Calumet ( or ) is a

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in the

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of the

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Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

. The village is located within Calumet Township, Houghton County, and had a population of 621 at the 2020 census. Calumet was once the center of Michigan's copper mining industry. The village is home to a unit of

Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a federal-local ...

, and also includes the

Calumet Downtown Historic District The Calumet Downtown Historic District is a historic district located in Calumet, Michigan, on 5th Street and 6th Street, between Scott Street and Pine Street. It is also known as the Red Jacket Downtown Historic District, reflecting the origi ...

, listed on the

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(NRHP). Most of the village itself is also included within the

Calumet Historic District The Calumet Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District that encompasses most of the village of Calumet, Michigan. The district was designated in 1989 for the community's importance in the history of the region's copper mining i ...

, a larger area which is NRHP-listed and which is a National Historic Landmark District.

History

What is now Calumet was settled in 1864, originally under the name of

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, for a Native American Chief of the

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. Until 1895 the name "Calumet" was used by the nearby town of

Laurium Lavrio, Lavrion or Laurium (; (later ); from Middle Ages until 1908: Εργαστήρια ''Ergastiria'') is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greece. It is part of Athens metropolitan area and the seat of the municipality of Lavreotik ...

; present-day Calumet was not legally named so until 1929. Red Jacket grew due to the copper mines in the area. It was incorporated as a town in 1867. The copper mines were particularly rich; the Boston-based

Calumet and Hecla Mining Company The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company was a major copper-mining company based within Michigan, Michigan's Copper Country. In the 19th century, the company paid out more than $72 million in shareholder dividends, more than any other mining company ...

produced more than half of the United States' copper from 1871 through 1880. In addition to copper mining and smelting, the region also supported the

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industry and truck

farming Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

. Many immigrants (from Poland and other countries) settled there in the late 19th century. Calumetvictims-1913

By 1900, Red Jacket had a population of 4,668, and Calumet Township, which contained Red Jacket and nearby mining towns, had a population of 25,991. However, in 1913, Red Jacket suffered from the

Copper Country Strike of 1913–1914 The Copper Country strike of 1913–1914 was a major strike affecting all copper mines in the Copper Country of Michigan. The strike, organized by the Western Federation of Miners, was the first unionized strike within the Copper Country. It was ...

, and the population began to decline. In the same year, the town was the site of the

Italian Hall Disaster The Italian Hall disaster (sometimes referred to as the 1913 Massacre) was a tragedy that occurred on Wednesday, December 24, 1913, in Calumet, Michigan, United States. Seventy-three people – mostly striking mine workers and their families � ...

. Striking miners and their families were gathered on

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for a party in

Italian Hall Italian Hall was a two-story commercial and recreational building in Calumet, Michigan, built in 1908 and demolished in 1984. Two prior buildings known popularly as "Italian Hall" had stood on the site. The first floor housed commercial space wit ...

, when the cry of "fire" precipitated a stampede that crushed or suffocated seventy-three victims, over half of them children under ten years old. The identity of the person(s) who started the stampede has never been determined. Folk singer

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's 1945 song, "

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", is based on this event. Loss of wartime demand caused the copper price to drop following

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. With the decreased demand for copper, thousands left Red Jacket in the 1920s, many moving to

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, where the

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industry was booming. During the

Great Depression The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939. The period was characterized by high rates of unemployment and poverty, drastic reductions in industrial production and international trade, and widespread bank and ...

, almost all mines were shut down. As a result, many miners and their families left to find work. In 1950, the population of Calumet was 1,256 people. Small-time mining continued in the area, particularly during

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, until it was shut down completely by a labor strike in 1968. In 1984, Calumet's name was borrowed by Hollywood. Calumet was moved from Michigan to Colorado, where it was invaded by Soviet paratroopers in the original ''

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'' film. Producer and screenwriter Kevin Reynolds was a seasonal resident of the Keweenaw Peninsula.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all of it land. Calumet is at an elevation of above sea level. The village of Calumet sits on of underground mine shafts, drifts and stopes, empty for many decades. Large portions of the

are located inside the village limits, mostly covering the intricate complex of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company's main operations.

