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Northernmost part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States
The Keweenaw Peninsula (/ˈkiːwənɔː/, 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
Bay of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Keweenaw Bay is an arm of Lake Superior in North America. It is located adjacent to the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, to the southeast
Keweenaw_Bay
Canal across the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
The Keweenaw Waterway is a partly natural, partly artificial waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan; it separates Copper Island
Keweenaw_Waterway
County in Michigan, United States
Keweenaw County (/ˈkiːwənɔː/, KEE-wə-naw) is a county in the western Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the county's
Keweenaw_County,_Michigan
Northern major peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan
these ancient mines and quarries have been discovered throughout the Keweenaw Peninsula and in the interior of Michigan's Copper Country, alongside evidence
Upper_Peninsula_of_Michigan
Craft brewery in Michigan
It is named for the Keweenaw Peninsula, which projects out to the north of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Established in 2004, Keweenaw is the largest brewer
Keweenaw_Brewing_Company
Northern part of the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan, United States
northern part of the Keweenaw Peninsula (projecting northeastward into Lake Superior at the western end of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States
Copper_Island
Rocket launch site in Michigan
The Keweenaw Rocket Range is an isolated launch pad located in the U.S. state of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. It was used between 1964 and 1971 for launching
Keweenaw_Rocket_Range
U.S. national historical park in Michigan
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
Keweenaw National Historical Park
Keweenaw_National_Historical_Park
Minor geological fault in Michigan
The Keweenaw Fault is a reverse fault that bisects the Keweenaw Peninsula of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The fault thrusts lava flows of the Midcontinent
Keweenaw_Fault
American English slang phrase
Hill" is the surveyor Samuel W. Hill (1819–1889), associated with the Keweenaw Peninsula area. Hill allegedly used such foul language that his name became
Sam_Hill_(euphemism)
Type of iron-colored agate
found in place in the Lake Shore Traps, a group of lava flows in the Keweenaw Peninsula that formed during a brief resumption of volcanic activity roughly
Lake_Superior_agate
City in Michigan, United States
Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, with a population
Houghton,_Michigan
Land feature
softer rock, it formed a basin. This may create peninsulas, and occurred for example in the Keweenaw Peninsula. In the case of formation from meltwater, melting
Peninsula
Mineral (as opposed to the chemical element)
North America among native peoples. The first commercial mines in the Keweenaw Peninsula (nicknamed the "Copper Country" and "Copper Island") opened in the
Native_copper
Region in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, US
The Copper Country is an area in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States, including Keweenaw, Houghton, Baraga and Ontonagon counties as well
Copper_Country
Civil township in Michigan, United States
forms the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula, which projects into Lake Superior. Grant Township was one of the original townships of Keweenaw County, which was
Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan
Grant_Township,_Keweenaw_County,_Michigan
Topics referred to by the same term
Keweenaw can refer to the Keweenaw Peninsula, or its derivatives: Keweenaw Bay Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Keweenaw County, Michigan Keweenaw
Keweenaw_(disambiguation)
American football player (1895–1920)
Reagan. Born and raised in Laurium, Michigan, on the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula, Gipp entered Notre Dame intending to play baseball for
George_Gipp
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
2020 census. The community is located at the northern tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula and is the northernmost permanently populated community in the state
Copper_Harbor,_Michigan
U.S. state
Other notable peninsulas of Michigan include the Keweenaw Peninsula, which projects northeasterly into Lake Superior from the Upper Peninsula and largely
Michigan
Woodtick Peninsula The Upper Peninsula of Michigan contains: Abbaye Peninsula Garden Peninsula Keweenaw Peninsula Rabbit's Back Stonington Peninsula Barnegat
List_of_peninsulas
Important industry in the 19th and 20th centuries
of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Native Americans were the first to mine and work the copper of Lake Superior and the Keweenaw Peninsula of northern
Copper_mining_in_Michigan
Personification of the Finnish snow deity
Lunta is a product of the heavy Finnish-American presence in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan, paired with a tremendous annual snowfall. The character
Heikki_Lunta
Lava flow in North America
years ago. Where the solidified lava is exposed, it forms much of the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale in Lake Superior. At Isle Royale, the flow forms the
Greenstone_Flow
Bridge in Michigan
crosses Portage Lake, a portion of the waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula with a canal linking the final several miles to Lake Superior to the
