Copper Island is a local name given to the northern part of the Keweenaw Peninsula (projecting northeastward into Lake Superior at the western end of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States of America), separated from the rest of the Keweenaw Peninsula by Portage Lake and the Keweenaw Waterway. Keweenaw Peninsula (ˈkiːwənɔː roughly KEY-win-awe is the most northern part of Michigan 's Upper Peninsula. Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Keweenaw Waterway north endjpg|thumb|250px|North end of the Keweenaw Waterway on Lake Superior]]The Keweenaw Waterway is a partly natural partly manmade waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Waterway north endjpg|thumb|250px|North end of the Keweenaw Waterway on Lake Superior]]The Keweenaw Waterway is a partly natural partly manmade waterway which cuts across the The area was "isolated" by dredging in 1859 and construction (1860s) of a ship canal from Portage Lake—on the east side of the Keweenaw Peninsula—to Lake Superior on the west. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 The ship canal is 100 feet (30 m) wide and 21 feet (6 m) deep. The resulting "island" was called Kuparisaari (meaning "Copper Island") by Finnish settlers to the area. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Neither the United States Geological Survey nor the state of Michigan identify this area as an island or use this name. The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. If considered an island, Copper Island is the largest island in Lake Superior. Isle Royale is the largest naturally isolated island in Lake Superior. Isle Royale is an island of the Great Lakes, located in the northwest of Lake Superior.
The principal towns on the Copper Island end of Keweenaw Peninsula are Hancock and Calumet. Hancock is a City in Houghton County. It is the northernmost city in the U Calumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U The area is connected to the rest of the Upper Peninsula by the Portage Lake Lift Bridge, the latest in a series of bridges between Hancock and Houghton
US 41 crosses this bridge. The Portage Lake Lift Bridge connects the cities of Hancock and Houghton Michigan by crossing over Portage Lake, a portion of the waterway which cuts across Hancock is a City in Houghton County. It is the northernmost city in the U Houghton is a City in the US state of Michigan 's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper US Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami Florida. A bridge is a Structure built to span a Gorge, Valley, Road, railroad track, River, Body of water It enters Michigan at Menominee and goes north to it terminus just east of Copper Harbor at the far eastern tip of the peninsula. Menominee is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. Copper Harbor is a small Unincorporated community in northeastern Keweenaw County in the U A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus. [1]
A newspaper named Copper Island News was formerly published in Hancock and an unrelated now-defunct newspaper called the Copper Island Sentinel was published in Calumet.
The 'Copper Island Classic' is an ice hockey tournament contested annually between Hancock Central High School and Calumet High School. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice.
See also
External links
- Exploring Houghton and Hancock in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
- In-group Finnish Place Names - Michigan
Notes
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