Freda - Michigan's Upper Peninsula

<html> <head> <title>Freda - 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="Our profile & history for visitors to Freda in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan's Upper Peninsula."> <base href="http://hunts-upguide.com/"> <link href="/style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <center> <table width="100%" bgcolor="#F5F5D5" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0> <tr> <td width="18%" colspan=2 height=82 bgcolor="#306799" valign="top"> <table width="100%" cellpadding=22 cellspacing=0 border=0> <tr> <td align="left"> <b><font size="-2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"> <font color="#FEE384">We welcome<br> your comments<br> experiences &<br> corrections.<br></font> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=10 height=8 alt="---"><br> <a class="whitelinkunderlined" target="_top" href="http://hunts-upguide.com/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/dehunt/feedback.pl">E-mail us</a> </font> </b> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="63%" height=82 bgcolor="#306799" align="center" valign="top"> <table cellpadding=22 cellspacing=0 border=0> <tr> <td align="center"> <img src="/images/online_words.gif" width=386 height=13 alt="The online version of the popular regional travel book""><br> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=500 height=2 alt="---"><br> <nobr><font color="#FFFFFF" size="+2" face="Georgia,Times New Roman,Times"><b>Hunts' Guide to Michigan's UPPER PENINSULA</b></font></nobr><br> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=500 height=7 alt="---"><br> <img src="/images/candid_words.gif" width=391 height=13 alt="A candid guide to enjoying and understanding the U.P."> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign=top width="1%" bgcolor="#F5F5D5" rowspan=3>  <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=9 height=25 alt="|"></td> <td width="18%" rowspan=3 valign="top"> <a target="_top" href="/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/dehunt/click.pl?nextfile=http://hunts-upguide.com/up_travel_map.html"><img src="/ads/Small_map_ad_ver_6.gif" border=0 ALT="UP Travel Map ad" width=160 height=418></a> <p>  <center> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=5 width="100%" height=9> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=790 height=9 alt="---"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="17%">  <table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top">  <table width="100%" cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0 border=0 bgcolor="#306799"> <tr> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#306799"> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-2"> <b> <a class="sidebar" href="/" target="_top">Home</a><br> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="85" height="5"><br> <a class="sidebar" href="keweenaw_peninsula.html" target="_top">Back to Keweenaw Peninsula</a> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="85" height="20"><br> </b> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%"> <table width="100%" border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=10 bgcolor="#FFE09B"> <tr> <td align="left"> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=100 height=10 alt="-"><br> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-1"> <center><font color="#C82F2C"><b>FREDA<br>POINTS<BR>OF INTEREST</b></font><br> </center> <font color="#263692" size="-2"> <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>FREDA</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> Named for the daughter of a mining company owner, Freda sits on a high sandstone bluff overlooking <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/munising_lake_superior.html" target="_top">Lake Superior</a> west of Houghton. It's one of several Keweenaw shoreline settlements that grew up around a <B>stamping mill</B>. Copper mining companies had to take copper-bearing rock brought up from the mines and <B>concentrate the ore</B> into much purer ingots which could be <B>shipped long distances </B>to customers. This required a stamping plant to grind up the rock. The process used lots of water to separate the copper from other materials, so stamping mills were sited along lakes.<br><br>The <B>Copper Range Company </B>built the <B>Freda stamping mill</B> below the big bluff in 1899. The company also <B>laid out the village</B>, built <B>employee housing</B>, installed water mains, and created a fire department. By 1910 Freda had 500 residents. Freda's park, long since abandoned, was once a popular weekend destination by train for people in the area. The stamping mill finally closed in 1967, leading to the loss of the Freda post office.<br><br>Freda is literally at the <B>end of the road</B>. The only way out is back the way you came from Beacon Hill and Redridge. The road to Freda is called <B>Covered Road</B> because of the way trees arch over it and form a tunnel. In <B>fall color season</B> it's a popular excursion to drive out this way to Freda, enjoy the view, and have a meal or piece of pie at the Superior View Restaurant. <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"> FREDA<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>FREDA<br>RESTAURANTS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> See also: Houghton, Hancock, Chassell.<br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> <a name="e1129"><b>SUPERIOR VIEW RESTAURANT</b></a><br> (906) 482-7563 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> This homey spot occupies a cheerfully remodeled old copper company office overlooking <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/munising_lake_superior.html" target="_top">Lake Superior</a>. It has built a good seasonal business with home cooking and daily dinner specials (about $6-$7.50 including homemade bread or potato or onion rings, and salad). <U>All prices are from 2001</U>. There's turkey on Thursday, lake trout or cod on Friday, BBQ ribs Saturday, baked ham Sunday, and Salisbury steak Monday. The menu ranges from sandwiches (the burger is under $2), soups, chili, and meal-size salads to dinners ($7 to $10) of steamed cod, fried chicken, steak, and beef tenderloin. Homemade pies are about $1.75/slice. Dessert specialties include a baked crust vanilla pudding and the Chipper Special, a three-layered torte.<br> Brothers Clyde and Leo Durocher started the restaurant in 1974. With Leo's death, his wife and Clyde continue to run it today. <B>Photos from Freda's mining boom</B> are on the walls, along with pictures of all the sixth-graders Clyde has taught. No credit cards. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>At the entrance to Freda, about 14 miles west of Houghton. Take Hougton Canal Road northwest along the Portage Waterway, turn west on either Smelts Rd./Covered Road or on Liminga Road. Open from 1st weekend of May through sometime in October. From Father's Day to Labor Day open Thurs-Mon noon to 9. Closed Tues & Wed. In spring and fall, open Fri 5-9, Sat 4-9, Sun noon to 9. Wheelchair-accessible. Family-friendly. No alcohol.</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>FREDA<br>LODGINGS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> </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>FREDA<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>