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Eagle Harbor

This small village in the Keweenaw Peninsula is nestled around the harbor and faces north overlooking Lake Superior. Eagle Harbor is now a quaint harbor town but was a boom town in the early history of the Upper Peninsula. The red brick Eagle Harbor Lighthouse sits on the rocky entrance to the harbor and is a working lighthouse as it still guides mariners across the northern edge of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Scuba divers will find many wrecks just off shore in the Keweenaw Underwater Preserve. Relax in Eagle Harbor and watch the "lakers" (Great Lakes freighters) and "salties" (ocean going foreign ships) as they pass by upbound to Duluth or Canadian ports, or downbound to Sault Ste. Marie and the other Great Lakes.  Eagle Harbor was founded in 1845 and named after the Eagle Harbor Mining Company which used this beautiful natural harbor for their base of supply.  Edward Taylor, the first settler, built a log warehouse here in 1844.  The Eagle Harbor Mining Company located here in 1845.  The village was platted by Mr. Slaughter. It was in Houghton County until Keweenaw County was organized in 1861. .

Attractions

The Bammert Blacksmith Shop Museum, M 26, Phoenix, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4990

Central Mine Historic District, US 41, Central, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4990

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

Eagle Harbor Lighthouse and Museum, M 26, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4990. This light is located 32 miles northeast of Houghton and was built in 1851 as an octagonal brick tower with an attached dwelling. A fog signal building was added in 1895. It is still an active light and the keeper's dwelling is operated as a public museum. The Keweenaw County Historical Society operates a fascinating nautical and historical museum in the lighthouse and surrounding buildings.

Eagle Harbor Schoolhouse, Third and Center Streets, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950

Haven Falls, on Haven Creek, 8 miles Southeast of Eagle Harbor.

Holy Redeemer Church, 5th & South Streets, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 337-4579

Jacob Falls is 4 miles east of Eagle River on MI-26. This is a roadside waterfall. You can pull over across the road from the falls.

Silver River Falls, on Silver River, 3 miles East of Eagle Harbor.

Dining Out

Eagle Harbor Inn, 460 W North Street, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4435

Shoreline Resort, HC 1 Corner M-26, Box 262, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4441

Lodging

Dapple-Gray B&B & Antiques Shop, 13640 M-26, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4200

Dapple-Gray Summer Cabin, 13606 State Highway M-26, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4200

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Eagle Harbor House, 413 Front Street, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-1039

Eagle Harbor Inn, 460 W North Street, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4435

Eagle Lodge - Lakeside Cabins, Rt. 1, Box 143, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4294

Lake Breeze Resort, 299 E. North Street, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4514

Michigan Bed & Breakfast Guide, 3980 Curtisville Road, South Branch, Michigan 48761, Phone: (989) 785-0600

Northern Michigan Cabin & Cottage Rentals, 3980 Curtisville Road, South Branch, Michigan 48761, Phone: (989) 785-0600

Shoreline Resort, HC 1 Corner M-26, Box 262, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4441

Outdoors

A Superior Diver's Center, 12811 State Hwy M26, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4259

Brockway Mountain Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary, Brockway Mountain Drive, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 337-4579

Eagle Harbor Environs, M26, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 337-4579

Evert's Snowmobile Rentals (at Shoreline Resort)

Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve, at Mount Baldy, Eagle Harbor, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 225-0399

Keweenaw Shore Nature Sanctuary, M-26, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 337-4579

Keweenaw Underwater Preserve, Michigan Underwater Preserve Council, 560 N. State St. St. Ignace, MI 49781, Phone: (800) 338-6660

Lake Bailey Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary, M-26, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 337-4579

Redwyn Dunes Nature Sanctuary, M-26, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 337-4579

Tall Tales, Inc., HCI Box 154, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-6637

Services

A Superior Diver's Center, 12811 State Hwy M26, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4259

Shopping

The Carriage House, 265 Lighthouse Road, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4581

Dapple-Gray B&B & Antiques Shop, 13640 M-26, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950, Phone: (906) 289-4200

The Jampot, 6559 State Hwy M26, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950

 

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