From 1660 to 1763, Michigan was part of a French-controlled area called New France, where French laws made sodomy a crime punishable by death. In 1763, Michigan was given to Great Britain’s Indian Reserve, which used the British law against buggery, which required the death penalty for male-male buggery. The Quebec Act of 1774 added Michigan to the Province of Quebec.
Eagle River is a community that is not an independent city and is known as a census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Michigan. It serves as the county seat of Keweenaw County.
The Eagle River Light is a lighthouse that is no longer in use. It is located at the mouth of the Eagle River in the community of Eagle River on the Keweenaw Peninsula in the state of Michigan.
Eagle Harbor Light is a working lighthouse located in Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan. It stands on the rocky entrance to Eagle Harbor and is one of several lighthouses that help guide boat captains on Lake Superior near the northern part of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The first lighthouse, built in 1851, was replaced in 1871 by the current red brick building.
Fort Wilkins Historic State Park is a historic site and public recreation area managed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in Copper Harbor, Michigan. The park protects the restored military outpost, Fort Wilkins, which was built in 1844 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. The park covers about 987 acres and includes camping areas, places for visitors to enjoy during the day, and the Copper Harbor Lighthouse, constructed in 1866.
The Houghton County Traction Company Ahmeek Streetcar Station is a train station located at the corner of US 41 / M-26 and Hubbell Street in Ahmeek, Michigan. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
The Mineral Range Railroad (reporting mark MRA) is a small railroad located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It started operating in 2002 on a three-mile industrial track that connected Ishpeming to National Mine. This track was built to transport materials to an explosives plant.
The Copper Range Railroad (reporting marks CR, COPR) was once a major railroad in the United States. It operated from 1899 to 1972 in the western part of the Upper Peninsula in the state of Michigan.
The Quincy Mine is a large group of copper mines located near Hancock, Michigan. The mine was owned by the Quincy Mining Company and worked from 1846 to 1945, with some work continuing until the 1970s. The Quincy Mine was called “Old Reliable” because the Quincy Mining Company gave money to investors every year from 1868 to 1920.
Calumet ( / ˌ k æ l j uː ˈ m ɛ t / KAL -yoo- MET or locally / ˌ k æ lj ə ˈ m ɛ t / KAL -yə- MET ) is a village in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is in Calumet Township, Houghton County, and had 621 people at the 2020 census.