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'''Calumet''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|æ|l|j|uː|ˈ|m|ɛ|t|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Calumet, Michigan.wav}} {{respell|KAL|yoo|MET}} or {{IPAc-en|local|ˌ|k|æ|lj|ə|ˈ|m|ɛ|t}} {{respell|KAL|yə|MET}}) is a [[Village (United States)|village]] in the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Upper Peninsula]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The village is located within [[Calumet Charter Township, Michigan|Calumet Township]], [[Houghton County, Michigan|Houghton County]], and had a population of 621 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

Calumet was once the center of Michigan's [[Copper mining in Michigan|copper mining industry]]. The village is home to a unit of [[Keweenaw National Historical Park]], and also includes the [[Calumet Downtown Historic District]], listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP). Most of the village itself is also included within the [[Calumet Historic District]], a larger area which is NRHP-listed and which is a National Historic Landmark District.

== History ==
[[File:Calumet5thStreet.jpg|thumb|left|Fifth Street, looking north, Red Jacket circa 1910]]
[[File:CalumetHecla.jpg|thumb|left|View of Calumet & Hecla Company town circa 1910]]

What is now Calumet was settled in 1864, originally under the name of '''[[Red Jacket]]''', for a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] Chief of the [[Seneca tribe]]. Until 1895 the name "Calumet" was used by the nearby town of [[Laurium, Michigan|Laurium]], [[Michigan]]; present-day Calumet was not legally named so until 1929.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digarch.lib.mtu.edu/showbib.aspx?bib_id=603837#|title=MTU Digital Archive}}</ref>

Red Jacket grew due to the copper mines in the area. It was incorporated as a town in 1867. The copper mines were particularly rich; the Boston-based [[Calumet and Hecla Mining Company]] produced more than half of the United States' copper from 1871 through 1880.<ref>Horace J. Stevens (1902) ''The Copper Handbook'', v.2, Houghton, Mich.: Horace J. Stevens, p.1457,1466.</ref>  In addition to copper mining and smelting, the region also supported the [[dairy]] industry and truck [[farming]]. Many immigrants (from Poland and other countries) settled there in the late 19th century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://calumetmi.blogspot.com|title=The Polish Pioneers of Calumet, Michigan|website=calumetmi.blogspot.com}}</ref>

[[File:Calumetvictims-1913.jpg|thumb|left|Italian Hall Disaster victims in rough caskets, 1913]]
By 1900, Red Jacket had a population of 4,668, and [[Calumet Township, Michigan|Calumet Township]], which contained Red Jacket and nearby mining towns, had a population of 25,991. However, in 1913, Red Jacket suffered from the [[Copper Country Strike of 1913–1914]], and the population began to decline. In the same year, the town was the site of the [[Italian Hall Disaster]]. Striking miners and their families were gathered on [[Christmas Eve]] for a party in [[Italian Hall]], when the cry of "fire" precipitated a stampede that crushed or suffocated seventy-three victims, over half of them children under ten years old. The identity of the person(s) who started the stampede has never been determined. Folk singer [[Woody Guthrie]]'s 1945 song, "[[1913 Massacre]]", is based on this event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/calumet-italian-hall-disaster/|title=Zinn Education Project|website=zinnedproject.org}}</ref>

Loss of wartime demand caused the copper price to drop following [[World War I]]. With the decreased demand for copper, thousands left Red Jacket in the 1920s, many moving to [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]], where the [[automobile]] industry was booming.

During the [[Great Depression]], almost all mines were shut down. As a result, many miners and their families left to find work. In 1950, the population of Calumet was 1,256 people. Small-time mining continued in the area, particularly during [[World War II]], until it was shut down completely by a labor strike in 1968.

