Historical Marker
Gateway to Nature
Historical marker location:
West Bloomfield, Michigan
( Marker is on Orchard Lake Road, on the left when traveling north.)
at the Orchard Lake Beach Trolley Stop.
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan was once a major center for copper mining. The Keweenaw Peninsula was home to the largest concentration of copper mines in the world in the mid-19th century, and copper was an important natural resource for the state's economy.