Portage_Lake_Lift_Bridge
County road in Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States
Copper Harbor to the east in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The drive runs along the ridge of Brockway Mountain on the Keweenaw Fault and climbs to 1,320 feet
Brockway_Mountain_Drive
Geological rift in the center of the North American continent
rift can be seen on the surface of Isle Royale and the Keweenaw Peninsula of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, northwest Wisconsin, and on the North Shore
Midcontinent_Rift_System
Public high school in Calumet, Michigan, United States
Michigan in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. It serves from grades 9 to 12 for the Public Schools of Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw. The high school shares its
Calumet High School (Calumet, Michigan)
Calumet_High_School_(Calumet,_Michigan)
American philanthropist (1916–2001)
Ross was born and raised in Laurium, Michigan, on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan's upper peninsula, about 10 miles from Michigan Technological University
Percy_Ross
City in Michigan, United States
501 at the 2020 census. Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Hancock is along on the northside of the Keweenaw Waterway opposite of the city of Houghton
Hancock,_Michigan
Canadian indigenous snow shelter
Wayback Machine. Keweenaw Peninsula. February 8, 2002. Houghton's Snow House Archived January 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Keweenaw Peninsula. February 8
Quinzhee
Railroad in Michigan and Wisconsin, US
branchline stretched northward from Nestoria, Michigan, up to the Keweenaw Peninsula and terminating at Houghton, Michigan, with two branches extending
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway
Duluth,_South_Shore_and_Atlantic_Railway
Radio station in L'Anse, Michigan, United States
station licensed to L'Anse, Michigan, serving the Keweenaw Peninsula. WCUP is owned and operated by Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. "Facility Technical Data
WCUP
Islands larger than 1,000 sq. km
Brad (28 July 2022). "Is Michigan's Largest Island Hiding in the Keweenaw Peninsula?". Retrieved 8 August 2024. "01. Maantieteellisiä tietoja aihepiireittäin
List_of_islands_by_area
Island in Lake Superior in Michigan, US
56 miles (90 km) from the Michigan shore, on the Keweenaw Peninsula, itself part of Upper Peninsula. There are no roads on the island, and wheeled vehicles
Isle_Royale
Lighthouse in Michigan, United States
that guide mariners on Lake Superior across the northern edge of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The original lighthouse, built in 1851, was replaced in 1871 by the
Eagle_Harbor_Light
Form of metal
unlike meteoric iron. The same deposits of native copper on the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale were later mined commercially. From 1845 until 1887
Native_metal
Lighthouse in Michigan, United States
of Historic Places in 1971. The Stannard Rock Reef is located off Keweenaw Peninsula about 24 miles (39 km) south of Manitou Island and 44 miles (71 km)
Stannard_Rock_Light
Highway in the United States
cul-de-sac near Fort Wilkins Historic State Park at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. US 41 is closely paralleled by Interstate 75 (I-75) from Naples,
U.S._Route_41
Former lake in North America
the upper peninsula. Lake Minong expanded to the north as the ice retreated after 9,800 B.P. When the ice retreated from the Keweenaw Peninsula, Lake Duluth
Lake_Minong
Great Lakes freighter sunk in Lake Superior
south of Lake Superior and over the Keweenaw Peninsula, extending into the lake from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Captain Paquette of Wilfred Sykes had
SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald
Brewery in the United States
Brewing Company was a small brewery on the Keweenaw Peninsula, in the western part of the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, United States. The
Bosch_Brewing_Company
Waterfall in Houghton County, Michigan
reported at this location, including one in September 2011. Part of the Keweenaw Peninsula, the falls expose two layers of volcanic rock which have been folded
Houghton-Douglass_Falls
Ski resort in Michigan, United States
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)
Mount_Bohemia
Largest of the Great Lakes of North America
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Brockway Mountain Drive on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Isle Royale National Park, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
Lake_Superior
Micropolitan area in Upper Michigan
area consisting of two counties in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, specifically the Keweenaw Peninsula, anchored by the city of Houghton. As of the 2020
Houghton micropolitan area, Michigan
Houghton_micropolitan_area,_Michigan
American surveyor, geologist and mining developer
Michigan. He was then assigned to survey the western Upper Peninsula, including the Keweenaw Peninsula. In the fall of 1841, Hill returned to Racine and became
Samuel_W_Hill
Radio station in Hancock, Michigan
Keweenaw Peninsula. WGLI is owned and operated by Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. Primarily serving the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and the Keweenaw
WGLI
Civil township in Michigan, United States
township of Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 217 at the 2020 census. The township is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula and also
Eagle Harbor Township, Michigan
