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Portage Lake (Houghton County, Mich.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Commercial Statistics and Marine Commerce through Portage Lake Ship Canals, Lake Superior, Michigan Collection

 Collection — Box SC_Box 6, Folder: 14
Identifier: MS-972
Abstract

Records, 1897-1911, of the vessels passing through Portage Lake Ship Canals, Lake Superior, Michigan.

Dates: 1897-1911

Copper Country Boat Club Collection

 Collection — Sc_box MS 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MS-064
Abstract

Collection, 1938-1939, of the Copper Country Boat Club, an organization formed in Houghton, Michigan. Scrapbook pages include the constitution, a membership list, copies of letterhead, photographs, newsletters, race material, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1938-1939

John Forester Letters

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-709
Abstract

Letters, after 1864-before 1899, written by John H. Forester to the editor of the Portage Lake Mining Gazette, a local paper published between 1864 and 1899 in Houghton, Michigan. Written as recollections of early life in the Copper Country of Michigan, always signed as "A Pioneer".

Dates: After 1864-Before 1899

John Harry Reeder Photograph Collection

 Collection — Box 1-2
Identifier: MS-025
Abstract

Photograph collection, 1954-1967, of black-and-white photographs taken by John Harry Reeder, a retired mining engineer in Houghton, Michigan. Images include Great Lakes shipping, Michigan copper mining locations, and the construction of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge.

Dates: 1954-1967

S. S. Seminole Records

 Collection — Box 1-4
Identifier: MS-131
Abstract

Records, 1934-1936, of the steamship S.S. SEMINOLE, a 188-foot steamer constructed for the U. S. Coast Guard and repurposed as a passenger ship in Houghton, Michigan after decommissioning by the Coast Guard. Includes correspondence, financial records, purchase order records, payroll records and passenger ticket stubs as well as other printed ephemera.

Dates: 1934-1936; Majority of material found in 1935 - 1935