floor; one in the center of the building and two evenly spaced on either side of it. The second story has rectangular windows while the third story has arch-topped windows with circular port-style windows spaced between the arches.
The building at 216 Fifth street in downtown calumet has seen a lot of changes in its history. For most of its history it was a two-story wood frame building named the Eagle Drug Store. Today the budling stands as a single-story structure with a shallow-pitched gable roof. The street front of the building has a brick façade and two large windows. Single door entrances are located on the right- and left-hand sides of the building front.
The building located at 216-220 Sixth street was built for the Vertin Brother’s Department Store. The original building was built around 1885 and had two stories made of red sandstone and had an orate cornice. Between 1899 and 1900 two additional stories made of red brick were added on top to expand the building and the ornate cornice moved to the new roofline. The first floor has large display windows and a set of three pairs of entrance doors on its north side. The second floor has rectangular windows with arched tops. Evidence of the original cornice can still be seen between the second and third floors. The third floor has large rectangular windows, and the fourth floor has arch topped windows like the second floor. The roof cornice covers the north and western faces of the building.
The building located at 218 fifth street has stood for much of its life as a clothing store. It is a two-story wood frame structure with a false front and gabled roof. The first story has large store front windows and two entrances: one in the center of the building and one on the far right. The second story has two evenly spaced double-pained windows. A gabled roof is hidden behind a false front which has a decorative roofline and two octagonal vents above the windows. Horizontal dark brown wooden siding covers the front of the building.
The building at 219 Sixth street in downtown Calumet was built between 1900 and 1908 for the Calumet State Bank. The building stands three stories tall and is made of red sandstone on the first story, yellow brick on the second and third stories, and has an ornate roof cornice on its east and north face. The first floor has large display windows and lanterns on the red sandstone pillars which divide the windows. There is a single door entrance on the northeast and southeast corner of the building. The second floor has rectangular three-pane windows with red sandstone blocks on the top of the window. The third story had arch-topped windows that have been covered over with dark grey painted wood.
The building at 220 Fifth street spent most of its life being a drug store but was also a salon for a time. It is a two-story wood frame structure with a red sandstone façade. The first floor has large store front windows and an entrance in the center of the building. The second story has ornately surrounded two panel windows. The roofline is flat with an ornate cap running around its edge.
The Caesar Block is located at 221 Fifth street in downtown Calumet. This two-story red brick building was constructed between 1888 and 1900 to replace a two-story wooden building. Throughout most of the buildings history it was a clothing store. The first floor has large display windows on the eastern face and a recessed entrance in the center of that side. The second story has tall rectangular two pane windows with ornate gabled accents above them. The flat roof of the building has a decorative cornice with five accent pillars on the eastern face. A circular sign above the entrance reads “Calumet Floral & Gifts.”
The building at 301 Fifth street in downtown calumet is known as the Murphy Block. It was built sometime around 1880. It first housed a saloon and served for a short time as the post office. It also housed a grocery store, and by 1916 was the Hocking clothing store. After that it served as a Salvation Army store. The building is two stories and has a brick exterior and a flat roof with caps on each of the four corners. The first floor has large storefront windows with a single entrance located in the center of the building. The second floor has large rectangular two-paned windows wrapping the south and western sides of the building.
The John Lisa block sits at 301 Sixth street in downtown Calumet. The name comes from Italian immigrant John Lisa. Through its history this building has housed a general store, saloon, and art studio. This building stands two stories with a red brick exterior accept the eastern face of the first floor which has a yellow brick façade. The eastern side of the first floor also has an awning with yellow shingles and tall storefront windows. The second story has arch-topped two pane windows spaced around. The roof is flat and has an ornate red edge cap.
The Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church is located on the northwest corner of Oak and Eighth streets in downtown Calumet. The first church built on this location was the St. Joseph’s Austrian Catholic Church made of wood which burned to the ground in 1902. It was replaced by the red sandstone church that stands today almost 20 years later. It stood as the St Joseph church until 1966 when, due to decreasing population in the area, it was chosen to house the combination of four congregations and renamed the St. Paul the Apostle Church. This towering single-story building has a steeply sloped gabled roof and two spires in the front. The main entrance has three large arched doorways with a large stained-glass panel above it. The other faces of the building are decorated with numerous stained-glass scenes, all with arched tops.
The Paine Webber building is located at 303 Fifth street in downtown calumet. This building was constructed between 1900 and 1908 and has housed numerous businesses including a stock exchange, and an undertaker. The building is a single story made of blue/brown painted red brick. Red sandstone blocks can be seen accenting the corners of the building. Two large metal doors are found on the front face with wide wooden trim surrounding them. A brick signs between the doors reads “Paine Webber and Company Boston. Mass.”
The building located at 304-306 Sixth street in downtown calumet has a long history as in ice cream manufacturing but was originally built as a warehouse. It changed to house the Obenhoff Ice Creamery between 1908 and 1917. The building stands two stories tall and is made from red Jacobsville Sandstone with yellow brick front façade. The first floor has two rectangular windows on either side of the central main entrance which is recessed into the building. The second floor has three pairs of shorter rectangular windows evenly spaced apart. The roof is flat.
The Ryan Block is located at 305-307 Sixth street in downtown Calumet. The building is named after E.J. Ryan who opened his first grocery and general goods store in the early 1870s. This three-story red sandstone and decorative metal clad building was constructed in 1898. It has housed businesses range from a bicycle shop, harness maker, printer, motion picture theater, and more. The first floor of the building is split in half to accommodate two different businesses. There are three entrances to the building: one in the center and two equally spaced between the center and the right and left sides respectively. The second and third floors have large rectangular two-panel windows and have been laid out for apartments. Decorative metal façade covers the center half of the second and third floors and extends out from the face of the building. At the roof peak text on the metal reads “1989 // Ryan Block.” The decorative metal also extends around the roofline as a front cap.
The building at 311 Fifth street in downtown Calumet has a traumatic history. The original structure was built prior to 1888 as a two-story warehouse which stood until somewhere between 1908 and 1917 when it was burned in a fire. The space remained open for many years and now holds a single-story structure built from concrete block painted red. The front face has a set of high windows running from the south edge to the center where the entrance is located. The building has a flat roof and a sign above the entrance reads “Michigan American Water.”
The block at 311 Sixth street in downtown Calumet has a varied history. It was originally an area for housing but between 1917 and 1942 changed to feature a single-story garage. Today a single-story red brick building stands with flat roof. Three square windows can be seen directly next to each other on the north end of the eastern side.
The lot of 315 Fifth street in downtown Calumet has seen many business and buildings in its history. They ranged from small wooden stores housing a grocery, barber, and jewelry, to a two-story brick building which was a salon and liquor store. Today it stands as a two-story concrete block building with brick façade on the front. The first floor has been painted blue and also has wood in the façade. Two large windows flank a single entrance door in the center. A small eve hangs the length of the building’s front and a sign above the door reads “BAR.” The second story has a red painted brick façade and a flat roof.
The building at 320 Fifth street in downtown Calumet hosted a salon since its building prior to 1988. It is a two-story wood-frame structure with gabled roof. The front first floor has large windows, recessed single entrance, and green trim. The second story has three two pane windows with green trim and slight arches in the center.
The building located at 322 Sixth street in downtown Calumet has been a saloon since it was built in 1890. It stands two stories tall and is made from red brick with a flat roof that sits at multiple different heights. The front has an ornate yellow cornice that extends above the roofline. The first floor has large display windows with detailed yellow and red trim. Two doors are located on the front: one in the center of the building and one on the far south end. The second story has two rectangular two-pane windows evenly spaced apart. Numerous windows sit on both the first and second floors of the south face of the building. There is also a faded sign for Pillsbury Best flour on the south face. A sign above the main entrance with red background and yellow lettering reads “Shutes 1890 Saloon.” The image of a woman holding a tray with a beer mug can be seen on the bottom half of the sign.
