You will be looking for a small, plastic container. The code word for the passport is printed on a laminate card inside of the geocache. There is a log sheet inside.
Discover your connection to Upper Michigan’s Copper Country through heritage centers, museums, and outstanding recreational areas in this geo-trail developed by the Copper Country Trail National Byway. The Copper Country Trail National Byway is a 47-mile stretch of US-41 from Houghton to Copper Harbor in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan that follows the underground copper lode that is basis of our exciting and turbulent history.
Geocaches have been hidden at 17 participating sites throughout the Keweenaw Peninsula. All of the sites on this geo-trail represent the rich cultural and natural mosaic that the Copper Country is. The first 300 participants to locate at least 13 geocaches will receive a custom Copper Country Geo-Trail lapel pin.
To receive a lapel pin, participants must download the Copper Country Geo-Trail Passport and follow the directions.
Ahmeek Streetcar Station
The Houghton County Traction Company operated electric streetcars that were the first interurban railway available for Copper Country residents during the early 20th century. By 1908 the track reached from Houghton to Mohawk-a distance of 32 miles. If you travelled from Houghton to Mohawk at this time, it would have taken you 1 ½ hours one-way. A round-trip ticket would have cost you 25 cents.
During its peak the company ran up to 30 streetcars at a time and transported 75,000 people every year. The Ahmeek Streetcar Station was one of several stops along the route. After many years of high use, the company began to suffer. With the increased popularity of automobiles and the onset of The Great Depression, the company was forced to close in 1932.
Today, the former streetcar station has been converted into an ice cream parlor.
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