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The Keweenaw Peninsula is the northernmost portion of the Michigan mainland and reaches almost halfway across Lake Superior toward the Canadian border. There are myriad opportunities for wildlife watchers in the small area between Eagle Harbor and Copper Harbor; three of the best are Brockway Mountain Drive, Fort Wilkins State Park, and Estivant Pines Nature Sanctuary. Brockway Mountain Drive is the highest American road between the Alleghenies and the Black Hills of South Dakota. It has numerous pullouts and vistas from which you can look out upon Lake Superior and the surrounding “copper country.” Fort Wilkins State Park is a long, narrow spit of wooded land that lies between Lake Superior’s Copper Harbor and Lake Fanny Hooe, with additional state-owned land on the south side of Lake Fanny Hooe. The Lake Superior coastline here is one of the most beautiful stretches of shoreline in the state. Estivant Pines Nature Sanctuary is one of the few remaining tracts of virgin white pine left in Michigan.
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At the gateway to the beautiful and historic Keweenaw Peninsula, the Best Western Franklin Square Inn is the only full service facility serving this area. It provides the traveler with excellent accommodations in its 104 rooms and fine dining in the seventh floor restaurant and lounge. From this ideal spot, you can experience the delightful sights and sounds of nature's handiwork. Enjoy the the panoramic view overlooking Portage Waterway. Houghton waterfront trail and historic Houghton Walking trail located just outside of the hotel.
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In northwest Michigan, the Keweenaw Peninsula on Lake Superior is known as sort of a "catcher’s mitt” for ships. Over the years wayward vessels have met their fate and settled in the lake’s depths. The most recent ship to go down and now one of the most popular dive sites in the area is the Coast Guard cutter Mesquite. After it ran aground in 1989, winter storms pounded it against the shore, damaging it beyond repair. It was moved from shore and sunk in 120 feet (36 m) of water in Keystone Bay. Its deck is about 100 feet (30 m) from the surface.
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The Keweenaw Peninsula, at the northwestern end of Michigan, is surrounded on three sides by Lake Superior. Copper has been mined here since 3,000 BC. Among the area's many historic and cultural features are ancient copper mining sites, fisheries, and lighthouses. Isle Royale National Park, a crown jewel of the National Park Service, lies in the heart of Lake Superior. Its deep, mixed hardwood and boreal forests sustain many species of birds and wildlife, while its waters teem with trout.
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At sites like the Hanka Homestead Museum, a preserved farm near Keweenaw Bay on the east side of the peninsula, you can snoop through a former Finnish settlement. Its granary, barns, sauna and stable are classic Nordic log construction, preserved to their 1920s appearance. Like many area attractions, the Hanka Homestead is linked to Keweenaw National Historical Park, a preserve of disparate sites established in 1992. Mines, museums, a municipally built opera house, an old 45-room mansion, McLain State Park and Fort Wilkins, a Civil War-era military base, are operated by or partners with the National Park Service.
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The projected cable could come up on land on private property such as this private beach area along the north shore of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) would issue a public notice seeking comments from interested agencies, organizations and residents near the proposed project.
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