Upcoming Events
May 22 - Rummage Sale - Log Cabin 8AM - 2PM
May 30 -First Steam Train - will run every Sunday until Sept. 30th
Jun. 1 - Museum opens
Jun. 5 -Gas Engine show and Steam Train
Jun. 13 - Drive a Steam Locomotive
Jul. 1 - Organ Recital by David Short - Heritage Center 7PM
Jul. 2 - Fireworks, Steam Train 5PM til dusk
Jul. 2 & 3 - Booth in LL Park
Jul. 3 - Marilyn Monsivais on the Accordion - Heritage Center 7PM
Jul. 3 - Parade, Steam Train
Jul. 25 - Steam rides by Land, and Rail
Aug. 7 - Courtney Clisch Concert - Heritage Center 7PM
Aug. 8 - Railroad History Days - Steam Train - Railroad Equipment Demo
Sept. 11-12 - Trains, Tractors and More, Open House, Antique Tool Show
Oct. 23 - Ghost Train
Oct. 24 - Steam engine put away for the winter
Dec. 4 - Santa Train - 3PM - 7PM
Under construction - Last edited 5/2/2010
Please see our calendar for more details.
The Heritage Center and/or Log Cabin are available to rent anytime for your event. Contact us.
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Welcome to the Houghton County Historical Museum
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Lake Linden & Torch Lake Railroad |
Traprock Valley School House |
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1887 Congregational Church Heritage Center
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WPA era Leo Chaput Log Cabin |
June 1, 2010 The Houghton County Historical Museum Reopens For The Season
The Houghton County Historical Museum, once the site of the largest copper milling operation in North America is also home to the Lake Linden & Torch Lake Railroad, the one room Traprock Valley School House, an 1887 Congregational Church building now the HCHS Heritage Center, the WPA era Leo Chaput Log Cabin and the Perl Merrill Research Center which is our archives and genealogical facility.
The Houghton County Museum is located on M-26 in the Upper Peninsula of historic Lake Linden, Michigan and offers three floors of exhibits of local Copper Country mining, logging and cultural history. Some of our outdoor exhibits include a working Calumet & Hecla Mining Co. train with a 3’ gauge Porter steam engine that was used to transport various materials at their mill and smelter sites. The steam train is now used for passenger tours and interpretation of the milling operation.
Open June thru September at variable hours. Our staff is all volunteer so please call ahead. If no one is available to take your call, please leave a message and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Off season tours and field trips can be arranged by calling the museum office at 906-296-4121
For more information you may also contact president@houghtonhistory.org
The mission of the Houghton County Historical Society is to preserve, present, and interpret the history and culture of the Copper Country of Michigan, with emphasis on Houghton County and copper mining, processing and transportation. The society will pursue this mission through cooperation, collaboration, and participation with the community at large as well as other historical groups.
Houghton County Historical Museum Complex
53102 Hwy M-26 Lake Linden, Michigan
PO Box 127
Lake Linden, MI 49945
(906) 296-4121
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