 | | Good luck trying to outrun the Coast Guard's response boat harbored at its Dollar Bay base. Used for law enforcement, it has two Honda 225 hp outboards and go up to 70 mph. | Three miles east of the lift bridge, Dollar Bay is an unincorporated sawmill village whose streets parallel M-26 to the east, behind Quincy's restaurant. Turn at Quincy's, continue straight a few blocks, and you're on the village's main street. Turn right and you will eventually come to the Coast Guard's Portage Station for all of Copper Country.
 | | Known and respected nationally, Horner Flooring makes many of the country's NBA and college basketball courts. This is the rear view, showing the stacks of hardwood. | The shipping possibilities of Dollar Bay's waterfront location enabled the community to survive past its lumber town phase. Today the homes along the wooded peninsula's south facing shore are some of the area's most expensive, favored by Tech professors and others who want a shady, quiet waterfront setting that's close to Houghton. Dollar Bay's original big mill is now the home of Horner Flooring, makers of maple flooring for basketball courts (some for the NBA) and other uses. It's one of the area's largest industrial employers, and certainly its most celebrated.
 | | Dollar Bay is also the home port for the Coast Guard's rescue boat, the Portage, built for the roughest Superior conditions, it will return rightside up if it capsizes. | Dollar Bay really turns out for the Fourth of July parade and BBQ. Check www.keweenaw.info for exact date and time.
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See also: Lake Linden, Calumet, Hancock, Houghton.
QUINCY'S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
(906) 482-2118
Quincy's is a very popular gathering spot for its cozy atmosphere and extensive collection of mining memorabilia, starting with the mine train in the parking lot. (Quincy Mine replaced tram cars pushed by men with trains like this.) Don't miss the murals of miners in the restrooms.
The menu ranges from Chicago-style pizza and burgers to steaks to Mexican and daily specials, including turkey dinner on Sunday and fish on Friday - a little bit of everything, priced for local customers and visitors alike. “Great fish fry, mobbed with locals,” comments one area diner. Another writes, "My favorite is the root beer on tap."
On the lake side of M-26 in Dollar Bay, 3 miles east of the lift bridge and 7 miles south of where M-26 turns to go up the big hill in Lake Linden. Handicap access: several steps. Family-friendly. Full bar.
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