Hancock

Hancock is best known within Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula for the Portage Lake Lift Bridge, which links it with Houghton across the Keweenaw Waterway. Set on the waterway’s north shore, the city belongs to the historic Copper Country, where mining shaped settlement, industry and immigration in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Hancock’s Finnish-American presence remains an important part of its identity, reflected in local institutions and the wider cultural life of the peninsula. The bridge is a working vertical-lift crossing, while the waterfront places the city on a narrow, wooded peninsula between Lake Superior and inland waters. Discover how Hancock fits into the wider Keweenaw Peninsula by browsing nearby webcams.

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