A.E. Seamen Mineral Museum

Recognized as the primary mineral museum in the state of Michigan, the A.E. Seamen Mineral Museum has been one of the Keweenaw Historical Park’s Heritage Sites since its establishment in 1992.  The museum is located on the campus of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan.  The museum is named for professor Arthur Edmund Seaman, who worked at Michigan Tech in the late …

Calumet Theatre

Calumet Theatre The historic Calumet Theatre opened on March 20, 1900 in what was then a booming mining area.  The copper mining in the Keweenaw Peninsula was reaching its peak and the village of Calumet had a population of 4,000 residents with 30,000 within walking distance of the theatre.  For decades the Calumet Theatre was one of the premier locations for …