Mining Boom
What metal made the Keweenaw Peninsula famous during the 19th-century mining boom?
What is copper?
What Native American tribe originally inhabited the Keweenaw Peninsula?
Who are the Ojibwe (Chippewa)?
What type of rock is the Keweenaw Peninsula primarily composed of?
What is volcanic rock? Also acceptable - Agates
What town was once known as "Red Jacket"?
What is Calumet?
What food is the Keweenaw famous for that is a type of meat and vegetable-filled pastry?
What is a Pasty?
What tool did miners often use to dig and break rocks in the Keweenaw copper mines?
What is a pickaxe?
The Ojibwe traveled across Lake Superior in what type of traditional watercraft made from birch bark?
What is a canoe?
Which former mining location is now underwater?
What is Torch Lake?
Which Keweenaw town had electric streetlights before NYC?
What is Calumet?
Which culture heavily influenced Keweenaw’s traditions and food?
What is Finnish?
What is the nickname of the Quincy Mine, which produced copper for decades?
What is "Old Reliable"?
What island in Lake Superior is considered sacred by the Ojibwe and known for its spiritual significance and wildlife?
What is Isle Royale?
What scenic highway runs along the spine of the Keweenaw Peninsula and offers lake views and fall colors?
What is M-26?
What is the current approximate population of Houghton County?
What is 35,000?
What do many Keweenaw residents do in the winter for fun on frozen lakes?
What is Ice Fishing?
Besides competition from other mines, what natural challenge made mining difficult in the Keweenaw?
What is flooding (water in the mines)?
What local superstition did miners follow underground?
What is never whistling underground?
What Keweenaw Peninsula landmark served as a shipping communication hub?
What is Eagle Harbor Lighthouse?
What Keweenaw town, now a quiet community, was once home to the headquarters of the Wolverine and Mohawk Mining Companies?
What is Ahmeek?
Which Keweenaw town was developed by the Copper Range Company and was once home to the largest underground copper mine in the world by volume?
What is South Range?
What decade was the first major copper discovery made in the Keweenaw?
What is the 1840(s)?
What was the Ojibwe name for the Keweenaw Peninsula, often translated to mean "place where the portage is"?
What is Keweenaw (derived from “kewawenon”)?
What mountain gives a panoramic view of the Keweenaw?
What is Brockway Mountain?
What unincorporated community near Lake Linden was developed by the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company specifically to house workers and featured its own school, store, and church?
What is Tamarack?
What traditional dance, brought by Finnish immigrants, is still performed in Keweenaw community events?
What is the Jenkka?