Douglass Houghton
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Douglass Houghton was an American geologist and medical doctor, primarily known for his exploration of the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. It was the site of a copper boom and extensive copper mining
Douglass Houghton Oil on board by Alvah Bradish (1850)
Keweenaw Peninsula
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The Keweenaw Peninsula is a peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Part of the greater landmass of the Upper Peninsula, the Keweenaw Peninsula projects about 65 miles northeasterly into Lake Superio
View of Lake Superior from Brockway Mountain, near Copper Harbor in Keweenaw County
Cross-section of the Lake Superior basin showing the tilted strata of volcanic rock that form both the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale
Keweenaw Snow-mometer north of Mohawk on US 41
Some shelf ice remains along the shore of the peninsula as most of the ice breaks away; taken at 11:12:06 AM Central Standard Time on February 20, 2021 from the International Space Station