Museums, galleries & stages / Ripley (Franklin Township), across the Portage Canal from Houghton
Quincy Smelting Works (Quincy Smelter)
An 1898 copper smelter on the Keweenaw with its machinery still in place; summer tours and a Halloween haunt.
01 / The story of this place
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The Quincy Mining Company built it in 1898 on the Portage Canal to smelt its own copper and custom work from neighboring mines. When it closed in 1971 everything was left in place, so the 1890s Corliss steam engines and Walker casting wheel are still there. The operator calls it the oldest historic smelter site in the world, and it processed nearly a billion pounds of copper. It's part of the Quincy Mining Company National Historic Landmark District and has been owned since 2014 by the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission. On October 29–31, 2026, Michigan Tech Theatre stages its Halloween haunt here.
- Smelted copper from 1898 to 1971
- Original Corliss steam engines and a Walker casting wheel
- Nearly 1 billion pounds of copper processed
- One-hour guided tours; kids 6 and under free
A closer look
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03 / Events
Events at this place
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Oct 29, 2026, 7:00 PMHaunting at the Quincy Smelter – Michigan Tech Theatre
Michigan Tech Theatre stages an interactive haunted walk-through at the Quincy Smelting Works in Hancock, Thursday through Saturday, October 29-31, from 7 to 10 p.m. The ghosts of Quincy's miners roam the historic halls, and tickets are sold through the Quincy Mine Hoist Association.
Oct 30, 2026, 7:00 PMHaunting at the Quincy Smelter - Michigan Tech Theatre
Michigan Tech Theatre runs a haunted walk-through at the Quincy Smelting Works in Hancock on Friday, October 30, from 7 to 10 p.m. The ghosts of miners past are restless, and you become part of the story. Tickets are through the Quincy Mine Hoist Association.
Oct 31, 2026, 7:00 PMHaunting at the Quincy Smelter - Michigan Tech Theatre
Michigan Tech Theatre brings an interactive haunted walk-through to the Quincy Smelting Works in Hancock, near Houghton, on Saturday, October 31, from 7 to 10 p.m. Restless miner ghosts haunt one of the Keweenaw's most iconic landmarks, and tickets go through the Quincy Mine Hoist Association.
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