Hancock - Michigan's Upper Peninsula

<html> <head> <title>Hancock - 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="Profile of old Finnish mining town, recommended sights, shops, restaurants, lodgings for travelers."> <META name="keywords" content="Hancock, Keweenaw, Quincy Mine, Finlandia, Finnnish, Portage Waterway"> <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>  <a target="_top" href="http://www.wunderground.com/US/MI/Hancock.html?bannertypeclick=bigtemptr"> <img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/bigtemptr_both/language/www/US/MI/Hancock.gif" border=0 alt="Click for Hancock, Michigan Forecast" height=94 width=185></a> <br> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=20 height=3 alt="---"><br>  <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>HANCOCK<br>POINTS<BR>OF INTEREST</b></font><br> </center> <font color="#263692" size="-2"> <p> <a name="e1165"><b>Quincy Mine. Hoist, and Tram.</b></a> The U.P.'s best all-around mine tour combines geology, a gee-whiz tram ride, social history, monumental engineering technology, and an optional underground experience at one of Copper Country's two richest mines. ... <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/hancock_quincy_mine__hoist__and_tram.html"><font color="#C82F2C">more</font></a> <p> <a name="e1166"><b>McLain State Park.</b></a> Two miles of beautiful <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/munising_lake_superior.html" target="_top">Lake Superior</a> beach, a lighthouse pier, and 443 diverse acres provide wonderful beach and woodland walks, good birding, and stunning sunset views for campers and day visitors alike. ... <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/hancock_mclain_state_park.html"><font color="#C82F2C">more</font></a> <p> <a name="e1338"><b>Portage Waterway.</b></a> The 21-mile stretch of water results from an ancient fracture of Keweenaw's spine of hard rock ... <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/hancock_portage_waterway.html"><font color="#C82F2C">more</font></a> <p> <a name="e1163"><b>Downtown Hancock.</b></a> Unlike many downtowns, Hancock's remains a one-stop business center with many useful shops, a department store, resale stores, arty specialty stores and galleries, a toy store, gun shop, home-owned bank, and bookstore with specialties in regional, the environment, and Scandinavia. ... <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/hancock_downtown_hancock.html"><font color="#C82F2C">more</font></a> <p> <a name="e1162"><b>Finlandia University/Finnish-American Heritage Center.</b></a> Finlandia University (the U.P.'s only private college) and the associated Finnish-American Heritage Center form the U.S. epicenter of Finnish culture. They offer exhibits and lectures. ... <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/hancock_finlandia_university_finnish_american_heritage_center.html"><font color="#C82F2C">more</font></a> <p> <a name="e1164"><b>Keweenaw Co-op Natural Foods & Groceries.</b></a> A great place to stop for picnic and camping provisions, with a tasty deli section, gourmet and international fare, unusual sauces and bulk foods, and an impressive selection of wines ... <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/hancock_keweenaw_co_op_natural_foods___groceries.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>HANCOCK</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> <center> <table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=399> <tr> <td> <img src="http://hunts-upguide.com/photos/955.gif" width=399 height=182 alt="Hancock 2" 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>Hancock lies just below what had been one of the world's most productive copper mines, its tall silver hoist house a Keweenaw icon. Quincy Mine's heyday was decades ago, and Hancock has gently declined ever since.</b> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </center><p> Once you cross the bridge to Hancock from Houghton, it's a short but twisty path as you follow U.S. 41 to reach Hancock's main shopping street, Quincy, a one-way street heading west. <br><br> <table align="right" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=250> <tr> <td> <a href="houghton_hancock.html" target="_top"><img src="http://hunts-upguide.com/photos/574.gif" width=250 height=218 alt="Houghton-Hancock minimap" border=0></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-2"> <a href="houghton_hancock.html" target="_top"><b>Click to enlarge</b></a> </font> </td> </tr> </table> Hancock was first settled in the 1860s. It grew large and prosperous with the <B>Quincy Mining Company</B> just up Quincy Hill. Quincy was nicknamed "Old Reliable" for the steady dividend checks paid to its fortunate stockholders.