What is the Keweenaw Time Traveler?
The Keweenaw Time Traveler is focused on the histories of the Keweenaw Peninsula, which extends seventy-five miles into Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. This is home to the Copper Country which was the first and among the largest copper mining regions in the United States, providing three-quarters of the nation’s copper at the beginning of industrialization and electrification.
Several dominant mining companies recorded with high precision not only their industrial processes of mining, milling, and smelting, but also the changes they made to the physical, social, and urban landscapes of the region. These changes were recorded on hundreds of large-format, very detailed maps which sit preserved but scattered between various archives and museums across the region. We are bringing these collections together with other maps and municipal records into one space-time linked digital archive covering the region from about 1880–1970.
Several dominant mining companies recorded with high precision not only their industrial processes of mining, milling, and smelting, but also the changes they made to the physical, social, and urban landscapes of the region. These changes were recorded on hundreds of large-format, very detailed maps which sit preserved but scattered between various archives and museums across the region. We are bringing these collections together with other maps and municipal records into one space-time linked digital archive covering the region from about 1880–1970.
The Keweenaw Time Traveler is an online interactive historical atlas that will completely change how we learn, share, and explore the history and heritage of Michigan’s Copper Country.
Map Your History!
We will be bringing the Keweenaw Time Traveler to various public events over the next several years including Bridgefest, the Houghton County Fair, PastyFest, and others. Look for Upcoming Events in your community! We will also be holding workshops to get your feedback about how to make the Time Traveler more fun and easier to use. You can help us gather data from the maps and documents we have already scanned, and then you can begin to add your own stories of past places, people, and events in the Copper Country. Get ready to #MapYourHistory!
Want to get involved now? Click the contact us link below.
Want to Use the Keweenaw Time Traveler for Research?
Great! In fall 2017,we will offer a research geoportal where you can access all of the raw georeferenced historical maps and linked geocoded tabular datasets within our innovative historical spatial data infrastructure.
Want more info or need access now? Click on the contact us link below to reach project director Don Lafreniere.
Want more info or need access now? Click on the contact us link below to reach project director Don Lafreniere.
