COMING SOON: Keweenaw Historic GeoTrail!
This twenty cache trail will lead you on an adventure through Keweenaw National Historical Park and many of its partner Heritage Sites. We hope you enjoy the beautiful sights as you explore the copper mining history, connect with the people involved, and discover the unique geology that made it possible. Don't forget to record the portion of the cypher key hidden in this cache. Click or scan the QR code to download the Keweenaw Historic GeoTrail Passport, or click here to learn more.
NOTICE: This cache is placed with permission of the Copper Range Historical Museum. The search for this cache will NOT require you to unscrew any nuts or bolts, dig into the ground, nor pry at bricks on the building. Please be respectful of the grounds ; failing to do so may jeopardize the future of geocaching at this site.
As the Copper Range Mining Company flourished, so did its developing communities. Although the mines have now closed and some of the communities are no more, the Copper Range Historical Museum lives on to tell this important story. Housed in the former South Range State Bank and dating to the early 1900s, the museum features exhibits that show what life was like for the working class and their families during the mining era. Exhibits change yearly at the museum, a Heritage site of Keweenaw National Historical Park.
![photo: Champion mine #4 shafthouse [disrepair]. Credit: Michigan Tech Archives](https://imgproxy.geocaching.com/129154c85d3f6493a6266d73d61f572f8278b452/68747470733a2f2f63312e737461746963666c69636b722e636f6d2f352f343139382f33343638393137373130305f343461313334336165365f6f2e6a7067)