Mines in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, once leading mineral producers, are preserved for public tours. Visitors can book tours to explore the underground history in the Iron Mountain Iron Mine, Quincy ...
Step below the surface, follow a headlamp through the old copper workings, and let Michigan history feel a little colder, ...
Four Upper Peninsula newspapers are running companion pieces to our America 250 stories with a focus on the U.P.’s role in ...
Prehistoric copper mines -- Early reports -- Samuel O. Knapp and the Minesota mine -- Who wrote the Knapp report? -- What discoverers saw in the nineteenth century -- Who were the prehistoric miners? ...
Beneath the vast nature of Michigan's Upper Peninsula are mines that made history with its natural minerals — and you can visit and explore that history up close. Dating back to the 1800s, minerals ...