Comment by claytonjy
3 days ago
Calumet, in the Keweenaw Peninsula (just north of Michigan Tech) was nearly made the capital, instead of Lansing, because of this!
3 days ago
Calumet, in the Keweenaw Peninsula (just north of Michigan Tech) was nearly made the capital, instead of Lansing, because of this!
It's incredible knowing this and going there today - it's a very small town with an absolutely anemic economy and extremely old homes that mostly haven't been updated. It really shows how much can change for a town in 100 years.
It is still just a little town, but the last couple years it seems to have gotten a bit more spark of money and life to it. Probably because people figured out there was cheap houses and land for sale in the area. Of course it all needs a lot of work to gut and update those old homes and other basic goods are more expensive because there ain't jack shit around except seasonal tourist shops.