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  Calumet - Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Calumet High School was convinced to restore its study hall and main assembly room to its appearance around 1910, to much applause.
The Calumet consolidated school district is the Keweenaw Peninsula's biggest, thanks in good part to its large student population of the area's many fertile Apostolic Lutheran families, among whom it's not rare to have ten or more children.
Michigan Tech history professor Larry Lankton's Cradle to Grave: Life, Work, and Death at the Lake Superior Copper Mines is surprisingly riveting in a detailed way as it follows company correspondence, technological changes, and labor recruitment strategies that came to a head with the 1913 Strike.
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  Calumet Township, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calumet Township is a charter township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the township was $24,928, and the median income for a family was $34,236.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calumet_Township,_Michigan   (395 words)

  
 Michigan from A-Z
Michigan became a State in 1837 and a Michigan quarter was issued in the year 2004.
Michigan State University at East Lansing is one of the largest universities in the country and was the first land grant college and first agricultural college in the country
Michigan has 5 ZOOS The Detroit Zoo was the 1st zoo in the country to feature cageless, open-exhibits that allowed the animals more freedom to roam.
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 Coppertown USA - Copper Mining Museum in the Keweenaw Peninsula, Upper michigan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Michigan’s Copper industry began thousands of years ago when ancient miners attacked exposed veins of pure copper with huge hammer-stones.
Calumet, originally known as Red Jacket, was an interesting conglomeration of people, buildings, and businesses back in the booming copper mining days.
As time went on the population decreased again in 1968 to 12,000 and at the 1991 census, Calumet Township was home to 7000.
www.uppermichigan.com /coppertown/history.html   (310 words)

  
 Calumet, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula.
Calumet is famously known as the runner up in the decision of the location of the Michigan State Capitol, having lost to Lansing by one vote
Calumet was moved from Michigan to Colorado, where it was invaded by Soviet paratroopers in the film "Red Dawn." One of the film's producers grew up on the Keweenaw Peninsula.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calumet,_Michigan   (1039 words)

  
 MINaturalResourcesTrustFund   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Calumet Township in Houghton County was recommended to receive $105,200 to acquire 280 acres, including 80 acres of wetlands and an eight-acre pond for recreation purposes including hunting, fishing and hiking.
Waterford Township in Oakland County was recommended to receive $87,000 to acquire 25 acres within the watershed of the Clinton River to protect a mature oak forest and fragile wetlands.
Almira Township in Benzie County was recommended for a $81,400 grant to develop 2,500 feet of bituminous trail, two observation decks, restrooms, bridge and improved parking at the Ransom Lake Natural Area.
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 This date in Michigan history archive
Michigan becomes the first state to have a border-to-border interstate freeway.
Michigan infantry suffer the greatest loss of any northern regiment in Civil War fighting.
August 22, 1861 The Seventh Michigan Infantry is mustered.
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 French-Canadian Genealogical Research in Houghton County, Michigan
In the first wave of migration Michigan was under the control of the French during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Calumet was not only ethnically diverse it was also, strictly speaking, not one village but a confusing combination of mining hamlets including: Red Jacket, Yellow Jacket, Blue Jacket, Hecla, Calumet, Raymbaultown, Osceola, Albion, Tamarack, and Centennial Heights.
In its heyday, the Calumet area was the home of the mighty Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, known as the CandH, and the center of the world's copper mining.
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 Purdue University Calumet - Fitness, Wellness, & Sports | Mens Basketball
Calumet College of St. Joseph's (1-2) was led in scoring by Lacreia Hudson (Gary West) with 14 points and Candice Bishop (East Chicago Central) who finished with 13 points.
Purdue University Calumet was still within striking distance four-and-a-half minutes later when Borys buried her second 3-pointer of the contest closing the deficit to 55-46 with 5:15 left in regulation.
Purdue University Calumet (10-14, 2-6 CCAC) blistered its net in the opening half hitting 7-of-11 from the 3-point arc and was 13-of-26 from the field overall coasting to a 59-34 win.
www.calumet.purdue.edu /fitwellness/womensbball/wbbnews.html   (15368 words)

