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Bete Grise Lighthouse |
Aids to Navigation, Lighthousers, Water, Lakes, |
Bete Grise Lighthouse - This picturesque, quaint scene is on the channel from Keweenaw Bay to Lac La Belle. The Keweenaw Peninsula, at the western tip of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, is colorful, charming and rich in history. [Also known as the Mendota Lighthouse] Scanned: November 9, 2010 |
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End of Earth Road Sign |
Sign and Signboards, , |
End of Earth - Houghton may seem to be isolated in the middle of nowhere as emphasized by two Michigan Tech students. John Marchesi and Tim Cocciolone, when they constructed this sign and placed it four miles south of Houghton on U.S. 41. Scanned: November 9, 2010 |
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Signs - Lake Superior |
Sign and Signboards, , |
Lake Superior Sign erected by the Keweenaw County Road Commission "Lake Superior was discovered in 1629 by the French explorer Brule. Largest expanse of fresh water in the world. The water of Lake Superior is chemically pure. Area, 31,800 sq. miles; 1500 miles of coast; greatest length, 350 miles; greatest breadth, 160 miles; greatest depth, 1008 feet; 602 feet above sea level; about 21 feet above Lake Huron. The first steamer on Lake Superior was the "Independence" in 1845. The "Independence" came from Chicago. As there was no canal or locks at the Soo at that time it had to be portaged around the Soo Rapids. The steamers you see passing this point carry more tonnage each season than the combined tonnage of the Panama, Kiel and Suez Canals. Scanned: November 10, 2010 |
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Signs - Junction of Highways 41 and M-26 |
Sign and Signboards, , |
Junction of Highways 41 and M-26 Keweenaw County, Michigan [A series of rustic road signs indicating businesses and sights to see in the area.] Scanned: November 9, 2010 |
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Stone Boat - Kearsarge |
Ships, , |
The ship that never sailed built by the W.P.A., 1934 Kearsarge, Michigan Scanned: November 9, 2010 |
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Roads - U.S. 41 |
Transportation, Roads, Woody Plants, Trees, |
Eleven miles of scenic U. S. 41 drive between Delaware and Copper Harbor, Michigan Scanned: November 9, 2010 |
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Agate Beach |
Water, Lakes, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Outdoor Recreation, |
Agate Beach on the sand dune drive between Eagle River and Eagle Harbor, Michigan Scanned: November 9, 2010 |
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Lake Superior Waves |
Water, Lakes, , |
Rolling Waves of Lake Superior on Lake Shore Drive Scanned: November 9, 2010 |
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Lake Superior |
Water, Lakes, , |
Lake Superior - The moods of Lake Superior change as constantly as the grains of sand on its beach or the rocks along its shoreline, yet there is beauty in each of its changing moods. Scanned: November 9, 2010 |
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Keweenaw Land - Copper Country |
Historic Sites, , |
Keweenaw Land of Michigan's Copper Country [Post Card showing various scenes from the Copper Country] Scanned: November 9, 2010 |