<br><br>Hancock's siting on such a steep hillside did not prove ideal. Its north-south streets are a challenge in winter. Originally half a dozen <B>large natural gullies</B> made deep vertical cuts in the hillside. Laboriously the gullies were filled in, creating today's streets of <B>Ravine,</B> <B>Tezcuco, </B>and<B> Montezuma</B>. (The two latter names recall Mexican mining.)<br><br><center> <table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=500> <tr> <td> <img src="http://hunts-upguide.com/photos/954.gif" width=500 height=375 alt="McKinley home 2" border=0> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"> <font face="Gill Sans Light,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-3"> DonHunt </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-2"> <b>This photo doesn't do justice to the flamboyant beauty of the grounds of this McKinley St. hillside home. What's more, this Quincy Hill spot has a spectacual view across the Waterway (see below).</b> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </center><p> Throughout the 20th century and today Hancock has been the most <B>Finnish city in America</B>. Now about 40% of its residents are of Finnish heritage. It was named after the famous colonial-era American, John Hancock, president of the Continental Congress in at the time of the American Revolution. (He was the richest man to sign the constitution, with the biggest signature. Less well remembered and retold is the source of his and his family's wealth: smuggling.) <br><br>Edward Steichen, the influential American photographer, grew up in Hancock.<B> Mary Chase Perry </B>Stratton, founder of Detroit's illustrious Pewabic Pottery, lived here until the age of 10. Her childhood home at 222 Hancock (the lower street in the one-way pair that whisks traffic through town) is thought to be Hancock's oldest building. <br><br>Although Houghton, the county seat, is now larger, for a long time Hancock was bigger. In 1930 Hancock's population was 5,800, compared with Houghton's 3,800. But Houghton, with its state university, has grown in recent decades while Hancock has shrunk with the collapse of mining and the aging of its once fertile population. <br><br><center> <table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=600> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-1"><b>...continued below...</b></font> <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> <tr> <td> <img src="http://hunts-upguide.com/photos/953.gif" width=600 height=214 alt="McKinley vista" 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>Here's the vista on Quincy Hill from the porch of the house pictured above.</b> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </center><p> The <B>Quincy Mining Company</B> just above Hancock was started in 1848 by Boston-based investors and closed in 1945. It had the deepest mineshaft in America, 9,100 feet. In 1913, near its peak, "the Quincy" employed 1,483. The first part of the big <B>Quincy Smelter</B> on the Portage Waterway <B>in Ripley</B>, just east of Hancock, was erected in 1861. <B>Its ruins </B>remain a <B>local landmark</B> which the Keweenaw National Historic Park hopes to turn into a visitor center. <br><br>The beautiful old houses just east of the lift bridge in <B>East Hancock</B> were built by mining officials and prosperous businessmen. Most all of Hancock's and Houghton's larger buildings from 1900 and earlier make good use of <B>reddish sandstone</B> (commonly called brownstone) from quarries at nearby Jacobsville at the eastern entrance to the Keweenaw Waterway, 20 miles away. <br><br>In the late 19th century, <B>increasingly depressed rural conditions</B> in <B>Finland </B>coincided with an acute need for workers in the expanding Keweenaw copper mines. Mining companies sent <B>agents to Scandinavia</B> to recruit. So many Finns came to the Upper Peninsula that they became the region's largest ethnic group. Without previous mining experience, Finns had the mines' most menial and dangerous jobs. By 1910 Hancock had attracted so many Finnish mine workers that it had gained an overwhelmingly Finnish character, which it retains today.<br><br>The visual <B>flavor of Hancock and the Quincy Mine circa 1900</B> can be seen at the <B>"historic photo gallery" </B>under the history section near the bottom of the city's useful, information-packed site, <a target="_top" href="http://www.cityofhancock.com">www.cityofhancock.com</a> . <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"> HANCOCK<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>HANCOCK<br>RESTAURANTS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> See also: Houghton, Calumet, Laurium, Lake Linden, Freda, Tapiola, Chassell.