Eagle Harbor

The most northern point of Keweenaw County in the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan. (Map)

If fishing is your sport, try out the harbor, Bailey Lake, or some of the other many lakes and streams nearby.

Explore the ruins of nearby old mines and the local cemeteries dating back to the mid 1800's. You will especially enjoy the Central Mine Location.

Visit the Eagle Harbor Light Station and the outstanding museums.

There are also many hiking, biking and nature trails in the area. Pick up some sandwiches at the Shoreline Restaurant and head for the woods and trails.

Scuba divers will find many wrecks just off shore in the Keweenaw Underwater Preserve. Search for relics in the depths of Eagle Harbor.

Visit the old mining buildings reconstructed by the Keweenaw County Historical Society.

Fall
Come during late September and early October for the most splendid display of colored leaves you will ever see. Fall is also an especially good time for Northern Lights. The Northern Lights are also going on during the summer, but it doesn't get dark early enough for you to see the display.

Winter
Eagle Harbor is a great place for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or snowmobiling on hundreds of miles of groomed trails.

Eagle Harbor is the northernmost point of the Keweenaw Peninsula, facing Lake Superior and Canada. Be prepared for lots of snow. The lake effect snow machine really goes into action around Eagle Harbor. The Eagle Harbor area receives 16 to 20 feet of snow annually. We're not talking inches here, we are talking feet.

You are only 13 miles from Copper Harbor, so be sure to take a snowmobile ride on the Brockway Mountain Trail and enjoy sledding the the Eagles Loop between Eagle Harbor, Eagle River, and Phoenix.

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