Eagle_Harbor_Township,_Michigan
Building with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back
parts of Newfoundland and Labrador as well as in parts of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. The roof style is also known as a catslide roof – any roof that,
Saltbox_house
Television station in Ishpeming, Michigan
unincorporated Marquette County. Since WBUP cannot be seen over-the-air in the Keweenaw Peninsula, it is simulcast on WBKP's second digital subchannel (5.2) from a
WBUP
Unincorporated community in the US state of Michigan
western Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, a smaller peninsula extending into Lake Superior. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
Fulton, Keweenaw County, Michigan
Fulton,_Keweenaw_County,_Michigan
(914 mm) narrow gauge railroad that operated in the Keweenaw Peninsula, or the extreme northern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The line was owned by the Conglomerate
Lac La Belle and Calumet Railroad
Lac_La_Belle_and_Calumet_Railroad
Lighthouse in Michigan, United States
It is located in Ahmeek in Keweenaw County in the Keweenaw Peninsula, which is the northern part of the Upper Peninsula in Michigan. It was listed in
Sand_Hills_Light
River in the United States
is a 2.1-mile-long (3.4 km) tributary of the Montreal River on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It forms the outlet of Lake Medora
Medora_River
Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
site of the Phoenix Mine, one of the earliest copper mines in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The Phoenix Copper Mining Company's predecessor, the Lake Superior
Phoenix,_Michigan
Island on Lake Superior in Michigan, United States
off the northeastern tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of Grant Township in Keweenaw County. Located approximately
Manitou_Island_(Michigan)
Television station in Calumet, Michigan
located in northern Delta County). WBKP (standing for "Beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula") launched on October 30, 1996, as an ABC affiliate and the market's
WBKP
Radio show
Keweenaw Peninsula, also known as Michigan's Copper Country. The show is recorded in front of a live audience at venues within the Keweenaw Peninsula
The_Red_Jacket_Jamboree
Lake in Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States
1,438-acre (582 ha) lake in Keweenaw County, Michigan. The lake is surrounded by dense forest of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The bottom is mainly muck and
Lake_Gratiot
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 72 at the 2020 census. The township consists of a mainland portion of the Keweenaw Peninsula
Houghton_Township,_Michigan
School district in Michigan, United States
school district in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It serves Houghton and part of Portage Township on the Keweenaw Peninsula. The Houghton public school
Houghton-Portage Township Schools
Houghton-Portage_Township_Schools
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Michigan_statistical_areas
Indian reservation in Michigan, United States
sections on either side of the Keweenaw Bay in Baraga County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The Keweenaw Bay Community also manages
L'Anse_Indian_Reservation
Unincorporated place in Michigan, United States
preserves in Michigan. Located in Grant Township in Keweenaw County in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, local legend holds that the sand of the beach "sings
Bete_Grise
American mass murderer (1941–1991)
St. Joseph's Hospital in Hancock, Michigan, on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan's Upper Peninsula where he had an emergency appendectomy. After he was
Richard_Speck
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
north side of the Keweenaw Peninsula within Eagle Harbor Township, located on the tip of Michigan's northernmost county, Keweenaw County, in the U.S
Eagle_Harbor,_Michigan
U.S. state
"North Central" region State of Michigan Upper Peninsula Copper Country Keweenaw Peninsula Lower Peninsula Northern Michigan Mid-Michigan Central Michigan
Outline_of_Michigan
Preservation area in the U.S. state of Michigan
offshore Keweenaw Peninsula. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, which oversees the Keweenaw Underwater Preserve, calls the point of Keweenaw Peninsula
Keweenaw_Underwater_Preserve
North American archaeological culture (7500–1000 BCE)
from gravel beds. Major quarries were located on Isle Royale, the Keweenaw Peninsula, and the Brule River, and copper was deposited elsewhere by glaciation
Old_Copper_complex
Geological formation
Leelanau Peninsula Lake Leelanau from Fountain Point Resort Lake Michigan from Pyramid Point Door Peninsula Garden Peninsula Keweenaw Peninsula The Thumb
Leelanau_Peninsula
Village in Michigan, United States
Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan, in the center of the Keweenaw Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, Laurium had a population of 1,864. The village
Laurium,_Michigan
Historic house in Michigan, United States
emigrated to the United States when he was twenty settling in the Keweenaw Peninsula. Smith worked for various mining and mercantile corporations, until
Smith–Dengler_House
Airport in Calumet Michigan, United States
Franklin Township, near the village of Calumet on the Keweenaw Peninsula in northwest of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A limited scheduled commercial service
Houghton County Memorial Airport
Houghton_County_Memorial_Airport
Topics referred to by the same term
