Part One For decades before the onset of the Great Depression, mineral producers throughout the Lake Superior copper region suffered from a continually increasing decline in underground workers, particularly unskilled laborers such as trammers. Also included in the category were, simply, ...

Now that I got your attention, and probably made you irritated, (which my belief is no one makes you mad/irritated it’s your reaction), please let me clarify. First, every generation above us and every generation below us will state that theirs is best and the rest are “out of control”. I ...

The morning was nearly pitch black as we got outside to head to school. It was normal for it to be dark as we had the early bus arrival. It was fall. In the distance it sounded as if the bus was on the way. We could hear the motor of the bus as it was a distinct sound. We all begin to hustle to ...

In 1929, the Report of the Directors of the Quincy Mining Company boasted that production of 4 and a half million pounds of copper had been sold at an average price of just under 19 cents per pound. Most of the copper had come from development operations. The copper mining industry boomed after ...

While the Copper Country continued to see expansion in the timber and lumber industry, as well as in agriculture, copper mining continued its slow decline, particularly the Calumet and Hecla company. By 1922, its deepest shaft, the Calumet No. 4, had reached a depth of 9,070 feet, while the ...

The Copper Country beaches were incredibly well visited this month with a huge crowd of visitors at nearly every beach around — especially with temperatures soaring in the high 70s and beyond. Our locals and tourists from across the whole country were all soaking in the last of summer fun; as ...