  
 Edward T. Goulet (Hallberg Family Data)
• He was counted in the 1910 US census for Calumet Township, Houghton, Michigan.
• He was counted in the 1920 US census for Calumet Township, Houghton, Michigan.
• He was counted in the 1930 US census for Calumet Township, Houghton, Michigan.
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 Posts tagged with Michigan | MetaFilter
On the eve of one of the most anticipated college football matchups in decades, Bo Schembechler, the storied ex coach of the Michigan Wolverines passes away.
Michigan National Guard Gets a Hummer Apparently, even the Michigan National Guard can't protect their vehicles from thieves in Detroit...
This month, Weyco Inc., a Michigan based company in the health care industry, has gone forward with its plan to fire any employees that smokes cigarettes, even if it's done in their own homes.
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 Calumet News
The Michigan State Police have responded to two rollover accidents on Thursday, according to the Calumet Post.
She was born April 9, 1943 in Calumet, Michigan, a daughter of Garnet Henry and Martha Radar.
CALUMET, Mich. About 40 residents of the Still Waters Community Elders Home will have to find new places to live after the home's board announced the facility will close for financial reasons.
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 EPA: Federal Register: Keweenaw National Historical Park, Michigan
This Record of Decision is a statement of the decision made, the background of the project, other alternatives considered, the basis for the decision, the environmentally preferable alternative, measures to minimize environmental harm, and public involvement in the decision-making process.
Once a strong assistance program is established, the NPS would begin a concerted program to acquire or otherwise protect and interpret significant properties in the Calumet and Quincy units of the park, as funding and staffing levels and legal constraints permit.
Calumet would remain primarily a self-discovery area, although some information would be available at park headquarters and other places.
www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/1998/August/Day-31/i23273.htm   (2683 words)

  
 Shadowlands Haunted Places Index - Michigan
Reports of a man in and old fashioned uniform wandering the hallway and vanishing (a witness who spotted this later saw a picture of the Ford's butler and said that it was the same person that they spotted).
The Michigan Ghost Watchers did an investigation at the estate and got pictures of orbs, mists and a figure of a man in one of Mr.
Back in the 1960's there was an old woman who owned half of Harrison and her grandson beat her and she died not to long afterward.
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 Michigan Vacation Rentals | Hotels
Michigan is bordered by the Great Lakes; therefore, water sports and activities thrive in this state.
In southeast Michigan visitors can enjoy the annual County Fair in Jackson which provides live music, food and family fun.
For the nature lovers there is plenty of fishing, hiking and boating in Northern Michigan.
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 Michigan Property For Rent - Houses - Condos - Homes Michigan
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Property owners, landlords, managers, Michigan property managers, agents and others post home rental ads advertising their homes for rent in Michigan MI.
Our Michigan site has attracted a very high level of visitors and we have many Michigan landlords who are frequent users.
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 Ellen Daniel (Hallberg Family Data)
• She was counted in the 1910 US census for Calumet Township, Houghton, Michigan.
• She was counted in the 1920 US census for Calumet Township, Houghton, Michigan.
• She was counted in the 1930 US census for Calumet Township, Houghton, Michigan.
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 Houghton County Renaissance Zone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Michigan is the first state to attempt such a program and anticipates that the renaissance zone program will help revitalize those areas of the state that have yet to realize the growth experienced by faster growing areas of the state.
Interested companies will need to submit a business plan that includes a description of the proposed project, historical and projected financial statements, market substantiation for the product(s) to be produced, the proposed job creation and investment in the project and a project time frame.
Under the renaissance zone legislation, any Michigan company relocating more than 25 jobs into a renaissance zone will need to receive the approval of the local government jurisdiction from which the company is relocating in order to be eligible for renaissance zone tax benefits.
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 DMB - State paves way for reuse of historic Calumet building - Calumet Township to acquire former Michigan State Police ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
“It is the Township’s intention to restore the historic building for public use,” said Township Supervisor, Paul Lehto.
He added that the building is located in the Historic District and was used as a mining captain’s office in the 1890s.
Governor Granholm signed Public Act 320 on August 27, 2004, paving the way for the property to be sold and the state to approve a quitclaim deed transferring ownership.
www.michigan.gov /dmb/0,1607,7-150-9131_9352-110940--,00.html   (416 words)

