Keweenaw Peninsula
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- This page is about the geographical region of Michigan. For the rocket launch site, see Keweenaw (Rocket launch site).
The northern end is referred to locally as Copper Island. It is separated from the rest of the peninsula by the Keweenaw Waterway, a natural river which was dredged and expanded in the 1860s across the peninsula between the cities of Houghton on the south side and Hancock on the north. A Keweenaw Water Trail has been established around Copper Island. The Water Trail stretches approximately 125 miles and can be paddled in five to ten days, depending on weather and water conditions.
The Keweenaw's importance in mining led to the founding of the Michigan Mining School (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton in 1885.
From 1964-1971, the University of Michigan cooperated with NASA and the U.S. Navy to run the Keweenaw Rocket launch site.
A partial list of towns in The Keweenaw:
- Ahmeek
- Calumet
- Chassell
- Copper Harbor
- Delaware
- Dollar Bay
- Dreamland
- Eagle Harbor
- Eagle River
- Hancock
- Houghton
- Hubbell
- Lac La Belle
- Lake Linden
- Laurium
- Mason
- Mohawk
- Phoenix
- Ripley
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Keweenaw Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
- Hunts' Guide to Michigan's Upper Peninsula: Keweenaw
- Home of Pasty Central
- Historical Photos
- Keweenaw Rocket Site
- Keweenaw Rocket Site history
- Copper Country Explorer