[[File:Calumet, Michigan panorama c1900.jpg|900px|thumb|center|Calumet c. 1900 from east (Oak Street in foreground; note the twin steeples of St. Paul's in right center)]]

==Geography==
It is bordered on the north by Calumet Township, on the south by the unincorporated towns of [[Newtown, Michigan|Newtown]] and Blue Jacket,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfhn.com/houghton/archivestemp/r26301.txt|title=Richards Family Obituaries Houghton Co., Michigan}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| first=Katerine Bishop
 | last=Eckert
 | title=Buildings of Michigan (Society of Architectural Historians)
 | publisher=Oxford University Press, USA
 | isbn=0-19-509379-8
 | pages=461
 | year = 1995|edition=Reprint}}
</ref> on the east by Blue Jacket and Calumet Township, and on the west by Yellow Jacket and Calumet Township. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.20|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=February 20, 2011 }}</ref>

Calumet is at an elevation of {{convert|1209|ft|m}} above sea level. The village of Calumet sits on {{convert|2000|mi|km}} of underground mine shafts, drifts and stopes, empty for many decades. Large portions of the [[Keweenaw National Historical Park]] are located inside the village limits, mostly covering the intricate complex of the [[Calumet and Hecla Mining Company|Calumet and Hecla Mining Company's]] main operations.

==Transportation==

=== Major highways ===

* {{jct|US|41|state=MI}} passes just outside village limits, and serves as a primarily southwest–northeast route on [[Copper Island]]. The highway can be used to access [[Hancock, Michigan|Hancock]] and [[Houghton, Michigan|Houghton]] about {{Convert|10|mi|km}} to the southwest, and further on to cities like [[Marquette, Michigan|Marquette]] and [[Escanaba, Michigan|Escanaba]]. Immediately southeast of Calumet is an intersection with [[M-26 (Michigan highway)|M-26]], which can be used to access [[Laurium, Michigan|Laurium]] and [[Lake Linden, Michigan|Lake Linden]].
* {{jct|M|203|state=MI}} passes immediately north of the village. The route is a primarily recreational route, providing access to [[McLain State Park]] and the [[Keweenaw Waterway]] between Calumet and Hancock.

===Airport===
[[Houghton County Memorial Airport]] (KCMX), largely in nearby Oneco, serves Calumet, Houghton County and the surrounding communities.

=== Train ===
Calumet was host to a number of railroad routes, including:

* The [[Copper Range Railroad]] traveled through Calumet and continued northeast to the [[stamp mill]]s at [[Gay, Michigan|Gay]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Calumet: Copper Country Metropolis|last=Engel|first=Dave|publisher=River City Memoirs|year=2002|isbn=0-9722292-0-5|location=Rudolph, Wisconsin}}</ref>
* The [[Hecla & Torch Lake Railroad]], which carried ore from the mines in the village off to the stamp mills in [[Lake Linden, Michigan|Lake Linden]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=A Guide to Michigan's Historic Keweenaw Copper District: Photographs, Maps, and Tours of the Keweenaw—Past and Present|last=Molloy|first=Lawrence J.|year=2011|publisher=Great Lakes GeoScience |isbn=978-0-979-1772-1-7}}</ref>
* The [[Mineral Range Railroad]] also operated here.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

==People and culture==

===Food===
One of the biggest parts of the food culture of not only Calumet, but the entire [[Copper Country]], is the [[pasty]]. This was a main part of copper miners' diets. A pasty is a mixture of meat, potatoes, rutabaga, carrots and onions wrapped in a crust made of flour and lard. Traditionally Cornish, they have even sparked local events such as the Pasty Fest, where there are eating contests (with consumption of pasties, of course), games, events, and even a tug of war event where the losers take a dive into an inflatable [[Swimming pool|pool]] filled with [[ketchup]].

