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	Michigan Historical Marker: The Copper Country (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Long before Columbus reached America, Indians extracted native copper in the Lake Superior region and worked it into articles which were used throughout the continent.
		French explorers learned of the vast copper deposits, but were not able to mine the metal.
		Copper is found in combination with other elements at the White Pine Mine where a great new mining operation began in the 1950's.
	www.michmarkers.com /pages/S0030.htm (158 words)

	Copper Country Homecoming (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		With the closure of the last native copper mines in the 1960s, towns like Calumet, Laurium, Hancock and Houghton began exploring other avenues for economic growth and civic development, including historic preservation and cultural tourism.
		The Golden Age of the Copper Country: The Photography of Adolph Isler- It was the dawn of the 20th century.
		Copper Country Homecoming is a non-profit event that relies on the generous efforts of volunteers and sponsors.
	www.cchomecoming.org /calendar.html (671 words)

	Copper Country Geneology Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I am a researcher for hire for the Copper Country area, which is located way up north in the middle of the thumb of the Upper Pennisula in Michigan.
		This portion of the UP is called the Copper Country (or Keweenaw Pennisula) because of the huge copper mining industries that once thrived in this small, forgotten region of the world.
		I was raised in Houghton, in the heart of the Copper Country, and lived in the UP all my life.
	www.geocities.com /missannehpl (259 words)

	CopperCountry.com :: Copper Country Parks
		The Copper Country and its 4 counties are blessed with some of the finest parks in the world.
		While Isle Royale remains the most pristine of all the parks in the Copper Country, the Keweenaw National Historical Park with its focus on the mining history of the Copper Country will hopefully, as it is developed, preserve the unique heritage of the Copper Country.
		From the Porcupine Mountains State Park in Ontonagon County to Craig Lake State Park in Baraga County, the Copper Country is blessed with excellently supervised state parks, trail systems, and picnic facilities that accommodate the thousands of summer visitors to our area.
	www.coppercountry.com /parks.php (291 words)

	Copper Country Hockey Legends
		As part of the Copper Country Hockey Centennial project, Joe was interviewed by the Keweenaw National Historical Park; this interview tape is in their archives.
		As part of the Copper Country Hockey Centennial project, Paul was interviewed by the Keweenaw National Historical Park; this tape is in their archives.
		As part of the Copper Country Hockey Centennial project, Bob was interviewed by the Keweenaw National Historical Park; this tape is in their archives.
	www.cchockeyhistory.org /localplayers.htm (11973 words)

	Window to the Copper Country
		This work was commissioned in the summer of 1988 for the Reading Room of the MTU Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections to honor the depth and breadth of local resource materials.
		The artist, Peg McNinch, is a resident of the Copper Country and lives in a 100 year old cabin with her husband and two children.
		At 5 1/2 feet by 6 1/2 feet the Window to the Copper Country is now the largest piece that she has created.
	www.lib.mtu.edu /mtuarchives/wind/wind.aspx (274 words)

	Copper Country Road Trips: Copper Mining sites in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
		This is a guidebook to the copper mining history of the Keweenaw Peninsula.
		During that time over 7 million tons of refined copper were recovered from the Keweenaw's native copper mines.
		Keweenaw copper was so pure that a piece brought out of a mine could be formed into pots and pans without smelting or refining.
	www.exploringthenorth.com /coppertrips/guide.html (920 words)

	Copper Country Homecoming
		The Copper Country Homecoming is a gathering for anyone with a heritage or a curiosity in the unique history of the Copper Country and its inhabitants.
		Early settlers to the Copper Country, numbering 260, reminisced about the past days of the early copper rush which had started in 1844.
		The Photo Fair, Seminars, and various other programs held throughout the Copper Country were an immense success.
	www.cchomecoming.org (898 words)

	The Copper Country Depot
		The Copper Country Depot is moderated by yours-truly with the intent that I will post your entry as soon as I receive it.
		I have recently acquired a large copper medallion, one side is embossed with the words “souvenir penny of the copper country” with a floral emblem and on the other side a bust of a native indian with headress can you help me with any information on this item.
		Main line switch on the Copper Range will be lined by hand, trains will then proceed as far as the derail, its location is indicated by the standard switch target and will serve as a signal governing the movement of trains across the Mineral Range.
	www.copperrange.org /depot.htm (10748 words)

