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The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge and Golf Course Complex is a resort located near Copper Harbor, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1976 [ 2 ] listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, [ 1 ] and open to the public.
Keweenaw Mountain Lodge and Golf Course Complex: Keweenaw Mountain Lodge and Golf Course Complex: June 18, 1980 : Southwest of Copper Harbor on US 41: Copper Harbor: The lodge was built in 1933/34 using funding from the newly minted Civil Works Administration. Logs from the forest cleared on the property were used to build the structures in the ...
Keweenaw Bay Informational Designation Baraga State Park on US 41, between Baraga and L'Anse Baraga Township: January 19, 1957: Kewawenon Mission† 227 Front Street, between Whirl-I-Gig Road and Peter Marksman Rd, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of L'Anse, Sec. 19, T51N, R32W Zeba: January 29, 1979: L'Anse - Lac Vieux Desert Trail Informational ...
Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a federal-local cooperative park made up of two primary units, the Calumet Unit and the Quincy Unit, and almost two ...
The Keweenaw Peninsula (/ ˈ k iː w ə n ɔː /, KEE-wə-naw) is a peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Part of the greater landmass of the Upper Peninsula , the Keweenaw Peninsula projects about 65 miles (105 km) northeasterly into Lake Superior , forming Keweenaw Bay .
It is one of the best natural harbors in Keweenaw County and was a quick focus of attention after copper was discovered on the peninsula in the 1830s. In the early 1840s, a copper rush took place that saw a flood of fortune-seekers moving to the peninsula.
In 1875, Isle Royale was split off from Keweenaw County, as a separate county, Isle Royale County. In 1897, the county was dissolved, and the island was reincorporated into Keweenaw County. The highest point on the island is Mount Desor at 1,394 ft (425 m), or about 800 ft (240 m) above lake level.
Mount Bohemia is the 5th highest point in the Keweenaw Peninsula and the 52nd highest prominent peak in Michigan with an elevation of 1,465 feet (447 m). A view of the sign from the entrance Mount Bohemia. Mount Bohemia is host to a ski resort bearing the same name located at the northernmost portion of the Keweenaw Peninsula in Mohawk