Transportation

Major highways

* passes just outside village limits, and serves as a primarily southwest–northeast route on

Copper Island Copper Island is a local name given to the northern part of the Keweenaw Peninsula (projecting northeastward into Lake Superior at the western end of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States of America), separated from the rest of the Kewe ...

. The highway can be used to access

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and Houghton about to the southwest, and further on to cities like Marquette and

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. Immediately southeast of Calumet is an intersection with M-26, which can be used to access

and

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. * passes immediately north of the village. The route is a primarily recreational route, providing access to McLain State Park and the

Keweenaw Waterway The Keweenaw Waterway is a partly natural, partly artificial waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan; it separates Copper Island from the mainland. Parts of the waterway are variously known as the Keweenaw Waterway, Portage ...

between Calumet and Hancock.

Airport

Houghton County Memorial Airport Houghton County Memorial Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) southwest of the central business district of Calumet, a village in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. The a ...

(KCMX), largely in nearby Oneco, serves Calumet, Houghton County and the surrounding communities.

Train

Calumet was host to a number of railroad routes, including: * The

Copper Range Railroad The Copper Range Railroad was a former United States, U.S. Class I railroad that operated from 1899 to 1972 in the western Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan. History The Copper Range Railroad was incorporated in 1899 as a successor to ...

traveled through Calumet and continued northeast to the

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s at

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. * The Hecla & Torch Lake Railroad, which carried ore from the mines in the village off to the stamp mills in

. * The

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also operated here.

People and culture

Food

One of the biggest parts of the food culture of not only Calumet, but the entire

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, is the

pasty A pasty () or Cornish pasty is a British baked turnover pastry, a variety of which is particularly associated with Cornwall, but has spread all over the British Isles, and elsewhere through the Cornish diaspora. It consists of a filling, ty ...

. This was a main part of copper miners' diets. A pasty is a mixture of meat, potatoes, rutabaga, carrots and onions wrapped in a crust made of flour and lard. Traditionally Cornish, they have even sparked local events such as the Pasty Fest, where there are eating contests (with consumption of pasties, of course), games, events, and even a tug of war event where the losers take a dive into an inflatable

pool Pool may refer to: Bodies of water * Swimming pool, usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming * Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings * Tide pool, a roc ...

filled with

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Theatre

The Calumet Theatre is a theater and opera house which opened in 1900. In 1898, the copper mining industry was booming, and the town had an enormous surplus in its treasury. The town council decided to spend some of the surplus on a theater. The theater hosted a large number of famous actors, musicians, and opera singers. With the closing of the mines, the theater became a movie theater and fell into general disrepair for many years. In 1975, the town began a large project to repair and restore the theater, which is now used for many local and touring productions. The theatre was added to the

on August 5, 1971, and is also a Michigan State Historic Site. The Theatre was the original recording venue of the ''Red Jacket Jamboree'', an old-time radio variety show heard on Michigan

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stations including

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and WNMU Public Radio 90.

Summer activities

Every two years there is an all-school reunion for the graduates of Calumet High School. Many activities occur at this time, including a classic car show and parade. Calumet July 2007 Car Show

Pasty Fest is a one-day event that takes place every summer downtown Calumet. The event celebrates the pasty, which was brought over by Cornish miners in the mid 1800s. The meat and vegetable "pie" became a staple for miners throughout the Upper Peninsula. The event includes a parade, street fair, live music, a pasty eating contest and a competition among restaurants for the best pasty.

Public education

Public education in Calumet is served by Public Schools of Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw. High school education is served by Calumet High School, whose teams are known as the "Copper Kings".

