Calumet

Calumet combines the industrial legacy of a former copper boomtown with the quiet scale of a Keweenaw Peninsula community in a way that reflects its position near Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company helped make this area one of the world’s leading copper-producing districts. Brick commercial blocks, miners’ housing and the 1900 Calumet Theatre preserve that era in the town centre. The wider peninsula is defined by forest, rocky shorelines and old mine sites, while winter conditions remain central to local life. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula connects regionally.

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