Eagle Harbor - Michigan's Upper Peninsula

<html> <head> <title>Eagle Harbor - Michigan's Upper Peninsula</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <META Pragma: No-Cache> <META name="Pragma" No-Cache> <META Cache-control: No-Cache> <META HTTP-EQUIV="expires" CONTENT="Wed, 26 Feb 1997 08:21:57 GMT"> <META name="description" content="Quaint residential resort village on horseshoe harbor with warm swimming beach, light-house view. Copper mining's earliest commercial center (1844). Father Baraga's Catholic 1852 church open summers. Take Pine St. to pretty Pine Grove Cemetery. Excellent restaurant: Eagle Harbor Inn. 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Its rocky perch overlooks Eagle Harbor. A Lake Superior overlook is adjacent. Keweenaw Historical Society museums cover commercial fishing, mining and surveying, early Copper Harbor history, and ships and shipwrecks. ... <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/eagle_harbor_eagle_harbor_lighthouse_and_museums.html"><font color="#C82F2C">more</font></a> <p> <a name="e1214"><b>Rathbone School House.</b></a> The 1850s schoolhouse/birthplace of the Knights of Pythias secret fraternal order is a colorful Keweenaw Historical Society museum. ... <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/eagle_harbor_rathbone_school_house.html"><font color="#C82F2C">more</font></a> <p> <a name="e1215"><b>M-26 from Eagle Harbor to Copper Harbor.</b></a> Two charming CCC-era rustic parks, agate beaches, a woodland waterfall, and a nature trail with tough lichens and plants punctuate this dramatic 14-mile stretch of M-26. It features panoramic views of Superior and its rocky shoreline. ... <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/eagle_harbor_m_26_from_eagle_harbor_to_copper_harbor.html"><font color="#C82F2C">more</font></a> <p> <p>   </font> </td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   </td> </tr>  <tr> <td align="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td> </tr> </table>  </td> <td valign=top width="1%" bgcolor="#F5F5D5">  <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="9" height=500 alt="|"> </td> <td valign=top width="63%">  <table width="100%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0> <tr> <td valign=top align=center bgcolor="#018650" colspan=2> <center> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="30" height=8 alt="-"><br> <b><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-1"><a class="whitelink" href="keweenaw_peninsula.html" target="_top">Region: Keweenaw Peninsula</a></font></b><br> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="100%" height=3 alt="-"><br> <h1>EAGLE HARBOR</h1> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="30" height=8 alt="-"></center></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="63%">  <table width="100%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=8 border=0> <tr> <td align="left">  <font face="Georgia"> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=6 alt="-"><br> <table align="right" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=234> <tr> <td> <a href="eagle_harbor_map.html" target="_top"><img src="http://hunts-upguide.com/photos/112.gif" width=234 height=250 alt="Eagle Harbor minimap" border=0></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-2"> <a href="eagle_harbor_map.html" target="_top"><b>Click to enlarge</b></a> </font> </td> </tr> </table> Situated on the western shore of an beautiful horseshoe harbor with a lighthouse, Eagle Harbor is today a summer resort. Ancient frame houses and newish cottages cluster around a shallow, protected harbor and beach that's one of <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/munising_lake_superior.html" target="_top">Lake Superior</a>'s most reliably warm places to swim. Eagle Harbor was first settled in 1845 as a port serving two important early inland Keweenaw copper mines, the Copper Falls and the Central. <BR><br>It's the prettiest village in the northern Keweenaw, with just enough attractions to make it a lazily interesting place to stay: two restaurants with pie and takeout food for a picnic; easy access to <center> <table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=400> <tr> <td> <img src="http://hunts-upguide.com/photos/922.gif" width=400 height=187 alt="Eagle Harbor aerial" border=0> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"> <font face="Gill Sans Light,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-3"> Don Hunt </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-2"> <b>Once copper-shipping docks studded this fine harbor, but even before the 1900s it was becoming the sleepy resort village it is today.</b> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </center><p> <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/copper_harbor_brockway_mountain_drive.html" target="_top">Brockway Mountain Drive</a> and other excursions; several delightful local museums run by the Keweenaw Historical Society, an energetic group of old-timers and summer people. Note: Patricia and Peter Van Pelt no longer operate their memorable North Wind Books, formerly located in Eagle Harbor. It lives on as a general and regional bookstore next to Finlandia University's Finnish-American Heritage Center in <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/hancock_downtown_hancock.html" target="_top">downtown Hancock</a>. <BR><br><center> <table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=450> <tr> <td> <img src="http://hunts-upguide.com/photos/461.gif" width=450 height=212 alt="Eagle Harbor light" border=0> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-2"> <b>A light has been alerting vessels to the treacherous rocks at the harbor's entry since the 1850s.</b> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </center><p> Cedar Creek flows into Eagle Harbor from a large cedar swamp south of town. About 4 1/2 miles east-southeast of Eagle Harbor, Lookout Mountain rises 730 feet above <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/munising_lake_superior.html" target="_top">Lake Superior</a>. It is accessible by a foot trail that begins from a road just south of town. <br clear="all"> <hr> <center> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center> <hr> <p align="right"><a href="keweenaw_peninsula.html" target="_top">Back to Keweenaw Peninsula</a></p> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="37%" valign="top"> <table width="100%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=8 border=0> <tr> <td height="4" width="37%">  <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=1 alt="-"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" bgcolor="#C7302D" width="37%">  <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF"> <b> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> <font size="-1"> EAGLE HARBOR<br> RESTAURANTS,<br> LODGINGS<br> & CAMPGROUNDS </font> <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=6 alt="-"><br> <font size="-2">These are our choices, not ads.