<br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> <a name="e1170"><b>GEMIGNANI'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT</b></a><br> (906) 482-2902 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> Gemignani's (JIM-in-YAN-eez) has highly recommended homemade specialties: gnocchi and ravioli (meat, cheese, or a surprisingly good cheese and raisin). This is the place for pasta, in the opinion of one food-lover and his vegetarian wife. Another repeat customer comes for the veal and chicken marsala, and because it's a quiet place to talk. The family recipe for the thick Northern Italian meat sauce is from the old Gino's, an area landmark. Garlic-cream sauce is a vegetarian option. Nice crusty dinner rolls. Big portions. Sandwich menu, too. Dishes like baked chicken with rosemary potatoes are on special. Homemade pies. Espresso drinks and Italian sodas. Now smoke-free. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>512 Quincy/ U.S. 41 toward the west end of <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/hancock_downtown_hancock.html" target="_top">downtown Hancock</a>, across from Finnish Cultural Center and Finlandia. Mon-Fri 11-9, Sat 5-9. Wheelchair access: 1 step. Family-friendly. Beer & wine.</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>HANCOCK<br>LODGINGS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> See Houghton for availability notes. See also: Calumet, Lake Linden, South Range, Chassell.<br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> <a name="e1171"><b>RAMADA INN WATERFRONT</b></a><br> (906) 482-8400 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> The Ramada is the area's only hotel with both a dining room and dockage. (Houghton's Super 8 has docks but no dining.) The ample front lounge with fireplace is a comfortable gathering room as well as a morning breakfast area where an expanded <B>continental breakfast</B> is served. The attractive Upper Deck Restaurant has good food, live music and dancing generally Wednesday through Saturday. The adjoining outdoor seating area has a good view of the lift bridge. Conferences and community groups use the large meeting room.<br>        The light-filled two-story <B>indoor pool room</B>, small inside seating area, and larger <B>outdoor terrace</B> also have good bridge views. It's a squarish playground pool, about 32 feet long. A hot tub sits in a corner, open to the rest of the vaulted space. There's an adjacent electric sauna. A <B>guest laundry</B> is a nice extra.<br>         Walkers have a lot to explore: the artistic <B>labyrinth-garden</B> across the parking lot (see Hancock points of interest), the <B>nearby marina</B> with occasional spectacular boats, and, to the west, bits of public waterfront boardwalk and park. Walk up the steep hill and you'll be in historic <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/hancock_downtown_hancock.html" target="_top">downtown Hancock</a>. Venture across busy U.S. 41 at Dave's Service, go up Dunstan Street alongside it, to explore the rich early 20th-century residential architecture of East Hancock.<br>        51 rooms, half facing the water, are on two floors with interior corridors. All rooms have coffeemakers, hair dryers, irons, cable TV, plus a table and chair. Wireless internet access. There's well-maintained contemporary furniture and subdued floral decor. Standard doubles with two queens are $85 in summer and winter, $80 in off seasons (2004 prices). Minifridges come with whirlpool rooms (they have pullout sofas, too), all king executive suites, and some queen rooms. Open year-round. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>99 Navy St. From Houghton and bridge, go right on M-26, in 500 feet go right again to marina, then right under bridge. Wheelchair access: 3 rooms. Children: 17 and under free. $5/extra person. No pets.</i> <p> <a name="e1172"><b>BEST WESTERN COPPER CROWN MOTEL</b></a><br> (906) 482-6111 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> This well-maintained, 46-room older motel right in <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/hancock_downtown_hancock.html" target="_top">downtown Hancock</a> offers more than meets the eye - AND it's the least expensive area lodging with an indoor pool. Its two stories are oriented around an inner parking area, so traffic noise from U.S. 41 is more muted. It's an easy walk to Finlandia University and Hancock's shops, taverns, galleries, restaurants. There's an interior door to the Kaleva Cafe, known for breakfast; nearby Gemignani's is among the area's better restaurants. Walkers can easily reach historic East Hancock and hillside neighborhoods. It's fun - and safe - to walk across the lift bridge to <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/houghton_downtown_houghton.html" target="_top">downtown Houghton</a>. (Better stay on the west side and, if the traffic's really bad, circle round under the bridge to get to downtown.) <br>    Simple shared decks by the inner parking area let guests sit out over coffee. There's complimentary <B>continental-plus breakfast</B> served in a common room that's open throughout the day as a <B>gathering spot</B> with microwave and <B>refrigerator</B> for guests to use. A spa and medium-size <B>freeform pool</B> are in a simple room with a few windows, enlivened by a northwoods mural. An electric sauna adjoins. The basement conference room is sometimes rented for weekend birthday parties for children who use the pool. The Copper Crown caters to snowmobilers with <B>heated garage parking for sleds</B>; trailers are sandwiched into the adjoining parking lot.