#oldquincymine

[railwayhistorical]

Houghton/Hancock

A few views from Houghton/Hancock: this is in the center of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the UP of Michigan.

The first images was taken at the old Quincy Mine which towers above Hancock to the north just a bit. The area is famous for the copper what was mined here.

The second and third images were made down on the water that separates the two alliterative towns. That's the Portage Canal Lift Bridge—built in 1959, it was designed for both highway and rail traffic. (The railroad ran on the lower deck but was abandoned in 1982.)

Three images by Richard Koenig; taken August 18th 2024.