Lighting the Way: A History of the Copper Harbor Lighthouse

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Audra Santa is a musician, speaker, and producer (video and audio); as well as a spiritual mentor, medicine woman, and sacred songstress. She is a true Medial Woman, acting as a bridge between many different worlds. The proven and probable ore reserves of the Capricorn copper mine are estimated at 8.47 million tonnes (Mt) containing 167,600t of copper metal grading 1.98% Cu. The mine comprises five deposits, namely Mammoth, Mammoth North, Esperanza-Pluto, Esperanza South, and Greenstone.

From here raw materials mined in the Upper Peninsula like iron or copper could be transported to the mills in the lower Great Lakes. Now owned by the city of Marquette, visitors can take a tour of the facility through the Marquette Maritime Museum at regularly scheduled times. Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Light a b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Hunter's Point is the name of a non-hilly point, running out from the west into Lake Superior. It was named for an early settler of the area named Hunter who owned a tract of land on what is now Hunter's Point. He is buried in the Fort Wilkins Cemetery. Today, Hunter's Island is a Grant Township park, hosting a wide variety of both flora and fauna alike. It is also a well-known stop for migratory birds. [27] [6] Don’t forget to use your Excavator Power Armor, if you own it. It will yield 4 times the amount of ores. Farming Route with lots of Copper and other metals.

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Commissioning of new process equipment reduces the project’s risk profile. The concentrator refurbishment was completed in 2017 while the mine was recommissioned in the fourth quarter of 2017. Geology and mineralisation of Capricorn copper mine Charles Corgan (1873 – 1881) cared for the Copper Harbor Lighthouse along with his son, Henry, who was a teenager.

I have resided in Copper Harbor for 25 years, and have been in the Lt. House Service 10 years and this is the first favor I have asked during that length of time. I would be willing to pay my own transfer expense providing I receive the appointment for Copper Harbor light. After summer, there’s nothing quite as breathtaking as the beautiful fall colors, the final weeks of seasonal activities and shops. If you are coming to catch the trees ablaze with color, late September-early October are typically the ‘peak color’ times. Peak color week is typically the last week for businesses to remain open, making it the perfect weekend for grabbing any last-minute holiday gifts or discounted merchandise. Copper Harbor in the Winter In addition to the main 1849 Copper Harbor Lighthouse, the Copper Harbor Front Range and Rear Range Lights, both completed in 1869, remain and are locally considered to be iconic, as well as being the subject of memorabilia. The purpose of the Copper Harbor Range Lights was to do what the main lighthouse could not; it guided vessels and their sailors past the hazardous reefs on either side of the waterway. [41] [22] a b c d e f g h i Molloy, Lawrence J. (2011). A Guide to Michigan's Historic Keweenaw Copper District: Photographs, Maps, and Tours of the Keweenaw—Past and Present. Great Lakes GeoScience. ISBN 978-0-9791772-1-7. The U.S. Coast Guard continues to maintain the range lights at Fort Wilkins Historic State Park as navigational aids to mariners seeking entry past the rugged underwater reef at Copper Harbor.

Henry Clow was the first light keeper moving to the station in February of 1849. He was accompanied by his wife and two children. Henry had to keep thirteen lamps lit throughout each night. A lighthouse tour is available, complete with a ride on a wooden double-ender launch. [9] The boat leaves from the Municipal pier in Copper Harbor, typically taking 15 minutes to reach the point. [10] See also [ edit ] Original Lighthouse, U.S. Coast Guard Archive Photo

Baltimore Beacon, Baltimore, County Cork 51°28′22″N 9°23′16″W / 51.472883°N 9.387646°W / 51.472883; -9.387646 Dyer, G.P.; Gaspar, P.P. (1992). "Reform, the New Technology and Tower Hill". In Challis, C.E. (ed.). A New History of the Royal Mint. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp.398–606. ISBN 978-0-521-24026-0. A few years later, the Central Mine, Cliff Mine, and others were opened and became successful. [12] [11] [13] [6] [9] However, by 1870 the copper resources in the community had been largely worked out. [10] [6] The newspaper continued to be published at Copper Harbor until 1848, when it was moved to Sault Ste. Marie from 1850 to 1855. Today, the periodical’s legacy continues published daily in Marquette as The Mining Journal.The most recent occupant was an assistant park manager, who used the quarters before his retirement. The tenement has been explored previously by large, multinational corporations including Esso, Battle Mountain, Aberfoyle, Newcrest, CRA and Penarroya. More than 4,500 m have been drilled historically within the Lighthouse tenement. Range Lighthouse: The 1868 Copper Harbor Range Lighthouse is shown prior to the start of restoration efforts, which are ongoing. The first beacon and signal station was manned by convicts and is believed to be on the nearby Betsy Island before being relocated to Iron Pot Island. On June 23, 1919, the characteristic of Copper Harbor Lighthouse was changed from fixed white to a white flash every three seconds, after an acetylene lighting apparatus was installed in the tower’s Fresnel lens. As the acetylene light was turned on and off by a sun valve, a resident keeper was no longer required, and Keeper Corgan moved to St. Clair Flats Canal Range after thirty-one years of service at Copper Harbor. Henry Corgan began his lighthouse career at the age of sixteen, serving as an assistant to his father, Charles Corgan, at Manitou Island, and when he retired in 1924 at age seventy, he was reportedly the oldest lighthouse keeper in Michigan. After his service at Manitou Island, Charles Corgan became keeper at Copper Harbor in 1873 and served until 1881, during which time he also served as caretaker for the abandoned Fort Wilkins.