Why should you take a Copper Country Historic Tour?

Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula has a Rich History

There’s a reason they call this area the “Copper Country.” This peninsula was the location of the first big copper mining boom in the United States. 

Copper artifacts displayed in a local museum.

All of our Historic Tours are Research-Based

Each tour is backed by research. I have done extensive research at the Michigan Tech Archives, the Finlandia Foundation Archives, and the Keweenaw National Park Archives to develop the narrative of these historic sites.

Here I am giving an underground tour to a group.

Tours are led by a Finnish American Yooper

Being born and raised in a copper mining family, I have been inundated with the rich heritage of the Copper Country experienced by five generations of my family. I started playing hockey when I was five years old, and I have played on all the rinks that we include on our historic rink tour.

Also, I am a Finnish American who has traveled to Finland over twelve times to research the story of Finns who came to the Copper Country. I found that most worked and saved money to buy a farm either back in Finland or in Houghton, Keweenaw, or Baraga counties. I relish explaining that story.

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