The building located at 334 Fifth street in downtown calumet was built between 1908 and 1917. Prior to this the location held a small Chinese laundry. The current building is a two-story red and yellow brick structure that was constructed as the Keckonen Hardware Store and also hosted a tin shop. The first floor has an entrance on the north side and Ace Hardware signs on both the north and west faces of the building. The second floor has large rectangular windows and a flat roof.
The building at 339 Fifth street in downtown calumet is a two-story wood-frame structure with false front, gabled roof, and red wooden siding. It has a long history as it was built before 1888 and housed a grocery store for most of its life. The first floor has large storefront windows surrounded by blue trim and a single recessed entrance in the center. The second story has three two-pane windows closely spaced in the center. A sign above the windows reads “‘Buckos’ Party Store Beer Wine Liquor Lotto Tobacco Snacks.” The north and south sides of the building also have rectangular blue trimmed windows on the second story. The rear of the building has a flat shallow sloped roof that is only a single story.
The building at 412 Fifth street in downtown Calumet has an interesting history. It was built between 1888 and 1900 and has hosted a grocery, barber, and clothing store. The building is a two-story wood frame structure with a gabled roof and wooden siding. The first floor has large display windows with an entrance in the center which is slightly recessed into the building. The second floor has three rectangular windows on the western face with pink painted wooden trim and a small two-pane window on the 2 ½ story.
The building at 414 Fifth street in downtown Calumet was built between 1888 and 1900. It has been used for numerous businesses over the years including a barber/salon, tailor, picture framing, art supplies, and more. The building stands two stories tall in the front with a single-story portion in the rear. Both sections of the building have gabled rooves and wooden siding painted yellow. The first floor facing the road has large display windows with green and burgundy trim. A door is set slightly recessed into the building in its center. A sign above the door reads “North End Framing and Gift.” The second story has two pairs of tall rectangular double-paned windows and a strip of green decorative siding. Above this in the attic space just below the roof’s gable is a small pair of centered rectangular double-paned windows. Two brick chimneys can be seen extending from the center of the roofline. The rear single-story section has a gabled roof as well with a rectangular window on the north face.
The building at 423 Fifth street in downtown Calumet was built between 1900 and 11908 to replace a slightly smaller wooden cobbler’s shop. The new building was a two-story brick structure with a flat roof that housed a Singer Sewing Machine Co. shop. The front of the building facing the road has tall display windows next to the single entrance door located on the northern end of this face. The second story has two rectangular windows evenly spaced apart. There is a decorative red and yellow cornice set just below the flat roofline. The building currently has light yellow siding on it.
The building at 423 Pine street in downtown Calumet was built in 1907 as a saloon owned by Eric Macki. Between 1917 and 1928 it changed to being a printing shop. The building stands two stories tall with a flat roof that slopes downward to the north, or rear of the building. The first floor has two entrances on the front, or southern, face. The second floor has two bay windows on the southern face and five sets of rectangular double-pane windows on the western face. A small awning can be seen on the southern face as well. The building is covered in brown siding and has a white cornice on the southern face.
The building at 429 Fifth street in downtown Calumet was built between 1888 and 1900. Originally made completely of red Jacobsville sandstone and a red brick front face, by 1907 the front was changed to be made of red brick only. This building has housed multiple businesses including a novelty store, dress factory, picture frames, bazaar, and hosted a fraternal lodge. It stands three stories tall with a red brick front and flat roof. The first floor has large display windows and two entrances: one recessed into the center of the building and the other on the far south side of the front face.
