{"product_id":"old-victoria-a-copper-mining-ghost-town-in-ontonagon-county-michigan-9781615998197","title":"Old Victoria: A Copper Mining Ghost Town in Ontonagon County Michigan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOld Victoria\u003c\/strong\u003e, a ghost town from the copper boom, shows what life was like homesteading in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Over the years, some of the site has been destroyed or has collapsed; still, many of Old Victoria's original homesteads remain standing. Thanks to the efforts of a local group, The Society for the Restoration of Old Victoria, quite a few of the buildings have been restored and refurnished in their original condition. Unlike Fayette, the U.P.'s best-known ghost town and a small shipping port on Lake Michigan, Victoria is a remote, rugged mining town, buried in the Ontonagon wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus, Victoria is one of the least-known yet most interesting attractions of the Upper Peninsula. The town was carved out of one of the harshest sections of the rugged U.P. landscape. Situated at the top of a Michigan mountain, part of the picturesque Ontonagon River Gorge, Victoria is within the Gogebic Mineral Range. When visiting here, you get the feel for what it was like to struggle in a remote mining town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin Mikel B. Classen, the \u003cem\u003eYooper History Hunter\u003c\/em\u003e, on a romp through time with two dozen photographs that portray more than a century of Old Victoria!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mikel B. Classen couldn't have chosen a more interesting subject for the inaugural volume than the ghost town of Victoria.\" -- Tom Powers, \u003cem\u003eMichigan in Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Both history and travel guide, this thoroughly researched and gracefully written book -- illustrated with both historical and contemporary photographs -- is a must-read for people planning visits to lesser-known parts of the western Upper Peninsula.\" -- Jon C. Stott, author \u003cem\u003ePaul Bunyan in Michigan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eOld Victoria: A Copper Country Ghost Town\u003c\/em\u003e, the inaugural volume of the Yooper History Hunter Series, offers a colorful, up-close look at the life of a small mining town in one of the remotest corners of Michigan. Painstakingly researched, but an effortless read.\" --Victor R. Volkman, \u003cem\u003eMarquette Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more at www.MikelBClassen.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mikel B. Classen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Yooper History Hunter #1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781615998197","brand":"Modern History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273925132425,"sku":"9781615998197","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_9a84f20f-479f-4571-b7d2-df78d27f6815.jpg?v=1736841932","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/old-victoria-a-copper-mining-ghost-town-in-ontonagon-county-michigan-9781615998197","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}