rock sequences Isle Royale greenstone Chlorastrolite, found in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan and Isle Royale in the US Pounamu (New Zealand jade/greenstone)
Greenstone
River in Michigan, United States
River is a 15.0-mile-long (24.1 km) river on the north side of the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan. It is a tributary of Lake Superior. List of rivers of
Gratiot_River
School district in Michigan, United States
Hancock Public Schools is a public school district on the Keweenaw Peninsula, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It serves Hancock and the townships of Franklin
Hancock_Public_Schools
Island
island in Lake Superior located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. The island is largely uninhabited and protected by a conservation
Rabbit_Island_(Michigan)
Bluish-green sorosilicate, state gemstone of Michigan
pebbles and granules in loose sediments. It is found in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Isle Royale in Lake Superior. Isle Royale
Chlorastrolite
County in Michigan, United States
is located in the state's Upper Peninsula on the shore of Lake Superior, at the southeast base of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The villages of Baraga and L'Anse
Baraga_County,_Michigan
U.S. Highway in Michigan
tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The trunkline ends at a cul-de-sac east of Fort Wilkins State Park after serving the Central Upper Peninsula and Copper
U.S._Route_41_in_Michigan
greatest Great Lake, Lake Superior, surrounding the peninsula, and multiple natural harbors, Keweenaw County's history is much more entwined in shipping
National Register of Historic Places listings in Keweenaw County, Michigan
National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Keweenaw_County,_Michigan
Lighthouse in Michigan, United States
Gull Rock, just west of Manitou Island, off the tip of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior. The light was listed on the National Register of
Gull_Rock_Light_Station
rights Gun laws Politics Regions Upper Peninsula Copper Country Gogebic Range Keweenaw Peninsula Lower Peninsula Central Michigan Metro Detroit Michiana
List of Michigan state symbols
List_of_Michigan_state_symbols
List of ships with the same or similar names
named SS Colorado: SS Colorado (1867), US propeller. Grounded off the Keweenaw Peninsula, in 1898. SS Colorado (1902), Canadian propeller. Originally named
SS_Colorado
Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
community on Copper Island (the Keweenaw Peninsula), in Torch Lake Township, Houghton County, in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It
Dreamland,_Michigan
Lake in Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States
(464 ha) lake in Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan. The lake is surrounded by dense forest cover of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The bottom is mainly mud
Lac_La_Belle_(Michigan)
Berry and plant
as a local delicacy in some parts of their range, notably in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan. Many parts of the plant were used in folk medicine
Rubus_parviflorus
Lighthouse in Michigan, United States
Mendota Light, also known as the Bete Grise light, was built on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan to facilitate travel between Lake Superior and Lac La
Mendota_(Bete_Grise)_Light
River in the United States of America
The Montreal River is a 26.9-mile-long (43.3 km) river on the Keweenaw Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The Montreal River contains several rare
Montreal_River_(Michigan)
Village in Michigan, United States
southern portion of L'Anse Bay, a portion of the larger Keweenaw Bay, at the base of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The modern-day village grew around this French trading
L'Anse,_Michigan
Ghost town in Michigan, United States
Eagle Harbor, off of Cliff Drive, alongside U.S. Route 41 in the Keweenaw Peninsula. A historical marker is present at the site. Mining was the main source
Clifton,_Michigan
Winter storm in North America
the northwest on Lake Superior. Approximately 45 miles northeast of Keweenaw Peninsula, an estimated 50 ft (15 m) rogue wave smashed the wheelhouse; bent
Great_Lakes_Storm_of_1913
Defunct private university in Hancock, Michigan, US
was located in Hancock, Michigan, on the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Keweenaw Peninsula stretches north into Lake Superior. The
Finlandia_University
River in the United States
Carp River (source)) on the Upper Peninsula. The river flows generally to the northeast and empties into Keweenaw Bay of Lake Superior at 46°50′06″N
Little Carp River (Baraga County)
Little_Carp_River_(Baraga_County)
1913 human crush in Calumet, Michigan, US
copper mining company in the Copper Country of northwest Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. One of the longest strikes in the Copper Country occurred in 1913
Italian_Hall_disaster
Former lake in North America
western part of the upper peninsula of Michigan. Lake Duluth extended a few miles farther east than the Keweenaw Peninsula, to the border of the Huron
Lake_Duluth
Bayfield Group in northern Wisconsin, along the northwestern side of the Keweenaw Peninsula and southern Isle Royale, and believed to extend into Minnesota. Because
Oronto_Group
American geologist (1809–1845)
geologist and medical doctor, primarily known for his exploration of the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. It was the site of a copper boom and extensive copper
Douglass_Houghton
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