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claytonjy | 8 months ago

Calumet, in the Keweenaw Peninsula (just north of Michigan Tech) was nearly made the capital, instead of Lansing, because of this!

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nerdsniper|8 months ago

It's incredible knowing this and going there today - it's a very small town with an absolutely anemic economy and extremely old homes that mostly haven't been updated. It really shows how much can change for a town in 100 years.

AngryData|8 months ago

It is still just a little town, but the last couple years it seems to have gotten a bit more spark of money and life to it. Probably because people figured out there was cheap houses and land for sale in the area. Of course it all needs a lot of work to gut and update those old homes and other basic goods are more expensive because there ain't jack shit around except seasonal tourist shops.