	The ghosts of copper country (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Created by Congress in 1992, the 2,000-acre park tells the history of copper, the metal that industrialized the United States.
		In the 1840s and continuing for more than four decades, this mineral-rich peninsula that juts 50 miles into Lake Superior, was the richest copper-producing region in the U.S. The park, one of the newest in the National Park Service system, is divided into two major sections.
		Though greatly exaggerated, glaciers had, indeed, deposited solid copper nuggets on hillsides and river banks thousands of years ago.
	www.jsonline.com /news/sunday/travel/0531ghost.stm (939 words)

	A YOOPER: The life and Times of a Yooper living in the Finnish/American community of Elo,Michigan during the 30's and ...
		The area is known as the Copper Country because of copper ore deposits which stretch from Copper Harbor to Ontonagon, Michigan.
		The snow gets so deep in the Copper Country that it is hard, at times, even for a Model A Ford with tire chains on to keep the roads clear.
		I saw the Copper Country and surrounding areas, for the first time, from the rumble seat of that Model A Ford.
	www.angelfire.com /mi2/yooper2 (245 words)

	Copper Country's U.S. 41 named National Scenic Byway
		HOUGHTON -- The Copper Country Trail corridor, which includes the Houghton area and the entire Keweenaw Peninsula north of the Portage Lift Bridge, received National Scenic Byway designation on Thursday, Sept. 22, making the area eligible for federal funds to improve the quality of visitors' experiences.
		The Copper Country Trail Committee applied for the designation under the historical category, with the Keweenaw National Historical Park and its cooperating sites as a foundation, Baker explained.
		The Quincy Mine Hoist and Shafthouse, along the U.S. 41 Copper Country Trail Scenic Byway, was built in 1918.
	www.keweenawnow.com /news/scenic_byway_05_09/scenic_byway_05_09.htm (1315 words)

	Copper Country Habitat for Humanity
		Copper Country Habitat for Humanity is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization.
		The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.
		Copper Country Habitat for Humanity builds homes differently than most other Habitat for Humanity affiliates.
	www.coppercountryh4h.org (202 words)

	Copper Country Hockey History
		The Copper Country, in Michigan's Western Upper Peninsula, is considered the Birthplace of Organized Professional Hockey and Home of the Worlds First All Professional Hockey Team!
		This area, located in the Western part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, is known as the "Copper Country" from its early Copper mining days.
		Copper Country Junior Hockey (CCJHA) is for boys and girls ages 5 to 17 years old (girls teams to age 19).
	www.cchockeyhistory.org (1446 words)

	Keweenaw Copper Country
		Plus all the copper implements found in Indian mounds added up don't amount to diddly squat when compared to the total copper mined in ancient times.
		Washed bright and assuming fantastic shapes native copper was an object of veneration.
		One Jesuit wrote, "They esteem it as divinities." In 1830 Keatanang told that his copper had been his father's and grandfather's, and through its "magical assistance" he had taken beavers and bears, overcome enemies, and lived to a ripe old age.
	www.atthecreation.com /motorcycle.articles/enth.keweenaw.story.html (1618 words)

	The Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club Data page
		The Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club is an active organization of rock and mineral enthusiasts.
		As more and more areas are closed to collecting across North America, the Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club offers the perfect opportunity for the collector to safely and legally collect specimens at some of the most productive former mine sites in the Lake Superior Copper District.
		The Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club is a member of the Midwest Federation of Mineralogical and Geological Societies.
	www.ccrmc.info /ccrmcdat.htm (613 words)

	Copper Country Curling Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The "Keweenaw" is also known as the "Copper Country" due to the copper mining done from prehistoric times, through the boom days 100 years ago, until the last third of the 20th century.
		The Copper Country Curling Club was formed in 1993.
		The Copper Country Curling Club is pleased to present a major Historical Building Renovation for its new curling facility.
	www.coppercountrycurlingclub.com (834 words)

	country kitchen copper cookware (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Swedish-American Living: Country Simplicity - Kitchen - standard built-in cupboards to showcase antique copper cookware and the - In the center of pottery.
		Copper Country Antique Annies at Store - If you have does pot hanger like this.
		Mauviel Country Kitchen Copper Cookware by Montecito Montecito Country Cookware Ecole de Cuisine - Copper Kitchen by Mauviel.
	www.cookware-source.com /country-kitchen-copper-cookware.htm (626 words)

