Our Tours provide the experiences that will become the highlights of your vacation. Nothing else even comes close! Whether you love history, nature, mining, geology or just watching your child's face glow with excitement, our experiences are second to none!

Our tours are as authentic as you'll ever find. No fancy lights or modern marvels here, just real mining the way it really was! All guests are furnished with a hardhat and headlamp. There are no other lights underground, period. Trails underground are sometimes rough so wear appropriate footwear. The temperature in the mine is 48 degrees regardless of outside air temperature. A light jacket is recommended. Cameras are always welcome! Tour specific details are listed below.

 

Trammers Underground Tour

Enter the Adventure Mine by the No. 2 shaft and experience the miner's life underground. Walk through tunnels and see large rooms where pure copper and silver was removed. View copper still in place within the rock walls of the mine. Participants are provided with hard hats and headlamps. A light jacket and good walking shoes are recommended. Tour lasts 45-60 minutes. No age restrictions on this tour. See pricing below. Questions about children on this tour? Click Here

 

 

 

 

 

 Prospectors Underground Tour

 

Covering close to three times the length of our Trammers Tour, this 1-hour 20-min. hike provides experiences you won't soon forget! This tour incorporates all of the Trammers experiences and much more. Enter by the No. 1 shaft and see solid pieces of native copper weighing hundreds of pounds left behind by earlier miners. Walk through the largest rooms of the mine and past shafts to lower levels. Helmets and headlamps are provided. Some limited maneuvering through low spots is required. Trails are rough with uneven footing. A light jacket and good walking shoes are recommended. Allow at least one and a half hours of time for this tour. See pricing below. We suggest a minimum age of 8 years old. Questions about children on this tour? Click Here

 

 Miners Underground Tour

For the truly adventuresome, this excursion has no equal. If you want to try rappelling down a mine shaft in total darkness and crawling through low areas and down slopes, this is for you! This tour begins the same as our Prospectors Tour, including all aspects of it, but then parts ways by offering the most unique experience anywhere. Use a rappelling harness and gear to descend 80 feet to a lower level of the mine, crawl through several small areas, and hike through some of the oldest and most interesting parts of the mine, All participants will be provided with harness and rappelling equipment. All guides are trained in safe ropework and will provide all required instruction. Participants will possibly get muddy and wet. Anyone considering this tour must be in good physical health and able to negotiate walking on uneven and steep terrain. A light jacket, good walking shoes, and long pants are recommended. No open toed shoes. Approximately 3 hours in length, depending on number in your group. This tour includes a portion of our Historic Surface Tour. See pricing below. Suggested minimum age of 12 years old. Questions about children on this tour? Click Here

 

Historic Surface Tour

Take this 45 minute guided walking tour to learn about historic features of the Adventure Mine. You will see mine openings and shafts, prospector pits, old mine foundations, prehistoric mine workings (approx. 5000 years before present), and other historic and geologic features. Local history and geology is explained by knowledgeable guides. Walking involves some stairs and slopes and some areas of uneven terrain. Good walking shoes are recommended. Approximately 45 minutes in length. May be combined with the Trammers Tour for a reduced price. The Miners Tour includes a portion of this tour. See Pricing below.

 

Mineral Collecting Tours

If you love mining and want to add mineral collecting, we have a neighboring company that offers great mineral collecting programs on rock removed from their mine.  Click on the link here to visit their site.  www.caledoniamine.com  The Caledonia Mine is right next door to us and actually mined the same orebodies the Adventure did.  Underground tours at the Adventure and collecting at the Caledonia provide a great way to enjoy a day in Upper Michigan.  Picnic & restroom facilities available at both sites.  Transportation may be available between sites provided by the Adventure Mine depending on time of tour.

 

Group and Educational Tours

The Adventure Mining company can custom-fit activities to meet your needs. Boy/Girl Scout groups, college geology programs, school classes and many others can all take advantage of our location and knowledgeable staff. Contact us and we can help. Geology and mineral club groups are welcome, but we do not offer mineral collecting programs at this time.

New Tour Offerings

We are always working on improving our tours and adding new ones. If you visited the Adventure Mine several years ago, things are considerably different now than they were then! We also have lots of fun and unique ideas to work on this season. The Adventure contains so much history and old underground workings, we've barely scratched the surface. Check out our "Meet our Guides" page to see some pictures of new explorations conducted this past year. These may be parts of our tours next time you visit!

 

 

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING!

Prospectors and Miners tours both have a required minimum number of participants of 2. Space is limited on these tours. Please call ahead if you have a large group or strict time schedules. Participants in both of these tours must be in good health and have appropriate footwear. No open toed shoes, sandals, clogs, shoes with high heels, or other non-suitable footwear. Adventure Mining Company reserves the right to limit anyone's involvement in any tour for any reason that jeopardizes the safety of participant or staff.

Groups of 12 or more may receive a discount if arrangements are made in advance. Standard discount is 15%. Please contact us for more information.

Guests at our overlook.	Unclipping at the bottom of a rappell.   Hiking through the mine.
	Young rapeller