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Keweenaw National Historical ParkSnow surrounds the former Calumet & Hecla Machine Shop.
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Keweenaw National Historical Park
Operating Hours & Seasons

During summer, the National Park Service operates a visitor information desk at the Quincy Mine Hoist Association Gift Shop, located along U.S. Highway 41 north of Hancock, Michigan. Information on the park can be obtained year round from the park headquarters, located in Calumet, Michigan.

Hours

Park Headquarters
Located at the corner of Calumet Avenue (U.S. Highway 41) and Red Jacket Road in Calumet, Michigan
Open Year Round
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed on Federal Holidays (including those designated by Presidential Executive Order).
Information, restrooms and publications for purchase available.

Keweenaw National Historical Park Information Desk
Located at the entrance to the Quincy Mine & Hoist Gift Shop
Closed for the season.

Most visitor services for Keweenaw National Historical Park are provided through the park's partners, known as Keweenaw Heritage Sites. Hours and days of operation at these sites vary with the season: check the park newspaper for hours and days of operations for the heritage sites. Most of the sites close for the winter by late October and reopen for the summer in late May. Contact the Keweenaw Convention and Visitors Bureau at (888) 646-6784 for specific details.

 

Seasons

Summer and early fall are the primary seasons for visiting the Keweenaw Peninsula, particularly from Memorial Day to the end of the Fall color season in mid October. Winter activities such as snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and ice fishing are popular from late November through the end of March. Most of the Keweenaw Heritage Sites are closed during the winter.

Miners pose outside the #5 Tamarack Mine shaft in this 1908 photograph by Adolph F. Isler. Keweenaw NHP Archives.  

Did You Know?
The Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan was home to one of our nation's first mineral rushes. Prospectors seeking copper travelled there in the middle 1840's, a few years before the "49'ers" sought gold out west. The story of this rush is told today at Keweenaw National Historical Park.

Last Updated: January 07, 2009 at 12:07 EST