Title: Cities & Towns - Copper Harbor
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Buildings, Water - Lakes, Ships
Condition: Good
Description: Copper Harbor from Brockway Mountain. [View of Lake Superior showing freighters as well as the settlement of Copper Harbor.]
Source of Description: Back of photo [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Unknown
Date of Photo: undated
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 8.8 cm x 12.5 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: No Neg 2008-03-19-05
Collection Name: Copper Country Vertical Photograph File
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MTU Class of:2000, 2008
The island in the center left is Porter's Island, the original site of the Government Mining Permit Office. A canoe landing was on the lakeshore side near the west end. The permit office was on the west end of the island (left)as well and a 'tent city' of would-be miners waiting for their permits started on the shore and eventually became the town of Copper Harbor. The Permit Office was later moved to Ft. Wilkins proper to provide better shelter from the weather blowing off the lake and offer a larger facility to handle the load of permits being filed.
9/26/2011 4:11:26 PM by Anonymous