  
 Calumet News - Page 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
A 10-year-old Franklin Township girl was transferred to a hospital in Duluth, Minn..
As exciting as the Northern Michigan University football team was when it had the ball last season, it was cringe-inducing when it didn't.
The Calumet High School girls basketball coach, whom some players claimed was verbally abusive, was removed Monday from the position by the Public Schools of Calumet, Laurium and Keweenaw board of trustees.
www.topix.net /city/calumet-mi/page2   (1323 words)

  
 ISS 310 Lecture 4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Beginning in the mid 1800's Michigan's Big Woods were harvested for white pine and other valuable timber.White pine had been valued for centuries because it was straight, easily worked, and resistant.
These forests were critical parts of the ecosystem of early Michigan, and their conversion has had consequences for many other organisms.
Calumet township (where Copper City is) was home to >60,000 people in 1900.
www.msu.edu /~ashton/iss310/lecture4.html   (1271 words)

  
 Houghton County, Michigan - michiganbackroads.com
CALUMET INDUSTRIAL CORE WALKING TOUR Self guided tour of Calumet and Hecla Mining Company properties.
The nearest Terrific Towns are Calumet and Ontonagon.
Here is a brief revue of the Calumet Theatre.
www.michiganbackroads.com /counties/houghton.htm   (146 words)

  
 Calumet, Michigan MI, township profile (Houghton County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Michigan > All counties > Houghton County > Calumet
Calumet is a township in Houghton County, in the Houghton metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Calumet was $14,711, compared with $21,587 nationally.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=267407   (484 words)

  
 IU Northwest: Calumet Regional Archives
"It has been decided to construct and put into operation a new plant to be located on the south shore of Lake Michigan, in Calumet Township, Lake County, Indiana, and a large acreage of land has been purchased for that purpose...
With these words, Elbert H. Gary, Chairman of the Board, United States Steel Corporation, initiated what contemporaries called "the industrial wonder of the world." U.S. Steel's Gary Works was, indeed, a monumental achievement.
The Calumet Regional Archives wishes to commemorate this historic ninetieth anniversary by highlighting some of its archival and manuscript collections dealing with Gary's past.
www.iun.edu /~cra/newsletter/sp1996a.shtml   (732 words)

  
 Governor Granholm tours Calumet
During her tour of Calumet's downtown "Main Street" district on Wednesday, Aug. 20, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm shakes hands with Jordan Gherna, 12, of Laurium, and greets the rest of the family, pictured clockwise: John Gherna, 12; Mom Lynn Alsen; Dillon Gherna, 15; and Katelynn Gherna, 10.
Calumet native and Village Trustee Paul Frederickson, a member of the Calumet Heritage Celebration Committee and owner of Affordable Funeral Planning Group, was among the Calumet Village officials accompanying Granholm on the tour, which was the first stop on her August 20th visit to the Copper Country.
Jim Lowell, Calumet Theatre executive director; Eve Lindsey, Calumet Theatre Board chair, and Carole Baranowski, Theatre Board member, welcomed Granholm to the historic Calumet Theatre.** Also greeting her in the Theatre were Calumet Village Trustees Abe Voelker, Paul Frederickson and Jim Flood.
www.keweenawnow.com /news/granholm_visit_03_08/granholm_visit_03_08.htm   (1551 words)

  
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 wfrv.com - Calumet Theatre Still Has Water Leak Issues   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Village of Calumet owns the theater, and Lowell said he spoke with the council after the leak started.
Waara said Calumet Township is seeking a state grant to install new sewer pipes.
Village engineer Eric Waara said Calumet Township is seeking a state grant to install new sewer pipes.
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 Michigan Teacher Network--Job Listings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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Michigan Regional Education Applicant and Placement Program (MIREAP) - Job seekers can search for openings and post applications at the REAP site for free.
Employment sections, Michigan Electronic Library - MEL provides a collection of general job seeker resources including resources with job hunting and resumé advice as well as general employment listings, which may include openings for educator positions.
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Holland is an affluent community located on Michigan's western lakeshore.
North Campus Village, built in 1999, consists of 36 units totaling 160 beds in six townhome style buildings, on 4.31 acres (8.35 units an acre).
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 Calumet, Michigan (MI) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex ...
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According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Calumet, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Calumet to the number of sex offenders is 90 to 1.
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