Keweenaw Time Traveler

Keweenaw Time Traveler Keweenaw Time Traveler is an open access online historical atlas for Michigan's Copper Country Welcome to the Keweenaw Time Traveler! Want to get involved?

Have you ever stood at the top of Quincy Hill and wondered what it looked like at the height of copper mining? Ever walked down 5th Street in Calumet and wondered about all the people who have walked past those storefronts? This project is creating a tool that will let you drill down through layers of history in any particular location throughout Keweenaw, Houghton, and Ontonagon Counties from the

1880s up to the present day. Explore historic maps, learn the names and occupations of the people who owned and occupied old buildings, track changing equipment at mining locations, and see historic photos from museum and archive collections. Starting in 2017, we will need volunteers. Become a Citizen Historian and help us transcribe old documents, classify features of old maps, and tag properties. Plus, contribute your own family histories or personal memories of your favorite Keweenaw places. The project is just getting started. Sign up for more information and get ready to Time Travel the Keweenaw with us! Cover Photo: Courtesy of Michigan Tech Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Find us at the Quincy Mine today from 11-5!
06/18/2026

Find us at the Quincy Mine today from 11-5!

Join us at the Calumet Farmers Market! We are here until 2pm! We are right on the old 1886 rail line!
09/27/2025

Join us at the Calumet Farmers Market! We are here until 2pm! We are right on the old 1886 rail line!

Help shape the future of the Keweenaw Time Traveler Mobile app! Join us at the Calumet Farmers Market from 10-2 on Satu...
09/25/2025

Help shape the future of the Keweenaw Time Traveler Mobile app! Join us at the Calumet Farmers Market from 10-2 on Saturday!

Enjoy the beautiful fall colors at Agassiz Park and explore the 1920 plan for the park on KeTT mobile! We will be waiting for you between the Red Maple Walk and the Yellow Birch Walk.

Also check out the Michigan Tech Archives new image search where you can find the great photo of Agassiz park from 1947: https://cchi.mtu.edu/Acc-06-088A-1136

Great opportunity to have your voice heard! UP voices matter!
08/28/2025

Great opportunity to have your voice heard! UP voices matter!

Checkout this great post from the Houghton County Historical Society! Its amazing to see how much our communities have c...
08/22/2025

Checkout this great post from the Houghton County Historical Society! Its amazing to see how much our communities have changed over the years!

We are proud to help the Copper Country community share our heritage! The 2024 Governor's Award for Historic Preservatio...
07/22/2025

We are proud to help the Copper Country community share our heritage! The 2024 Governor's Award for Historic Preservation truly celebrates our whole community's passion for our heritage.

The Michigan Tech Department of Social Sciences, Geospatial Research Facility, and Michigan Tech Archives received the 2024 Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation! 🏆

Their work on the Keweenaw Time Traveler, a digital atlas of Michigan’s Copper Country, is helping preserve and share the region’s rich history. Over 45 students, faculty and staff from across campus collaborated with local partners to bring this project to life – which is now inspiring communities worldwide.

Read more about their work.👇
http://mtu.news/sS5L50VZKrM

Come join us and Superior Fab Lab at the City of Hancock's Community Hub tomorrow from 12-2! Stop by and share your memo...
06/12/2025

Come join us and Superior Fab Lab at the City of Hancock's Community Hub tomorrow from 12-2! Stop by and share your memories of the metal shop classroom before its converted into the Quincy Garage Makerspace!

This beautiful building, designed by G.L. Lockhart as stood above the Quincy green for 102 years! Check out its amazing history in the story below!

https://tinyurl.com/KeTTHS

Keweenaw Time Traveler was at the Michigan Historic Preservation Network meeting this week! Thanks for all the great q...
05/17/2025

Keweenaw Time Traveler was at the Michigan Historic Preservation Network meeting this week! Thanks for all the great questions in our session about digital storytelling. BONUS: we got to take a cruise through the Locks!

Thanks Michigan State Historic Preservation Office — it was such an honor to receive this award! If you’re a new user, l...
12/06/2024

Thanks Michigan State Historic Preservation Office — it was such an honor to receive this award! If you’re a new user, let us know what you think.

The SHPO Governor's Awards for Historic Preservation recognize transformative projects in Michigan. These projects celebrate and honor the homeowners who reh...

PSST!—Have you heard? All the buildings on the Copper Country Architects website are now mapped in the Keweenaw Time Tra...
11/30/2024

PSST!—Have you heard? All the buildings on the Copper Country Architects website are now mapped in the Keweenaw Time Traveler! Are you hitting 5th Street in Calumet for ? Check out the historic Quello Block designed in 1900 by Cowles & Eastman, architects who came to the from downstate Michigan. Find it here: https://tinyurl.com/58f9jec4

The Copper Country Architects website was made by faculty and students in Michigan Tech’s Department of Social Sciences starting in 2006. They researched the lives and local projects of the many professional architects who worked in this region from the 1880s to the 1980s. Now, all of the 150+ buildings are mapped in the Keweenaw Time Traveler! Read more about the local student who mapped them all in this recent blog post: https://tinyurl.com/5n7aa49d

You can explore the full Copper Country Architects website here: https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/cca/

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