===Theatre===
[[File:CalumetTheatre CalumetMI.jpg|thumb|[[The Calumet Theatre|The historic Calumet Theatre]] opened on March 20, 1900.|alt=]]

The [[The Calumet Theatre|Calumet Theatre]] is a theater and opera house which opened in 1900. In 1898, the copper mining industry was booming, and the town had an enormous surplus in its treasury. The town council decided to spend some of the surplus on a theater. The theater hosted a large number of famous actors, musicians, and opera singers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calumettheatre.com/history.htm|title=History of the Calumet Theatre|access-date=May 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622174036/http://www.calumettheatre.com/history.htm|archive-date=June 22, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> With the closing of the mines, the theater became a movie theater and fell into general disrepair for many years. In 1975, the town began a large project to repair and restore the theater, which is now used for many local and touring productions. The theatre was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on August 5, 1971, and is also a Michigan State Historic Site.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25337646|title = Michigan Single Properties Finding Aid|series = File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Michigan, 1964 - 2013}}</ref> The Theatre was the original recording venue of the [[The Red Jacket Jamboree|''Red Jacket Jamboree'']], an old-time radio variety show heard on Michigan [[Public Radio|public radio]] stations including [[Interlochen Public Radio]] and WNMU Public Radio 90.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.miningjournal.net/news/front-page-news/2018/12/red%e2%80%88jacket%e2%80%88jamboree/|title=RED JACKET JAMBOREE}}</ref>

===Summer activities===
Every two years there is an all-school reunion for the graduates of Calumet High School. Many activities occur at this time, including a classic car show and parade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clk.k12.mi.us/reunion|title=all school reunion|access-date=June 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618002541/https://www.clk.k12.mi.us/reunion|archive-date=June 18, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Calumet July 2007 Car Show.jpg|thumb|Classic cars seen in a parade in Calumet Township|alt=]]

Pasty Fest is a one-day event that takes place every summer downtown Calumet. The event celebrates the pasty, which was brought over by Cornish miners in the mid 1800s. The meat and vegetable "pie" became a staple for miners throughout the Upper Peninsula. The event includes a parade, street fair, live music, a pasty eating contest and a competition among restaurants for the best pasty.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mininggazette.com/news/2018/08/copper-country-festival-weekend-pasty-rules-in-calumet/ |title=Copper Country Festival Weekend: Pasty rules in Calumet {{!}} News, Sports, Jobs - The Mining Gazette |website=www.mininggazette.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820202142/http://www.mininggazette.com/news/2018/08/copper-country-festival-weekend-pasty-rules-in-calumet/ |archive-date=2018-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Michigan: Off the Beaten Path|last=Dufresne|first=Jim|publisher=Globe Pequot|year=2016|isbn=978-1-4930-2635-7|location=Guilford, Connecticut}}</ref>

== Public education ==
Public education in Calumet is served by [[Public Schools of Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=CLK Schools |url=https://www.clkschools.org/#! |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=www.clkschools.org}}</ref> High school education is served by [[Calumet High School (Calumet, Michigan)|Calumet High School]], whose teams are known as the "Copper Kings".<ref>{{Cite web |title=CLK Schools |url=https://www.clkschools.org/high.php |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=www.clkschools.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Calumet High School |url=https://calumetathletics.org/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=calumetathletics.org}}</ref>

== Media ==
Calumet is the [[city of license]] for [[The CW|CW]] network affiliate [[WBKP]], channel 5, who shares studio facilities with [[Ishpeming, Michigan|Ishpeming]]-licensed [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] network affiliate [[WBUP]] (channel 10) on Wright Street in west [[Marquette, Michigan|Marquette]] while their transmitter is located on Tolonen Hill near [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated]] [[Painesdale]] in [[Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan|Adams Township]]. Calumet is primarily served by the Marquette media market.

==Churches==

===St. Paul the Apostle Church===
[[File:St. Paul the Apostle Church.JPG|thumb|upright|St. Paul the Apostle Church]]

