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Businesses - Spanky's |
Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Restaurants, Industries, Service Industries, Hospitality Industry, Bars (drinking establishments), |
One of downtown Houghtons newest and brightest spots is Spankys, which features "suds, sounds and snacks" until 2 a.m., seven days a week. Proprietors Don Kratt and Bud Weber have taken what was formerly only a bar and turned it into a "cozy, bright, living room type" of cocktail lounge and short order cafe. The decor, based on colors and an African animal collection, was designed by Phil Houle Jr. of Hancock. "Plush" furnishings, continuous stereo music and accommodations for at least 100 persons are boasted. [Exterior view of the establishment with awnings on the windows bearing their logo.] Scanned: February 18, 2009 |
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Diamond Drilling |
Persons, Miners, Woody Plants, Trees |
The first necessary item to be given attention in diamond drilling back in 1915 was the installation of the boiler. Here a group of drillers are assembled in the foothills of the Porcupine Mountains of Ontonagon County preparatory to diamond drilling for the Cole and McDonald Co. of Virginia, Minn. Hurontown's Walter Harvey indicates that the drilling was for the White Pine Co. It is known that the Extension sank a shaft in this area and it likely was this company and not the White Pine Co. which preceeded the current White Pine of Copper Range. [Image of two men standing next to the boiler which looks like it could belong to bootleggers of the prohobition era.] Scanned: February 18, 2009 |
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Diamond Drilling |
Persons, Miners, Woody Plants, Trees |
The White Pine Extension came to an abrupt end in 1918 although it was admitted that there was copper in the area but not of the type usually desired at the time, native. Hurontown's Walter Harvey took these pictures as evidence of the days when the diamond drill operations were in effect. The land at present is not under the ownership of the Copper Range Co., which possesses considerable acreage in the White Pine regions of Ontonagon County. [Three of the miners stand in the doorway of a building resembling a shack.] Scanned: February 19, 2009 |
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Winter Carnival |
Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Manners and Customs, Festivals, Persons |
[The first Huskie mascot is pictured. Bill Wassberg is the man in the suit made by his wife, Kathleen.] Scanned: July 15, 2009 |
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Heavy Equipment Accident |
Accidents, Buildings, Dwellings, Housing, Single Family, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns |
[Photo shows piece of heavy machinery which appears to be leaning against a residence in Hancock. Telephone pole is damaged in background.] Scanned: March 16, 2006 |
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Cities and Towns - Hancock |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Automotive |
[Hancocks main street is pictured showing the storefronts of Thodes Central Rexall Pharmacy, Dovers Music House, the Finlandia Restaurant and Sams Office & School Supply Co.] Scanned: February 18, 2009 |
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Copper Country Characters |
Persons, Carriers, Postal Service, |
Clarence Dault goes to the mailbox to extract the letters and packages deposited therein by the Lake Linden postal worker who moves along the route on the Bootjack Road and the Jaobsville artery beyond. Dault says that the stove is excellent for warming cordial mail and consuming undesirable matter. [Mr. Dault stands next to the stove complete with frying pan and coffee pot that he has fashioned into a mailbox.] Scanned: February 16, 2009 |
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Floods - Jacob's Creek |
Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Water, Woody Plants, Trees |
A Keweenaw County resident braves the rushing waters of flooded Jacob's Creek late Wednesday afternoon, standing on an impromptu "safety island" in the center of what once was a 1,000 foot stretch of Highway M-26, about three miles north of Eagle River. A couple of hours later almost half of the motel at left broke off and was swept away in the flow. The flash flood, believed caused by the bursting of a series of beaver dams, uprooted huge trees and boulders, leaving giant mounds of debris in its wake. [Image of the rushing waters and the Northern Motel it is about to consume.] Scanned: February 16, 2009 |
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Bridges - Presque Isle River |
Persons, Water, Transportation, Bridges |
The widely known swing bridge over the Presque Isle River in the southern area of the South Boundary Road lateralling the Porcupine Mountains in Ontonagon and Gogebic counties is shown here. Indicating that a dangerous undertow contributes to the area, the photo nicely reveals the variations of the scene. There are those who declare that the Presque Isle is one of the most beautiful rivers of the Upper Peninsula. Despite this fact few Baraga, Houghton or Keweenaw county people have witnessed it in its diverse moods and volumes. [A couple stand on the bridge to look over the railing at the rushing river.] Scanned: February 16, 2009 |
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Signs - Isle Royale National Park |
Sign and Signboards, Historical markers, , |
Isle Royale National Park - Isle Royale is an archipelago, comprising more than 200 islands 45 miles north of Keweenaw County. The main island is the largest in Lake Superior. 45 miles long and 9 miles wide. There are 70 lakes on Isle Royale, the largest, Siskiwit Lake. Rock formations formed millions of years ago basaltic rock lava, sandstone and conglomerate. Isle Royale is the home of the largest herd of moose in the U.S. Many varieties of wild flowers grow there, 28 type of wild orchids truly a wilderness paradise. The old copper pits of the aborigines, the fur trading posts, and the abandoned mines stimulate a historic lure of man's search for copper. Mining started in 1844. Isle Royale National Park was dedicated August 27, 1946. Daily round trips by boat from Copper Harbor. [Sign giving a brief history of the park erected by the Keweenaw County Road Commission.] Scanned: February 16, 2009 |