Media

Calumet is the

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for CW network affiliate

WBKP WBKP (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Calumet, Michigan, United States, serving the Central and Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan as an affiliate of The CW Plus. It is owned by Morgan Murphy Media alongside Ishpeming-licensed ...

, channel 5, who shares studio facilities with Ishpeming-licensed

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network affiliate

WBUP WBUP (channel 10) is a television station licensed to Ishpeming, Michigan, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for the Central and Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is owned by Morgan Murphy Media alongside Calumet-licensed CW+ ...

(channel 10) on Wright Street in west Marquette while their transmitter is located on Tolonen Hill near unincorporated Painesdale in Adams Township. Calumet is primarily served by the Marquette media market.

Churches

St. Paul the Apostle Church

St. Paul the Apostle Church, formerly known as St. Joseph's Catholic Church, was formed in 1889 by Slovenian immigrants who came to the Calumet area to work in the booming copper mines. The first church that they built burnt down in 1902, but the church was rebuilt in sandstone by 1908. The church "rises authoritatively over the village like a cathedral of medieval Europe." When the church was completed, the cost of construction was an amazing $100,000. It is constructed of local

Jacobsville sandstone Jacobsville Sandstone is a red sandstone formation, marked with light-colored streaks and spots, primarily found in northern Upper Michigan, portions of Ontario, and under much of Lake Superior. Desired for its durability and aesthetics, the sa ...

, and features beautiful stained glass windows, a custom-built 19’ by 18’ pipe organ, and a beautifully painted interior. The interior of the church remains virtually unchanged architecturally. In 1966, four of the five Catholic churches in the Calumet area were forced to merge because of the low number of parishioners and economic constraints. This included St. Anne's (the French church), St. John's (the Croatian church), St. Mary's (the Italian church), and St. Joseph's. The combined parish is housed in the old St. Joseph's building, and has changed its name to St. Paul the Apostle Church. Today, they have a large and active congregation, which pays for the upkeep of the church.

Protestant churches

The city, at one time, Calumet had six active Lutheran churches (two of which were

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), three Methodist churches, as well as an Episcopal, Congregationalist, Baptist and Presbyterian church. Today, only one Lutheran, Baptist, Methodist, and Episcopal church remain open. Additionally, another Baptist church has opened. Two of the former Lutheran churches and the Presbyterian church are still standing today but are not in use.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 726 people, 376 households, and 161 families residing in the village. The

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was . There were 512 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.8%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races.

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or Latino people of any race were 2.5% of the population. There were 376 households, out of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 23.4% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 57.2% were non-families. 48.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.93 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age in the village was 40.4 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 879 people, 387 households, and 136 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 491 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.98%

, 0.23% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were

or Latino of any race. 35.7% were of Finnish, 10.3%

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, 9.3% Irish, 7.1% United States or American, 7.0%

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and 6.5%

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ancestry according to Census 2000. 95.7% spoke

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, 3.0%

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and 1.2% Finnish as their first language. There were 387 households, out of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 19.9% were

living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 64.6% were non-families. 58.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.85 and the average family size was 3.12. In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 24.8% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $17,404, and the median income for a family was $22,750. Males had a median income of $21,667 versus $18,125 for females. The

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for the village was $12,111. About 29.0% of families and 35.0% of the population were below the

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, including 50.5% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.

Elections

Attractions

Some of the notable attractions in the village include: * The Calumet Theatre, which opened in 1900, is one of the first municipality built theaters in the United States. * The old 1898 Red Jacket Fire Hall on 6th Street is a Keweenaw Heritage Site and is listed on the

. It was built using

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from the

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. Today it houses the Copper Country Firefighters Museum. *The Calumet and Hecla Library at 101 Red Jacket Avenue, was said to have contained more volumes in its collection than the Michigan state library. * The Calumet Visitor Center, a museum of the region's mining history operated by the

, located in an old

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lodge. *The Keweenaw Storytelling Center, located in a historic