The Tambellini Filling Station is located on the corner of Fifth and Elm streets in downtown Calumet. The station was built in 1929 as a Sinclair filling station owned by Armido Tambellini and his wife Anna. Previously the location housed the Tambellini saloon which was moved north to make space for the station. The single-story building is made from white colored brick. It has a hipped roof which steeply slopes to a single ridge line. It is now covered in red asphalt shingles. While the roof is a rectangle shape, the building is an L shape to make space for cars to fill when there were gas pumps. Doors to the building are painted red along with the trim of the numerous windows and doors facing the filling area. After the building was a filling station it later served as a coffee house.
The building located at 507 Oak street in downtown Calumet is known as the Sorsen Block. It was built by Charles J. Sorsen who established the Northern Michigan Hospital in Laurium. Over the years it has hosted a drug store, harness shop, and bicycle shop. The building stands two stories tall and is made from red brick. The first floor has large display windows surrounded by green trim and an entrance recessed into the structure. The second floor has four rectangular double-pane windows and a central bay window, all with green trim. A green and gold ornate cornice is located on the southern side of the building.
The building located at 512 Sixth street in downtown Calumet was built between 1908 and 1917 and has been added on to over the years. The original structure was a two-story brick building with a flat roof and false gabled front. Additions have been made on the north and south ends which have shallow single-pitched roofs that slope from the original structure. The central structure has an entrance on the first floor and two rectangular sets of glass block windows. The second floor has four sets of tall rectangular double-paned windows evenly spaced apart. The additions have red metal siding. The southern addition has a garage door, single entrance door, and set of rectangular windows.
The Michigan Hotel is located on the northeast corner of Oak and Sixth streets in downtown Calumet. This corner has hosted a hotel or saloon since at least 1884. The current three-story brick structure was built in 1903 and it now houses the Michigan House Café and Red Jacket Brewing Co. Brick on the first floor has been covered in yellow/green façade with red accents around the windows and entrances. There are two entrances on the first floor, one on the southeast corner and the other on the southwest corner. The second and third stories have yellow brick exterior with large rectangular windows featuring red trim. Two bay windows extend from the second and third stories on the right and left side of the building’s southern face. The building has a green metal abutment around the south and west sides of the flat roof.
The Norwegian Lutheran Church is located at the corner of Seventh and Elm streets in downtown Calumet. The building was constructed in 1898 to serve the growing immigrant population in the area. The building stands two stories with a complicated multi-gabled roofline. The turret located at the front entrance to the church has been removed. The building has white siding and white trim around its numerous windows which are mostly arch topped. The foundation of the building in made from red Jacobsville sandstone and has four-pane rectangular windows.
Discover the mineral heritage of the Keweenaw Peninsula.
The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum is located north east of the intersection of Garnet Street and Sharon Ave in Houghton, Michigan. The main entrance is located on the north of the building, with a concrete walkway leading from the parking lot. The building is built from red concrete bricks, but the main entrance face is made from green metal. The roof of the building is flat, but the main entrance face has a dramatic swoop to its roofline. A set of metal and glass double doors allow people into the building at the entrance. There are also two four-panel windows on the north side of the building. The museum has an extensive collection of rocks from the Keweenaw and all over the world inside. To the west of the museum outside is a rock garden and picknick space for guests.
Adventure Mine is located at the corner of Adventure and Depot Streets in Greenland Michigan. The main office, gift and ticket shop is located on the south side of Depot St. The main office is built from wood with a corrugated metal roof and false front. A poor-rock wall surrounds the building with stairs leading up to it from the parking lot and picnic tables flanking the sides of the main office. Mine tours of different lengths and difficulties are offered to guests who wish to go underground and explore the mine. An extensive trail system extends from the parking lot to the south of the main building which allows visitors to see the ruins left from the mining period.
Agassiz field is located just north of Agassiz park on the eastern side of downtown Calumet. The field runs east/west and has a track around it with a football ground in the center.
