Copper Country,Copper Mining & The Quincy Mine

A MY QUALITY TIME POST FROM LANCASTER,OHIO LINKING TO OUR WORLD AND SCENIC SUNDAY. Keweenaw Heritage Site IS A GREAT PLACE TO SPEND AN AFTERNOON.THEN HEAD ON UP TO COPPER HARBOR

 

Today we are going to visit Quincy Mine  a popular Keweenaw tourist attraction. The Quincy Mine Hoist Association maintains the buildings and grounds, and provides guided tours of the Number 2 Hoist House and the 7th level of the mine during the summer. Tourists are transported to the 7th level by the Quincy and Torch Lake Cog Railway. There are museum-style exhibits within many buildings. The mine and surrounding areas are part of Keweenaw National Historical Park. All Aboard:

Ready to enter the mine on the 7th level:

I have one photo from inside the mine and it’s not very good.. flash didn’t work and no tripod to use…just unsteady hands.. but I think you will get the idea.

 All about Copper

COPPER BRACELET FROM AMAZON WILL WARD OFF ILLNESS I’VE BEEN TOLD.

Check out this site::North America's First Metal Miners & Metal Artisans…or..MINING ARTIFACTS & HISTORY..Some really neat old photos…………After leaving the 7th level we had a look around.

 

What was the purpose of the above machinery?HINT: When the mine ceased production in 1945, the Quincy Number 2 shaft was the world's deepest shaft, at 9,260 feet (2.82 km or 1.75 miles) along the dip of the deposit. To raise and lower ore and workers into this shaft, the world's largest steam-driven mine hoist was built in 1918 and housed in the Quincy Number 2 Hoist House.

A couple modern day miners enjoying the sights

In 1931, low copper prices lead to the closure—
but not the dissolution—of the Quincy
Mining Company. Reopening in 1940 for war
efforts, the smelting works was closed permanently
in 1972.

YOU KNOW YOU NEED ONE

An iron bucket used in wells or mines for hoisting water, ore, or refuse to the surface.

After a rough day at the mine time to head home. Hope the car starts.

A MY QUALITY TIME POST FROM LANCASTER,OHIO LINKING TO OUR WORLD & SCENIC SUNDAY THE QUINCY MINE A Keweenaw Heritage Site IS A GREAT PLACE TO SPEND AN AFTERNOON.

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More on mines at My Quality Time read about the Millfield Coal Mine Disaster

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STORMY SKIES

Make sure to visit SkyWatch Friday

                     Hear the thunder rumble, a sound from miles away
Is it getting nearer, or over for today

                         A flash of blinding light, electric in the skies
Looking out the window, it really hurts my eyes

                     After comes the rumble, the clash of cloud on cloud
Feel the floor vibrating, that one was really loud

Still more lightning flashes, it hit's the old oak tree
Lightning in the garden, now that's too close for me

The Storm By Dean Thorpe.

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How Long Is A Minute

Have a great day

The Central Ohio Home & Garden Show

A MY QUALITY TIME POST FOR “SCENIC SUNDAY”…JOE TODD REPORTING FROM LANCASTER,OHIO

Linda and I decided to get out of the house and go to the show. The Central Ohio Home & Garden Show.

What would a Home&Garden Show be without a Teddy Bear taking a “swing”….

• Date February 25 - March 4, 2012

• Location Ohio Expo Center (Ohio State Fairgrounds)717 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, Ohio………There is always next year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more great photos and commentary visit::The Hocking Hills Gardener

 A MY QUALITY TIME POST FOR “SCENIC SUNDAY”…JOE TODD REPORTING FROM LANCASTER,OHIO…Gardman R687 4-Tier Mini Greenhouse $44.00 AND I HAVE ONE OF THESE…WORKS WELL FOR STARTING/GROWING VEGGIES AND FLOWERS FOR THE GARDEN

….No tornado in Lancaster but some scary skies..I will show more photos next Friday for SkyWatch Friday

SkyWatch Friday from Lancaster,Ohio

MAKE SURE TO VISIT SKYWATCH FRIDAY

2012 Skywatching Guide: The Year's Best Astronomical Events (LINK)

“Oaks against the sky,
Ramparts of leaves high-hurled,
Staunch to stand and defy
All the winds of the world;
Stalwart and proud and free,
Firing the man in me
To try and again to try -
Oaks against the sky.”

2012 Skywatching Guide: Solar and Lunar Eclipses of the Year (LINK)

“Trees, trees against the sky -
O I have loved them well!
There are pleasures you cannot buy,
Treasurers you cannot sell,
And not the smallest of these
Is the gift and glory of trees. . . .
So I gaze and I know now why
It is good to live - and to die. . . .
Trees and the Infinite Sky.”

Special Service : The Best Poems Of Robert W. Service

Now for some SKYLARKING………………..

Canon EOS Rebel T3 12.2 MP CMOS Digital SLR with 18-55mm IS II Lens and EOS HD Movie Mode (Black)

 THAT’S ALL FOLKS

MAKE SURE TO VISIT SKYWATCH FRIDAY ok one more