Cliff Mine - Ghost Towns of the Keweenaw
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- The ruins of the Cliff Mine tell the story of the Keweenaw's first profitable copper mine in the 19th Century. Its brief success spurred the nation's first mineral rush attracting prospectors from across the world. Today, the Cliff Mine's legacy can be experienced as visitors explore informal trails among the mine's ruins, cemetery, and more.
My father was born in Calumet and kept a house in Laurium all his life for spending the summers in the UP. When I would visit we would take his Honda 90s all over and this was one of the places we would visit. We would get Toni's pasties on Kearsarge and Chocolate milk and take our time eating and enjoying the view.
Though most of my passion lies under water (Amateur Underwater Archeologist) I always appreciate people taking the time to document and share history with others/ the world before it gets lost to the pages if time. Thank you for this video. I will have to stop by and see the area next year when I am up diving the wrecks around the Keweenaw... From Lansing, wishing you and your family a happy Thanksgiving, and a great week.
My paternal grandparents immigrated from England to work in the copper mines in the 1800’s in the Keweenaw. When mining died out grandfather applied to the coastguard. They were packed up to go back to England on the next ship. The day before they were to leave for England his coastguard papers arrived. They unpacked and the rest is history. Grandfather retired as captain at the Grand Marais Michigan coastguard station. Grandfather and grandmother had four children in Grand Marais, my father was one of them.
Amazing! Thanks for sharing!
I like how this place is open to the public instead of closed off just because someone might get hurt.
Living my whole life in Michigan and my father being a Yupper we showed my something I didn't know existed, thank you very much.
Molly and I had a lot of fun going out and showing off this place.
I found the Cliff mine in 1982. There was still the graves of Capt Jennings and his daughter hidden by some overgrown trees. I was also able to drive my Jeep to the top .
Great video. I love this site and can't wait to go back and hunt for some copper and other U.P. minerals.
I live in the bruce peninsula between lake Huron and Georgian Bay. The towns from the 1850s are still here, haven't grown much, but there are a few ruins scattered about, bit nothing like that!
Excellent video. Thank you!
I got very interested in the area in the late 1970's/ early 1980's. We visited Cliff Mine, and also ghost towns like Mandan and Central. Important history. Sean, if you are interested in details about Pequaming I have a few,,, as a Detroiter I have followed Ford closely.
Great video, thank you!
Toinen hieno video ~! Kiitos ~!
"Gog" and "Magog" were the names given to two large intertwined silver and copper masses found at Cliff Mine in the 1840s.
How darn cool...Thank you indeed!
Great video
thank you!
So cool. I love to explore. But I am not able too because I don't have a drivers licence 😢.
My Grandmother came from Finland and migrated to the copper towns in Michigan. I've always wanted to go up there and explore.
Beautiful place.
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Love the video
Thks
This place needs to be preserved, should be made into a park
My great grandad came from Finland and worked these mines, then my grandad did after him.
Awesome!
Keweenaw.... Bob went oh.
Others just clapped.
It was a good fourth of july.🎇
Nice
2:09 - As long as you avoid doing anything that endangers the relics or yourself............. Today's adventure seekers: "Hold my beer".
You mention one cemetery, but not the OTHER cemetery. The one next to the pond slightly up the hill. It's older than the catholic cemetery
I am writing about a young boy growing up in the UP, his father working in one of the copper mines... problem: I know there must be ship wrecks in the keweenaw area, can't find much, also not finding much information about day to day life in a copper mine...can any one give any guidance?
There is a Shipwreck Park in the water of Lake Superior off Esrey Park, but both points of interest would be best fielded with the Keweenaw National Park Service! The rangers there are very communicative through social media if you have any questions!
@@VisitKeweenaw are you still allowed to look for greenstone here? If not where can you go?
Great video. I felt like I was there. My wife and I honeymooned in Copper Harbor. I love the UP! Have you seen any ghosts when visiting Cliff Mine?
My wife and i honeymooned in copoer harbor too
There's you guys a trip when you go back up...lol...
Any evidence of where the actual mine shafts were located?!
If you take your dog along for the walking tour, keep an eye out for bears, wolves, and snakes. Dogs are easy prey for hungry native wildlife.