	Copper Country Railroads
		However, there are still some traces of the railroads that once operated in the Copper Country.
		This page lists the railroads that I have found operating at one time or another in the Copper Country, which consists of Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties.
		However, there where a few major lines operating in the Copper Country, including the Chicago and Northwestern and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific (the Milwaukee Road) railroads.
	dssa.habitant.org /ccrr.htm (218 words)

	Punched Tin Pierced Copper & Brass Country Accents
		Offering designs from the popular folk art pierced tin to historically accurate re-creations of Traditional punched and pierced tin panels, as in the old shaker style furniture, pie safes, jelly cupboards, and more.
		We are proud that our products meet the high standards requisite for inclusion in these wonderful sources and we sincerely appreciate the affirmation of our work.
		All designs and photographs are copyrighted and are the property of: Country Accents® since 1979.
	www.piercedtin.com (435 words)

	Copper Country -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Copper Country -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Popular tourist destinations include the cities of (Click link for more info and facts about Copper Harbor) Copper Harbor and (A town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula) Houghton, and the (Click link for more info and facts about Porcupine Mountains) Porcupine Mountains with Lake of the Clouds.
		The Copper Country is largely rural, and many areas of the have been designated as state parks or similar designations.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/copper_country.htm (147 words)

	Special Education at the CCISD
		The Copper Country Intermediate School District (CCISD) sponsors programs for children with special needs in Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw Counties.
		The Copper Country Learning Center is a center based program for students from the three county area, ages 3 to 26.
		Activities are based on student outcomes in the vocational abilities section of the Copper Country Learning Center student assessment.
	www.ccisd.k12.mi.us /ISD/SpecEd.htm (1295 words)

	The Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
		The Keweenaw, The Copper Country, the land formed in the PreCambrian era, before the existence of life on the surface of the earth.
		The land recognized as copper country by Father Claude Allouez in 1666.
		The land of the first mining boom, developed by the men who later were the '49ers of Gold Rush fame.
	www.exploringthenorth.com /keweenaw/home.html (442 words)

	Copper Country Ski Tigers
		Two such Tigers are Emily (Em) Klemp and Eeva Pregitzer, who now both ski for colleges in the eastern part of the country.
		Skiing in this championship is a great accomplishment, because only about 40 female skiers qualify from the whole country (and that number includes many foreign skiers).
		Although skiing in the Copper Country is awesome because there is always lots of snow!!
	www.keweenawtrails.com /skitigers/college.html (1426 words)

	CopperRange.org presents the Copper Country Historical Page
		If you are looking for your relatives please try my Genealogy Links first as I have limited information on family histories as my focus is on Company histories.
		If you have an interest in IA, the Copper Range, Upper Michigan railroads, mining companies, or anything else Copper Country history related send me an e-mail and say hi.
		With my interest in the Copper Range I am also involved with the restoration of Champion #4, the oldest shaft-rockhouse in the Keweenaw.
	www.copperrange.org (530 words)

	Copper Country Trail - Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As the gateway to the Copper Country Trail, the Portage Lake Lift Bridge is the only access to the northern part of the Keweenaw Peninsula.
		This theater was built in 1900 and showcased the nation's biggest headliners during the early twentieth century.
		Waves crash against the shore near Copper Harbor Lighthouse Complex, part of the Fort Wilkins State Historic Park.
	www.byways.org /browse/byways/13828/photos.html?display_mode=detail (445 words)

	Welcome To Copper Connection! Keweenaw Gem and Gift (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Our retail store is located in Houghton, Michigan in the Northwestern part of the Upper Peninsula commonly called the "Copper Country".
		Houghton is the home of Michigan Technological University, with Finlandia University in the City of Hancock right across the Portage Ship Canal, and we are at the gateway to the Keweenaw National Historic Park and Isle Royale National Park.
		As your Copper Connection, we welcome you to peruse our pages and learn more about our area, its history, the naturally occurring minerals and gems that we use in making our jewelry and gift items, and find out what "Butchite" really is.
	copperconnection.com (214 words)

	Copper Country Suzuki Association - Violin, Viola, and Cello Instruction
		The Copper Country Suzuki Association (CCSA) teaches music to children and adults on violin, viola, and cello in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
		We are committed to making music instruction available and affordable to families in the Copper Country.
		Through music, we strive to enrich many lives -- the students', their families', and the life of our community.
	www.coppercountrysuzuki.org (162 words)

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