St. Paul the Apostle Church, formerly known as St. Joseph's Catholic Church, was formed in 1889 by Slovenian immigrants who came to the Calumet area to work in the booming copper mines. The first church that they built burnt down in 1902, but the church was rebuilt in sandstone by 1908.<ref>{{cite book |last=St. Joseph’s Church of Calumet, Michigan. |year=1965 |chapter=Diamond Jubilee St. Joseph’s Church Calumet, Michigan |title=History of St. Joseph's Parish |pages=16–18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfhn.com/houghton/stjoseph-calumet1940/003.aspx |work=Copper Country Online Files |title=St. Joseph's Golden Jubilee - Calumet, Michigan |pages=16–28 |year=1940 |access-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref> The church "rises authoritatively over the village like a cathedral of medieval Europe."<ref name="eckert">{{Eckert-Buildings of Michigan}}
</ref>{{rp|476}} When the church was completed, the cost of construction was an amazing $100,000. It is constructed of local [[Jacobsville sandstone]], and features beautiful stained glass windows, a custom-built 19’ by 18’ pipe organ, and a beautifully painted interior. The interior of the church remains virtually unchanged architecturally.<ref>{{cite book| title=St. Paul the Apostle Church pamphlet ''Taken from the information center in the back of St. Paul the Apostle church''}}</ref>  In 1966, four of the five Catholic churches in the Calumet area were forced to merge because of the low number of parishioners and economic constraints. This included St. Anne's (the French church), St. John's (the Croatian church), St. Mary's (the Italian church), and St. Joseph's. The combined parish is housed in the old St. Joseph's building, and has changed its name to St. Paul the Apostle Church.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dioceseofmarquette.org/parishhistory.asp?parishID=143|title=Diocese of Marquette|website=www.dioceseofmarquette.org}}{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Today, they have a large and active congregation, which pays for the upkeep of the church.<ref>{{cite book |first=Edward
| last=Yarbrough
| title=Church Architecture in the Calumet – Laurium Settlement Area, MI: A study of ethno-religious forms, regional building material, social history, and preservation issues
| type=Thesis
| publisher=University of Oregon
| page=49
| year=1996}}</ref>
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===Protestant churches===
The city, at one time, Calumet had six active Lutheran churches (two of which were [[Laestadian]]), three Methodist churches, as well as an Episcopal, Congregationalist, Baptist and Presbyterian church.

Today, only one Lutheran, Baptist, Methodist, and Episcopal church remain open. Additionally, another Baptist church has opened. Two of the former Lutheran churches and the Presbyterian church are still standing today but are not in use.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/11/the-churches-of-calumet/ |title=The Churches of Copper Country |access-date=September 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911071758/http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/11/the-churches-of-calumet/ |archive-date=September 11, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 2140
|1890= 3073
|1900= 4668
|1910= 4211
|1920= 2390
|1930= 1557
|1940= 1400
|1950= 1256
|1960= 1139
|1970= 1007
|1980= 1013
|1990= 830
|2000= 879
|2010= 726
|2020= 621
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 726 people, 376 households, and 161 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3630.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 512 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2560.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 2.5% of the population.

There were 376 households, out of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 23.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 57.2% were non-families. 48.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.93 and the average family size was 2.78.

The median age in the village was 40.4 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 879 people, 387 households, and 136 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|4,524.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 491 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,527.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. 35.7% were of [[Finnish people|Finnish]], 10.3% [[Germans|German]], 9.3% [[Irish American|Irish]], 7.1% United States or American, 7.0% [[French people|French]] and 6.5% [[Italian people|Italian]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 95.7% spoke [[English language|English]], 3.0% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and 1.2% [[finnish language|Finnish]] as their first language.

There were 387 households, out of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 19.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 64.6% were non-families. 58.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.85 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 24.8% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $17,404, and the median income for a family was $22,750. Males had a median income of $21,667 versus $18,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $12,111. About 29.0% of families and 35.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 50.5% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Elections==
{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 95%;"
|+ '''Presidential election results'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://decisiondeskhq.com/data-dives/creating-a-national-precinct-map/ |title=Creating a National Precinct Map – Decision Desk HQ |access-date=September 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820073655/https://decisiondeskhq.com/data-dives/creating-a-national-precinct-map/ |archive-date=August 20, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.31%''' ''137''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.96% ''95''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.73% ''25''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.46% ''110''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.34%''' ''112''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''5''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|44% ''110''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.8%''' ''132''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.2% ''8''
|}
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== Attractions ==
Some of the notable attractions in the village include:

