Eagle River
Copper Country along the Keweenaw Peninsula
Eagle River is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Keweenaw County.
Town Hall
The community is on M-26 on the north side of the Keweenaw Peninsula, which projects into Lake Superior. It is about 27 miles northeast of Houghton and is situated in the northwest corner of Houghton Township on the mouth of the Eagle River.
Eagle River was a boom town of the copper mining era in the Keweenaw. Copper was
discovered in 1845 at in the Cliff Range nearby, the so-called "Cliff Lode". The
land of the Eagle River community had been leased by the Keweenaw Copper Company
in 1843. It was later platted by the Phoenix Company and sold as individual
lots. The first postmaster was named on October 24, 1845. It was part of
Houghton County until Keweenaw County was organized in 1861. The profitability
of the area's copper mines had begun to decline sharply by around 1870. Without
copper traffic, the Eagle River harbor went unused and quickly became full of
silt.
Lake Superior shore line
The decommissioned Eagle River Lighthouse is on the west bank of the river on a sand bluff overlooking Lake Superior, although the view is partially obscured by condominiums.
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Sand Hills Lighthouse, Five Mile Point
stone battle cruiser
created by the WPA
Lake Shore Drive Bridge
Eagle River Falls
homes of the copper workers