<br> Attractively decorated rooms are up to Best Western standards, which currently means coffeemakers, irons, cable TV, at least one queen bed (typically two), good sound insulation, and desks or square work tables and nearby phone with data port. High-speed internet is in the works for some rooms. Standard rooms were $59 for two in summer, 2004. King rooms have one or more easy chairs. Room sizes vary. None have interesting views. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>Downtown between east- and westbound U.S. 41 at 235 Hancock (entrance off Ravine, two blocks west of the corner where downtown begins). Handicap access: 4 rooms, no roll-in showers. Children: under 12 free, $3 extra person. Dogs: 2 pet rooms, $6/dog/night. </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>HANCOCK<br>CAMPGROUNDS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> See also: Houghton, Lake Linden, Twin Lakes, Eagle River. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> <a name="e1167"><b>HANCOCK CITY CAMPGROUND</b></a><br> (906) 482-7413; winter (906) 482-2720 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> Conveniently located <B>on the Portage Waterway</B> a mile west of Hancock, this pleasant campground offers good services (showers, cable TV, dump station, pay phones, asphalt drive, newspapers). 61 RV sites ($18) with 30 amp service and cable TV are in a grassy area with some trees.<br> 15 quite private tent sites ($12/night) are <B>tucked among mature pines</B> and cedars. <B>A delightful short walk</B> goes through a secluded waterfront natural area to the small Hancock<B> beach</B> and grassy park. Mature pines and birches frame grand water views, right where the waterway makes a dramatic 90-degree turn toward <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/munising_lake_superior.html" target="_top">Lake Superior</a>. (For spectacular lakeside sunsets, go to <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/hancock_mclain_state_park.html" target="_top">McLain State Park</a>, 6 miles west on M-203.)<br> <B>Reservations</B> are pretty much a must for July and August. <i> Jan. 2008</i> <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>On M-203. 1 mile west of the lift bridge. (Where U.S. 41 turns uphill, continue straight on Quincy/203.) Open mid-May thru mid-Oct. Handicap access: call. Dogs OK on 6-foot leash, not left alone. </i> <p> <a name="e1169"><b>McLAIN STATE PARK</b></a><br> (906) 482-0278; reservations (800) 44-PARKS <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> 103 modern campsites ($22/night when water is on for showers and toilet, $18 otherwise) plus 6 minicabins ($45/night, sleep 4) are in long asphalt loops along <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/munising_lake_superior.html" target="_top">Lake Superior</a>. A larger rustic cabin sleeping 8 is off by itself. There are 30 amp hookups for electricity but not water. Water and a dump station are by the office. A <B>playground</B> is near the picnic shelter by the main entrance and headquarters. <B>Spectacular sunsets</B> provide evening entertainment. The beach, which changes in depth and sandiness every year, can be reached from the campground. <br>    The<B> two-mile beach </B>along most of the 443-acre park is <B>backed by dunes and woods</B>. See <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/hancock_mclain_state_park.html" target="_top">McLain State Park</a> as a point of interest for details on the trail system. Winter camping is no longer possible, per a directive from Lansing, but the <B>rustic cabin</B> is used by<B> skiers</B>, snowshoers, and <B>snowmobilers</B>. Vault toilets are available year-round. For online info and reservations, see <a target="_top" href="http://www.michigan.gov/dnr">www.michigan.gov/dnr</a> and then click on the blue icon Online campground and harbor reservations. At this point, to get info about park, click on state park & rec areas map & info and click on Houghton County map. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>On M-203 eight miles north of Hancock, eight miles west of Calumet. Open year-round. Flush toilets and showers function from May 15-Oct 15, weather depending. State park sticker required: $6/day residents, $8 for nonresidents, or $24 and $29 a year. 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