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WWI and the CC Homefront

Ending Sept. 12. WWI and the Copper Country Homefront

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Check out what we've been doing!

Brew Street 2026

Brew Street 2026: FRI, OCT. 2, 5 - 9pm. North of KBC.

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Learn more about Brew St. 2026

Potato Festival!

OCT 24, 3-7pm - Celebrate the return of the UP Potato Festival at the Carnegie Museum!

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Potato Festival more information

SUMMER HOURS ENDING LABOR DAY

Summer hours ending. We'll be back to TUE & THU 12 - 5, SAT 12 - 4 after Labor Day.

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WWI and the CC Homefront

Ending Sept. 12. WWI and the Copper Country Homefront

WWI ex in situ

Houghton GeoTour

Newly improved this year! We've remade the c. 2012 Houghton GeoTour signs. Find them all on this map. Additional sites coming soon.

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DIY Historic Houghton Walking Tour

Design your own walking tour to Explore Historic Houghton with this MAP. Take a tour of our Residential & Municipal, Business & Commercial, or Industrial & Waterfront sites - or...

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Explore Historic Houghton MAP

Historic Houghton WALKING TOUR - New & Improved!

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Historic Houghton Tour MAP

"Rocks & Minerals of the Western UP -- Why we love them!"

NEW VIDEO!

"Rocks & Minerals of the Western UP -- Why we love them!"

NEW VIDEO: "The A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum - past, present and future" by John Jaszscak 12 March 2024.

"Rocks & Minerals of the Western UP -- Why we love them!"

"Omars & Yooperlites - tracers of glacial paths" by Bill Rose video!

Abandoned Rails & Distant Roads

Lecture video now available!

City Anniversary

Take a walk along Houghton's waterfront and view our new Village to City exhibit.

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Street Museum

Check out our Street Museum!

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Lamppost Tour Map

Copper Country Streetcars

ENJOY!

But You Should Sing!

Ray Lahikainen: Houghton Waterfront Paintings

New virtual exhibit!

Paintings by Ray Lahikainen with music by Mark Oliver & Dave Bezotte.

"The Spanish Flu . . . and Hockey"

Watch the video here!

Women's Suffrage from an African-American Perspective

We've added a new video to our "riseUP Keweenaw" playlist.

Recording of talk presented by Jessica Anderson, August 9, 2020 at KUUF Forum.

"Beyond Brothels & Bars"

Recording of live-stream Zoom event available!

"Women in Sports" video

Video of May 19 talk by Dr. Elizabeth Benyi now available!

"Beyond Brothels & Bars"

Video of live-stream Zoom event available!

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To join live-stream event, click here anytime after 6:50pm Thursday, June 18

"Notable Women in Hancock History" video

Video of April 30 talk by John Haeussler now available!

Petticoat Patriots Virtual Exhibit PDF

For PDF of exhibit only, click link below.

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Petticoat Patriots Virtual Exhibit PDF TEXT

Martin & DePasqual video from the archives

Keweenaw Natural History from the archives: "Indigenous Cultural Elements of Keweenaw & Isle Royale" by Susan Martin & Seth DePasqual

Rolf Peterson video from the archives

Keweenaw Natural History from the archives: "Wildlife of Keweenaw & Isle Royale" by Rolf Peterson, 2015

Sarah Green video from the archives

Keweenaw Natural History from the archives: "Lake Superior's natural history and future" by Sarah Green, 2014

Petticoat Patriots Virtual Tour

Virtual tour includes the exhibit and highlights from the opening reception March 5.

Changing Lake Levels

Watch the video from Feb. 18, 2020!

Keweenaw Geoheritage

Click here to view A short video by Dr. Bill Rose as part of our natural history exhibits.

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