VICTORIA

NAME: Victoria
COUNTY: Ontonagon
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Heavy snow, cold winters; warm summers
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Late Spring to Early Fall
COMMENTS: Victoria is now owned by the Society for the Restoration of old Victoria, a non-profit historical society, in cooperation with the Keweenaw Historical Park; informative tours are offered during the summer months.
REMAINS: Numerous log buildings, including one which houses a small museum.

Victoria was founded in 1858, and, it is assumed, named after Queen Victoria; it was here that the first commercial mining in the U.P. was begun (in the 18th century); its post office opened in 1899, and by World War I, had a population of nearly 800; the post office closed in 1927, and until the site was sold (in 1971), it appeared that there would be nothing left; it was at that point that local residents stepped in to save the site. Submitted by: Kurt Wenner


Victoria
Courtesy Kurt Wenner


Victoria
Courtesy Kurt Wenner


Victoria Mine
Courtesy David Johnson


Victoria
Courtesy Kurt Wenner


Victoria
Courtesy Kurt Wenner


Victoria
Courtesy Kurt Wenner

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