Houghton, MI: A Walking Tour of the Copper Country

Houghton, MI: A Walking Tour of the Copper Country

Houghton, MI, located on Highway 41 in the Upper Peninsula, was named after Douglass Houghton who was Michigan’s first appointed state geologist. Douglass Houghton discovered the vast copper deposits in the Keweenaw Peninsula in 1840, and the town started to grow and develop. Houghton is the home of Michigan Technological University and the A. E. […]

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