* The [[The Calumet Theatre|Calumet Theatre]], which opened in 1900, is one of the first municipality built theaters in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606152448/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/6007.htm|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/6007.htm|archive-date=June 6, 2011|website=Michigan Centre for Geographic Information|title=Calumet Theatre}}</ref>
* The old 1898 Red Jacket Fire Hall on 6th Street is a Keweenaw Heritage Site and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. It was built using [[Jacobsville Sandstone]] from the [[Keweenaw Bay]]. Today it houses the Copper Country Firefighters Museum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.keweenawheritagesites.org/site-UP_Firefighters_Museum.php|title=Copper Country Firefighters History Museum|website=KeweenawHeritageSites.org|access-date=May 3, 2019|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411095849/http://www.keweenawheritagesites.org/site-UP_Firefighters_Museum.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*The Calumet and Hecla Library at 101 Red Jacket Avenue, was said to have contained more volumes in its collection than the [[Michigan state library]].<ref name=":1" />
* The Calumet Visitor Center, a museum of the region's mining history operated by the [[Keweenaw National Historical Park]], located in an old [[Oddfellows]] lodge.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://home.nps.gov/kewe/learn/photosmultimedia/calumet-visitor-center.htm|title=Keweenaw Notes - Calumet Visitor Center|publisher=National Park Service|format=Video|author=Lucas Westcott}}</ref>
*The Keweenaw Storytelling Center, located in a historic [[F. W. Woolworth Company|Woolworth's]] building in the [[Calumet Historic District]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mininggazette.com/news/front-page/2024/03/keweenaw-storytelling-center-to-establish-local-radio-station/|work=Mining Gazette|title=Keweenaw Storytelling Center to establish local radio station|date=Mar 5, 2024|author=Graham Jaehnig}}</ref> is the recording location of ''[[The Red Jacket Jamboree]]'' variety show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.redjacketjamboree.org/abouthistory.html|title=About/History|website=RedJacketJamboree.org|access-date=June 15, 2024}}</ref>
*The [[Calumet Historic District]] is listed as a [[National Historic Landmark|National Historic Landmark District]] of the United States, and is also on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2059&ResourceType=District|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029013707/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2059&ResourceType=District|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 29, 2011|title=National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)|date=October 29, 2011|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
* The [[Calumet Colosseum]] is the oldest continuously operating ice rink in North America.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.usahockeymagazine.com/article/2013-03/100-years-young-calumet-colosseum|title=100 Years Young: Calumet Colosseum|author=Craig Stancher|date=March 2013|magazine=USA Hockey Magazine}}</ref>
* The Lions Park is a park with lake viewing and trails and also disc golf

