“In the kingdom of copper, there are two major provinces,” Time Magazine stated on Sept. 21, 1936. “One is the U.S., bounded by a towering tariff wall (4¢ per lb.). The other is the world outside.” In the “world outside”, the article states, copper men have low production costs ...

Spring, summer and fall are great months to get out the whole family working together on making firewood. Nothing is more essential than making firewood in the Copper Country. We need it. We love it. The cold weather here demands it. When frosty days and nights come, firewood heat is the best ...

By the mid-1930s, tractors were more and more finding favor with farmers. Modern machinery, in conjunction with modern farming methods, including chemical applications, were increasing agricultural yields. In the Copper Country, a high percentage of farmers benefited from new and improved ...

Admit it or not, we are all wannabe artists. At one time or another, in one way or another, we feel the need to express ourselves. The question is how – vocally? In gestures? In what medium? This is the story of one person who took over 80 years, in an effort to make people see beauty as he ...

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 ...