Baraga Township in Baraga County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Keweenaw Bay

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 14, 2014

1. Keweenaw Bay Marker

Inscription. This region's history is long and rich. Father Ménard, the Jesuit missionary, wintered near what is now L'Anse in 1660-1661. Near here Father Baraga set up his mission in 1843. He and the head of the neighboring Methodist mission, the Rev. J. H. Pitezel, were good friends. Furs and fish figured prominently in the bay's early history as a source of economic wealth. In the 1880's and 1890's the area's timber was cut with Baraga and Pequaming being the centers of lumbering.

Erected 1957 by Michigan Historical Commission. (Marker Number S0135.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1843.

Location. 46° 45.566′ N, 88° 29.993′ W. Marker is near Baraga, Michigan, in Baraga County. It is in Baraga Township. It can be reached from U.S. 41 0.1 miles north of Plains Cut-off Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baraga MI 49908, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

and in Copper Country.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on Lake Superior’s South Shore Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Great North Woods,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brotherhood in a Blizzard (approx. 1.4 miles away); A Happy Journey (approx. 1.4 miles away); Adrift on Ice Floe (approx. 1.4 miles away); Dog Sled Episode (approx. 1.4 miles away); L’Anse-Lac Vieux Desert Trail

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(approx. 1.4 miles away); Unum Est Necessarium (approx. 1.4 miles away); Storm On Lake Superior (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Snowshoe Priest (approx. 1.4 miles away).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 14, 2014

2. Keweenaw Bay Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,403 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.