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Eagle River Museum, Eagle River, MI

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Eagle River Museum

A local-history museum in the former Eagle River school building, which also houses the Houghton Township Community Building.

5059 4th Street, Eagle River, MI · Eagle River, MI

About Eagle River Museum

The Eagle River Museum is run with the Keweenaw County Historical Society, the Keweenaw National Historical Park, and the Eagle River community. It is housed in the old Eagle River School House, which now also serves as the Houghton Township Community Building along M-26. Exhibits cover the Cliff Mine, the towns of Eagle River and Phoenix, and the Crestview recreation area. Displays include the pilot house of the S.S. Tioga, an 1852 Emerson square grand piano, and information on the mining fuse industry. Nearby memorials honor Douglass Houghton, Michigan's first State Geologist.

  • #local history
  • #mining history
  • #Lake Superior
  • #Keweenaw
  • #free admission

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