==Notable people==
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*[[Hunk Anderson]], head football coach of [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] and [[Chicago Bears]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hunk Anderson (1974) - Hall of Fame |url=https://footballfoundation.org/honors/hall-of-fame/hunk-anderson/1368 |access-date=2025-11-18 |website=National Football Foundation |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Rip Bachor]], football player
*[[Carmen L. Browne]], author and illustrator<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carmen L. Browne Biography {{!}} Annex Galleries Fine Prints |url=https://www.annexgalleries.com/artists/biography/3249/Browne/Carmen |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=www.annexgalleries.com}}</ref>
*[[Bill Burich]], [[Major League Baseball]] player for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
*[[Ferdinand J. Chesarek]], [[United States Army]] general during the [[Second World War]] and [[Purple Heart]] recipient<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ferdinand Chesarek |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient/recipient-102289/ |access-date=2025-11-18 |website=Hall of Valor: Medal of Honor, Silver Star, U.S. Military Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Anna Clemenc]] (aka "Big Annie") labour activist and regional heroine<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anna Klobuchar Clemenc - Keweenaw National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/kewe/anna-klobuchar-clemenc.htm |access-date=2025-11-18 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Brian Despain]], artist associated with ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''
*[[John Entenza]], architect known for his [[American modernism|modernist]] designs
*[[Jeff Finger]], professional ice hockey player who resides in Calumet during the summertime
*[[Norm Harvey]], football player
*[[Bill Ivey]], former chairman of [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] and [[National Endowment of the Arts]]
*[[Fred Larson (American football)|Fred Larson]], football player
*[[Jack Lester (boxer)|Jack Lester]], heavyweight boxer
*[[Allan MacRae]], theologian and co-founder of the [[Biblical Theological Seminary]] in [[Hatfield, Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allan Alexander MacRae Manuscript Collection |url=https://pcahistory.org/mo/macrae/index.html |access-date=2025-11-18 |website=pcahistory.org}}</ref>
*[[Russ McLeod]], football player
*[[Stanley Muirhead]], football player
*[[Joseph G. Pinten]], Catholic bishop of [[Superior, Wisconsin]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bishop Pinten (1922-1926) |url=https://catholicdos.org/bishop-pinten |access-date=2025-11-18 |website=Diocese of Superior |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Jack Real]], [[aerospace]] pioneer and associate of [[Howard Hughes]]
*[[Paul D. Rogers]], U.S. Army [[Major general (United States)|Major general]] and Michigan's 34th [[State adjutant general]]
*[[Percy Ross]], self-made multi-millionaire<ref>{{Cite web |title=PERCY ROSS – St Louis Park Historical Society |url=https://slphistory.org/rosspercy/ |access-date=2025-11-18 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[John Sherf]], 1st US-born [[Stanley Cup]] Champion
*[[Albert Joseph Smith]], Marine and [[Medal of Honor]] recipient<ref>{{Cite web |title=Albert Joseph Smith {{!}} Interim 1920 - 1940 {{!}} U.S. Marine Corps {{!}} Medal of Honor Recipient |url=https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/albert-j-smith |access-date=2025-11-18 |website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Paul Smith (composer)|Paul J. Smith]], music composer; wrote compositions for [[Disney]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul Smith |url=https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/paul-smith/ |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=D23 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[James Tolkan]], actor, known for his roles in films ''[[Back to the Future]]'' and ''[[Top Gun]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=James Tolkan {{!}} Actor, Director |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0866055/ |access-date=2025-11-18 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Charlie Uksila]], professional hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles Uksila - Class of 1974 |url=https://upshf.com/inductees/bios/Charles_Uksila |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame}}</ref>
*[[Dominic Vairo]], football player for the [[Green Bay Packers]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwiebert |first=Emily Riippa |date=2021-12-10 |title=Flashback Friday: The Family Downstairs |url=https://blogs.mtu.edu/archives/2021/12/10/flashback-friday-the-family-downstairs/ |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=Michigan Tech Archives Blog |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Rudy Zunich]], ice hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rudy Zunich Stats and News {{!}} NHL.com |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/rudy-zunich-8449690 |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=250px heights=250px>
File:Fifth Street 2017.jpg|Looking down historic Fifth Street in 2017
File:Calumet Theater P1180054.jpg|The Calumet Theater on 6th Street in 2004
File:CALUMET MICH DOWNTOWN DSC01895.JPG|Downtown Calumet, including one of the historic wooden churches
File:Italian Hall Site 2018 4.jpg|The site of the now-razed [[Italian Hall]]. This was the site of the [[Italian Hall disaster]], one of the most tragic events in [[Labor history of the United States|American labour history]] and the climax of [[Copper Country strike of 1913–14|a bloody, tense strike]]. The event changed the [[Copper Country|Keweenaw]] forever.
File:Calumet in 2016.jpg|The Village of Calumet in 2016
File:Miskatonic Club Calumet MI.jpg|The Miscowaubik Club of Calumet in 2011
File:CalumetColosseumMichigan.jpg|Calumet Colosseum, the world's oldest operating indoor ice arena
File:Keweenaw Storytelling Center.jpg|Christmas window display at the Keweenaw Storytelling Center
File:Kweenaw Storytelling Center, Calumet, Michigan.jpg|Keweenaw Storytelling Center located on 5th Street (2020)
File:Calumet6th Street.jpg|6th Street, looking north
File:Proscenium stage at the Calumet Theatre.jpg|Interior of the [[The Calumet Theatre|Calumet Theatre]] on 6th Street
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.clkschools.org/ Calumet Public Schools]

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