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building in the

, is the recording location of ''

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'' variety show. *The

is listed as a

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of the United States, and is also on the

. * The

Calumet Colosseum The Calumet Colosseum is an ice hockey arena in Calumet, Michigan, built in 1913. It was only a few years younger than the Matthews Arena, which opened in 1910 and then burned down in 1918. The building is a three-story, barrel roof structure. It ...

is the oldest continuously operating ice rink in North America. * The Lions Park is a park with lake viewing and trails and also disc golf

Notable people

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, head football coach of Notre Dame and

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Rip Bachor Ludwig Aloysius "Rip" Bachor (December 10, 1901 – December 11, 1959) was an American professional football player who was a tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Wolverines during the 1928 NFL season. Bachor was born i ...

, football player * Carmen L. Browne, author and illustrator * Bill Burich,

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player for the

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* Ferdinand J. Chesarek,

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general during the

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and

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recipient *

Anna Clemenc Anna "Big Annie" Klobuchar Clemenc (March 2, 1888 – July 27, 1956; pronounced "Clements") was an American labor activist. Born in Calumet, Michigan, she founded and served as president of the local Women's Auxiliary No. 15 of the Western Federa ...

(aka "Big Annie") labour activist and regional heroine *

Brian Despain Brian Despain is an artist whose work has appeared in galleries, in video games, on book covers and in role-playing games. Career Despain has worked as a graphic designer, 3D modeler, photo retoucher, and illustrator. He worked for ten years in ...

, artist associated with ''

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'' *

John Entenza John Entenza (December 4, 1905 – April 27, 1984) was one of the pivotal figures in the growth of American modernism: in the fields of environmental, architectural, landscape, and product design; and fine arts, and artisan crafts; in post-wa ...

, architect known for his

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designs *

Jeff Finger Jeffrey John Finger (born December 18, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey defenceman (ice hockey), defenseman who played in the National Hockey League from 2006-2010 with the Colorado Avalanche and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Finger ...

, professional ice hockey player who resides in Calumet during the summertime * Norm Harvey, football player *

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, former chairman of

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and

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* Fred Larson, football player *

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Gallery

File:Fifth Street 2017.jpg, Looking down historic Fifth Street in 2017 File:Calumet Theater P1180054.jpg, The Calumet Theater on 6th Street in 2004 File:CALUMET MICH DOWNTOWN DSC01895.JPG, Downtown Calumet, including one of the historic wooden churches File:Italian Hall Site 2018 4.jpg, The site of the now-razed

. This was the site of the

Italian Hall disaster The Italian Hall disaster (sometimes referred to as the 1913 Massacre) was a tragedy that occurred on Wednesday, December 24, 1913, in Calumet, Michigan, United States. Seventy-three people – mostly striking mine workers and their families � ...

, one of the most tragic events in American labour history and the climax of a bloody, tense strike. The event changed the

Keweenaw 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 northeasterly into Lake Superior, forming Keweenaw Bay. The peninsula is part ...

forever. File:Calumet in 2016.jpg, The Village of Calumet in 2016 File:Miskatonic Club Calumet MI.jpg, The Miscowaubik Club of Calumet in 2011 File:CalumetColosseumMichigan.jpg, Calumet Colosseum, the world's oldest operating indoor ice arena File:Keweenaw Storytelling Center.jpg, Christmas window display at the Keweenaw Storytelling Center File:Kweenaw Storytelling Center, Calumet, Michigan.jpg, Keweenaw Storytelling Center located on 5th Street (2020) File:Calumet6th Street.jpg, 6th Street, looking north File:Proscenium stage at the Calumet Theatre.jpg, Interior of the Calumet Theatre on 6th Street

References

External links

Calumet Public Schools
{{authority control Company towns in Michigan Houghton micropolitan area, Michigan Villages in Houghton County, Michigan Populated places established in 1864 1929 establishments in Michigan