Upcoming Events
Jun. 1 - Museum opens
Jun. 4 -Keweenaw Brewgrass Concert
Jun. 17 - Invitational Tour and Luncheon
Jul. 3-5 - Steam Train, Fireworks and July 4th Weekend Train
Jul. 3-4 - Booth in Lake Linden Park
Jul. 18 - 1 pm Michigan's Columbus, The Life of Douglass Houghton
Presentation and Book signing by Author, Steve Lehto
Jul. 18 - 7 pm Courtney Clisch Concert
Aug. 1-2 - Railroad History Days
Aug. 2 - Home Tour
Aug. 4 - David Short Recital
Sep. 12-13 - Fourth Annual Harvest Market
Sep. 12-13 - Trains, Tractors and More, Open House, Antique Tool Show
Oct. 24 - Ghost Train
Dec. 6 - Santa Train
Please see our calendar for more details.
The Heritage Center and/or Log Cabin are available to rent anytime for your event. Contact us.
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Welcome to the Houghton County Historical Museum
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Lake Linden & Torch Lake Railroad |
Traprock Valley School House |
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1887 Congregational Church Heritage Center
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WPA era Leo Chaput Log Cabin |
June 1, 2009 The Houghton County Historical Museum Reopens For The Season
The Houghton County Historical Museum, once the site of the largest copper milling operation in North America is also home to the Lake Linden & Torch Lake Railroad, the one room Traprock Valley School House, an 1887 Congregational Church building now the HCHS Heritage Center, the WPA era Leo Chaput Log Cabin and the Perl Merrill Research Center which is our archives and genealogical facility.
The Houghton County Museum is located on M-26 in the Upper Peninsula of historic Lake Linden, Michigan and offers three floors of exhibits of local Copper Country mining, logging and cultural history. Some of our outdoor exhibits include a working Calumet & Hecla Mining Co. train with a 3’ gauge Porter steam engine that was used to transport various materials at their mill and smelter sites. The steam train is now used for passenger tours and interpretation of the milling operation.
Open June thru September at variable hours. Our staff is all volunteer so please call ahead. If no one is available to take your call, please leave a message and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Off season tours and field trips can be arranged by calling the museum office at 906-296-4121
For more information you may also contact president@houghtonhistory.org
The mission of the Houghton County Historical Society is to preserve, present, and interpret the history and culture of the Copper Country of Michigan, with emphasis on Houghton County and copper mining, processing and transportation. The society will pursue this mission through cooperation, collaboration, and participation with the community at large as well as other historical groups.
Houghton County Historical Museum Complex
53102 Hwy M-26 Lake Linden, Michigan
PO Box 127
Lake Linden, MI 49945
(906) 296-4121
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