</font><br> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> </b> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top bgcolor="#FFE09B" width="37%">  <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=9 alt="-"><br> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"> <center><font size="-1" color="#C82F2C"><b>EAGLE HARBOR<br>RESTAURANTS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> The restaurant at the Shoreline Resort is closed this year, even for breakfast. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> <a name="e1325"><b>EAGLE HARBOR INN</b></a><br> (906) 489-4435 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> Nature themes and a fine view of Mount Lookout set a relaxed and pleasant tone, and the food is some of the Keweenaw's best. Pizzas are hand-tossed and pesto, Mexican, or regular toppings. The char-broiler is put to good use on burgeers and babyback ribs. Whitefish, trout, and walleye are also served. The BBQ chicken is a favorite. Homemade pies and cheesecake. Dinners range from $10-$22. In summer the bar and light-filled dining room can feel like a club for Eagle Harbor summer people. No reservations. Come early or expect a wait. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>On M-26 at the west end of Eagle Harbor. Open weekends April and Nov. Otherwise daily 11:30-9 p.m. Family-friendly. Full bar. Wheelchair-accessible.</i> <p> </font> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CDCCAD" valign="top"> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=9 alt="-"><br> <center><font size="-1" color="#C82F2C"><b>EAGLE HARBOR<br>LODGINGS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> <a name="e1217"><b>EAGLE HARBOR INN</b></a><br> (906) 289-4435 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> This simple, refurbished older motel has pleasant updated rooms and some other real plusses. It's at the edge of the charming village of Eagle Harbor, with many ways to walk over quiet back streets to the beach, harbor, and lighthouse. And it's right next to the excellent, friendly Eagle Harbor Inn, a neighborhood gathering place and destination restaurant with a small bar and a beautiful dining room with <B>panoramic view</B> of the <B>village and Mount Lookout</B>.<br> Seven rooms ($62) are on one floor, with either one queen or two doubles. All have in-room coffee and cable TV. Pay phone outside. Not air-conditioned. Guests can use the electric sauna at no extra charge. It's $5/person for others. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>On M-26 - 460 W. North St. at the west edge of Eagle Harbor. Closed in April and Nov, otherwise open year-round. Handicap access: call . Children/extra person: no extra charge. Dogs: $5, permitted in all rooms.</i> <p> <a name="e1218"><b>LAKE BREEZE</b></a><br> (906) 289-4514; (612) 721-5891 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> Fans of old summer resorts will treasure this place, with its vintage fireside gathering room, old rustic furniture, and display cases of birchbark curios, rock samples, and local memorabilia. The porch and sun porch have wonderful views of <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/munising_lake_superior.html" target="_top">Lake Superior</a>'s Eagle Harbor with its rocks and waves. 10 second-story rooms, simple and pleasant, freshened in the 1980s, have private baths. Half ($79/night for two double beds in 2004) have lake views. The others were $59 (one double bed or two twins) and $72. Reserve way ahead; many regulars return each year. The Eagle Harbor lighthouse and natural area are two doors down. Phone in office. Not air-conditioned. No TV. Morning coffee provided. Two restaurants in walking distance. As a warehouse in the 1860s, this building handled outgoing copper and timber and incoming household goods. In 1922-23 the building was remodeled into a summer hotel and tearoom. Today it's been run by four generations of the Raley family. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>Off M-26 on the west shore of Eagle Harbor; continue straight ahead when M-26 turns to parallel harbor. Open July-Labor Day. Wheelchair access: no. Children welcome. No pets.<br><br><U>The information above</U> is being updated. The revised entries will be available by the middle of July, 2005, if not earlier. <U>So be sure to check to get current prices and hours.</U></i> <p> <a name="e1220"><b>SHORELINE RESORT</b></a><br> (906) 289-4637 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> This simple 8-unit motel, under new ownership, is on a lawn right by the sandy town beach where the <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/munising_lake_superior.html" target="_top">Lake Superior</a> water is warmer than most places in this chilly lake. From the lawn chairs and from rooms it's a grand view of one of Michigan's most picturesque lighthouses across the bay. Small, simple rooms ($57-$70 summer AAA rates, $67-80 winter AAA rates) all have harbor views. Cable TV. Not air-conditioned. Phone and lounge area are in the adjoining restaurant. Marina a mile away. Four blocks to playground in town. Repeat customers make advance summer reservations a must. December & January aren't too early. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>On M-26 at the lake shore, on the east side of town. Open mid-June thru mid-Oct and during snowmobile season.<br><br><U>The information above</U> is being updated. The revised entries will be available by the middle of July, 2005, if not earlier. <U>So be sure to check to get current prices and hours.</U></i> <p> </font> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#B6DBA4" valign="top"> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=9 alt="-"><br> <center><font size="-1" color="#C82F2C"><b>EAGLE HARBOR<br>CAMPGROUNDS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> </font> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=5 align="center">  <br> <center> <font size="+1" color="#454545" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">Copyright © 1997-2007 Midwestern Guides</font> </center> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>