Agassiz Park is located on the eastern side of downtown Calumet. The park is named after Alexander Agassiz, an immigrant form Switzerland who had an enormous impact on the Calumet and Hecla mining company and the Copper Country. The park features a large open area with three of the original starburst shaped paths running through it. Each of the paths are lined with trees.
The Agassiz Cottage is located the corner of Red Jacket Road and Mine Street in downtown Calumet. This house is two stories tall with two shades of horizontally run green siding. The roof is gabled with light grey asphalt shingles. The first floor has numerous rectangular windows along with a bay window on the southwest face of the house. The second story also has numerous two-paned windows evenly spaced around the floor. The attic space has a shorter rectangular window on the southwest face and three dormers on the eastern face. Three rectangular chimneys can be seen coming out of the roof’s centerline.
Once the centerpiece of Agassiz Park, the statue now sits next to the Keweenaw History Center.
A tall bronze statue of a scholarly looking man sitting in a chair, sits atop a cement pedestal. The statue is centered in a neatly trimmed lawn to the east of the former C&H Library building and is approximately 10 feet tall by 5 feet wide. The statue is located 20 feet to the south of the sidewalk and faces the former C&H Mining Company Office building.
Bathhouses were one of many amenities provided by Copper Country Mining Companies.
The bath house is a two-story brick building with poor-rock mosaic half story foundation located at the corner of Depot St. and Calumet Ave. The building is a T shape which long face runs along Calumet Ave, and center extends back along Depot St. The mine poor-rock in the foundation has been neatly cut and ranges from grey to green and red in color. Numerous large six-panel windows ring the building in the foundation. Two sets of stairs with red metal railings lead up to the two entrances; originally designed for male and female sides of the bath house. A large set of three windows sit between the main entrances, and one set on the outside of the entrances. Six-panel windows surround the rest of the building. Decorative brick and a white stone center have been placed above the upper six-panel windows. Currently the building has a black asphalt shingle roof with red metal trim.
The Calumet Visitor Center is located at 98 5th Street in downtown Calumet. Visitors can explore 2 floors of interactive exhibits, films, and museum pieces focusing not only on mining history, but also the social aspect of the communities that developed to support mining operations. The Visitor Center is free of charge and provides accessible features. Please note that the Visitor Center will be open as staffing allows. Call (906) 337-3168 for the most current information.
Experience Keweenaw NHP with a ranger guided walk!
Go Underground
A trip to the Copper Country is not complete without getting underground to experience the life of a miner.
Hiking into History
Many of the Park's Heritage sites offer hiking trails.
Discover Keweenaw Lighthouses
A number of the Park's Heritage Sites contain lighthouses.
Visit Museums and Heritage Centers
Many of the Park's Heritage Sites contain museums or heritage centers.
Research History
Doing research on the Copper Country?
Experience Keweenaw Geology
Experience geology at a number of the Park's Heritage Sites.
Step Back in Time
Many of the Park's Heritage Sites allow you to "step back in time."
Tours
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Calumet & Hecla Industrial Core: "The Footprints of a Giant" Walking Tour #1
The Calumet and Hecla copper mines merged in 1866 and grew into some of the most elaborate and extensive mines in the world. They sparked the creation of villages like Calumet and Laurium, housing locations like Hecla, Yellow Jacket, and dozens more. At their heart was the Calumet Conglomerate, a copper-bearing rock formation angled from southwest to northeast along Mine Street. Explore the remains of this industrial giant amid the communities it inspired on this walking tour along sidewalks and paths.
Hike the Quincy Mine Ruins
Over time, Quincy Mining Company evolved from a failing mine to an industrial giant. As mining ceased in 1945, many buildings and equipment have since been lost to time. Explore how Quincy's landscape has survived, giving us a glimpse into the copper mining boom of the late 1800s. Do not enter ruins. Closed toed shoes, water and sunscreen are recommended. Be aware of loose footing and tripping hazards. Artifact collection is prohibited. The #2 shafthouse will be used as a landmark for this hike.
