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4 lut 2017 · The listing of ghost towns on this page isn't the complete list of communities in the Upper Peninsula that have died off, but are the most notable ones. Find out exactly what made these communities lose their residents and if any remnants of their past exist to this day. Atkinson and Gibbs City, MI. Atkinson - 1898.
WHERE ARE GHOST TOWNS IN MICHIGAN? Because of its history with natural resource extraction industries like mining and logging, you’ll find many of its ghost towns in the Upper Peninsula.
18 sty 2022 · These are seven ghost towns you won’t believe were once booming. MICHIGAN—Central Mine’s popularity was on the rise. One of many mines that opened in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the mid-to-late 19th century, it was easily one of the area’s fastest-growing copper mines.
Guest blogger Barry Winslow from Travel Marquette shares ghost stories from the most haunted places in and near Marquette, perched on the Lake Superior shoreline in Upper Michigan. From haunted lighthouses to luxury inns, these tourist attractions will leave you with a thriller of a tale to tell—perhaps even experience.
Pequaming is one of the largest still standing ghost towns in the Upper Peninsula. It stands not only as a ghost town but as a ghost of a bygone piece of a very prosperous era in the history of Michigan. The town sits about eight miles north of L’Anse on the shore of Lake Superior.
Most of the ghost towns are on Highway US-41 going from Hancock to Copper Harbor Cliff (Clifton Mine) is on Cliff Drive, turn left just before Phoenix on US-41 Eagle Harbor and Eagle River are on M-26. In general, many of the towns in the Keweenaw Peninsula were once copper mining locations.
26 paź 2016 · From hidden forest ruins to spooky graveyards to a town literally buried by a lake, the map of Michigan is still scattered with ghost towns, offering glimpses into our state's past.
