Copper Harbor in most Northern town in Michigan.  It is a major tourist attraction.  In summer, many summer residents return to enjoy the cool Lake Superior breezes.  Fort Wilkins State Historical Park is a popular destination for summer tourists. Fall offers one of the best fall color displays the state has to offer.  Copper is also a popular destination for snowmobilers in the winter.  The city has several gift and fudge shops, a gas station, and a few bars.  Ferry service is available to Isle Royale.

Attractions

Astor House Museum, 560 Gratiot Street, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4449

Brockway Mountain Drive, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 337-4579

Church of the Assumption, US 41, Phoenix, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4990

Copper Harbor Lighthouse and Tours, Fort Wilkins Historic State Park, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4215.  A narrated cruise through Copper Harbor's once bustling port takes you to one of Michigan's oldest lighthouses. Restored to its original 1866 beauty overlooking the majesty of Lake Superior, you are met by a staff member from the Michigan Dept. of History who will assist you through the interior complete with furnishings from the 1866 era. Please allow one and a half hours for the round-trip tour of the Lighthouse, new Maritime Museum, with easy walking paths leading to more historical artifacts and Michigan's first commercial copper mine site. Exhibits in the 1848 lightkeeper's dwelling show why the light tower was built, how the lights worked, who maintained the light and the overall context of the site. The 1866 lighthouse features exhibits that recreate the lives of keepers and their families during the early 20th century. Accessible only by ferry from the Copper Harbor Marina mid-May thru Mid October.

Deleware Copper Mine, US-41, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4688

Estivant Pines Nature Sanctuary, Manganese Road, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 337-4579

Fort Wilkins Historic State Park, US-41 East PO Box 71, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4215

Gull Rock Light, Coastline, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 337-4579.  This lighthouse must have been one of the loneliest assignments a Lake Superior lighthouse keeper would have to endure. The island is so small that during stormy weather waves wash over the entire area, leaving only the house and its square brick tower to withstand the forces of nature.

Manganese Falls

Manitou Island Lighthouse, Manitou Island, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 337-4579.  Built in 1850 on an island at the eastern tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula, this is the oldest iron skeletal light tower on the Great Lakes. This was a particularly difficult post, isolated and very exposed. Keepers seldom served more than three years.

Dining Out

Harbor Haus Restaurant - Bed and Breakfast, 65 Brockway Avenue, PO Box 19, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4502

Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, US 41, Box 90, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906)289-4403

Mariner North Resort, 245 Gratiot Street, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4637

The North Station, 420 Gratiot Street, PO Box 42, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4335

Lodging

Absolute Serenity, 737 Harbor Lane, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (517) 202-4052

Bear Den Rental Cabin, 733 Gratiot Street, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-3483

Bella Vista Motel, 160 Sixth Street, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4213

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Brockway Inn, 882 Gratiot Street (Hwy M26), PO Box 92, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4588

Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, US 41, Box 90, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906)289-4403

Lake Fanny Hooe Resort & Campground, 505 Second Street, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4451

Mariner North Resort, 245 Gratiot Street, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4637

Minnetonka Resort & Astor House Motel, US 41, PO Box 13, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4449

Pines Resort, 174 Gratiot Street, US-41, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4222

Tamarack Inn, 512 Gratiot Street, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906)289-4522

Outdoors

Copper Country Loop Bike Route

Copper Harbor Pathway, Second Street, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4215

Evert's Snowmobile Rentals (at Lake Fanny Hooe Resort)

Fort Wilkins Historic State Park, US-41 East PO Box 71, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4215

Fred's Charters, 830 Bernard Street, PO Box 89, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4849

Hunter's Point Park, PO Box 76, Grant Township, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4292

Lake Fanny Hooe Resort & Campground, 505 Second Street, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4451

Mary Macdonald Preserve at Horseshoe Harbor, US 41, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 225-0399.

Services

Isle Royale Line Ferry Service, Waterfront Landing, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4437

Lighthouse Ferry Service, Copper Harbor Marina M26, PO Box 451, Mohawk, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4966

Shopping

The Berry Patch, 920 Gratiot Avenue, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4602

Keweenaw Agate Shop, US 41, P.O. Box 20, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906)289-4491

Laughing Loon - Crafts of the North, 240 First Street, PO Box 45, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4813

Swede's Gift Shop & Keweenaw Minerals, 260 Third Street, Copper Harbor, MI 49918, Phone: (906) 289-4596

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