The Portage Lake Lift Bridge is a Copper Country icon, and is the focus of photographs taken by countless tourists and locals alike. There are, however, many who remember when the lift bridge replaced a previous structure that had a swing span, which is shown in the photograph, taken in the ...
A vintage undated photograph shows the old bridge spanning Fanny Hooe Creek and the original Fort Wilkins guardhouse, before the road was widened and paved. Notice the horse-drawn freight wagon beneath the portico of the guardhouse. When constructed in 1844, the guardhouse stood at the ...
Judging by the vehicle in the lower left corner, the archival photo was taken sometime in the 1950s. This is the former St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, located on Quincy Street, in Hancock. The building on the left is the parish rectory. Walt’s Gas For Less is in the right ...
The Daily Mining Gazette invites its readers to step into the past. Included in today’s edition is one historic photo from the Copper Country. Readers are asked to identify the location shown and share a memorable experience of the location. A collection of reader responses will be ...