Editing Hancock, Michigan (section)

== Attractions ==

=== Historic sites ===

* The 1899 historic, [[NRHP|NRHP-listed]] and [[Michigan State Historic Sites|Michigan State Historic Site]] '''[[Hancock Town Hall and Fire Hall]]''' on Quincy Street is certainly a local landmark of sorts. The red block used to construct the building is [[Jacobsville Sandstone]], a locally quarried stone from the town of [[Jacobsville, Michigan|Jacobsville]].<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/cca/hancock-town-hall-and-fire-hall/|title=Hancock Town Hall and Fire Hall|date=1899-10-31|website=Copper Country Architects|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>
* [[Old Main, Suomi College|'''Old Main''']], the first building of Suomi College (later Finlandia University) serving as dorms, classes, and offices. The building is on the [[National Register of Historic Places|National Register of Historic Landmarks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/cca/suomi-college-old-main/|title=Suomi College, Old Main|date=1900-12-07|website=Copper Country Architects|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref><ref name=":28" /> The venue is privately owned and serves as a retreat center, artist collective and wedding and event venue.<ref name="rie-swm5924">{{Cite web |first=Jennifer |last=Donovan |date=May 9, 2024 |title=Finlandia's Old Main lives again |url=https://www.secondwavemedia.com/rural-innovation-exchange/features/finlandiaupdate.aspx |access-date=November 16, 2024 |website=Rural Innovation Exchange |via=Second Wave Media |language=en }}</ref>
* The birthplace of [[Mary Chase Perry Stratton]], the founder of the [[Pewabic Pottery]], is now called the '''Pewabic House''' and operates as a museum. The building is also known as the Perry-Stratton House.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":16" />
* The six surviving '''[[Quincy Mining Company]] houses''' on Hillside, Sampson, Roosevelt, and White Streets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/cca/quincy-mining-company-houses-2/|title=Quincy Mining Company Houses|date=1905-11-17|website=Copper Country Architects|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>
* The '''[[Scott Hotel]]''', one of the preeminent hotels of the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Upper Peninsula]], which served as the setting for much of the Upper Peninsula's and the [[Keweenaw Peninsula|Keweenaw Peninsula's]] historic events. Many performers who played at the neighboring former [[Kerredge Theatre]], which burned in 1959, stayed at the Scott Hotel. The Hotel was also witness to the kidnapping of [[Western Federation of Miners]] [[trade union]] President [[Charles Moyer]] and his counterpart-bodyguard Charles Tanner during the close of the [[Copper Country strike of 1913–14|Copper Country Strike of 1913–14]].<ref name=":27" /><ref name=":26" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":25" />

=== Points of Interest ===

* The '''Copper Country Community Arts Center''' on Quincy Street is host to three galleries, the '''Kerredge Gallery''', the '''Youth Gallery''', and the '''Artist Market Sales Gallery'''. Together the galleries portray the works of more than 170 local and regional artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.coppercountryarts.com/|title=CCCAC Home|website=COPPER COUNTRY COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER|language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coppercountryarts.com/Kerredge.htm|title=Kerredge Exhibition Gallery webpage of Copper Country Community Arts Center website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406045534/http://www.coppercountryarts.com/Kerredge.htm|archive-date=2007-04-06|access-date=2007-05-16}}</ref>
* The '''Detroit & Northern Savings and Loan Association building''' on Quincy Street, the city's only [[high-rise building]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/cca/detroit-northern-savings-and-loan-association/|title=Detroit & Northern Savings and Loan Association|date=1972-12-08|website=Copper Country Architects|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>
* The '''Finlandia Reflection Gallery''' in the '''Jutila Center''' on Michigan Street has a display of various artwork from students of the University's International School of Art & Design program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.finlandia.edu/jutilacenter/|title=Home|website=Jutila Center|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>
* The '''Finnish-American Heritage Centre''' and '''Finnish-American National Historical Archive''', the most comprehensive collection of [[Finnish Americans|Finnish-American]] history on record, as well as museum, cinema, art gallery, home of the '''''Finnish-American Reporter''''' newspaper, an honorary consulate of the [[Republic of Finland]], and a Keweenaw Heritage Site of the [[Keweenaw National Historical Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keweenaw.info/member-detail/finnish-american-heritage-center/|title=Finnish American Heritage Center|website=Keweenaw Convention & Visitor’s Bureau|language=en|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.finlandia.edu/fahc/|title=Home|website=Finnish American Heritage Center|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref><ref name=":15">{{Cite book|title=Michigan's Upper Peninsula|last=Vachon|first=Paul|publisher=Avalon Travel|year=2015|isbn=978-1-61238-986-8|edition=3rd|location=Berkeley, California}}</ref><ref name=":18">{{Cite book |last=Usitalo |first=Kath |title=100 Things to Do in the Upper Peninsula Before You Die |publisher=Reedy Press, LLC |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-68106-088-0 |location=[[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
* The '''[[Houghton County, Michigan|Houghton County]] Marina''' is in Hancock and has 44 seasonal and 10 transient ships operating annually. The marina also offers an option for boating, as well as a view of the [[Portage Lake Lift Bridge]], which connects the city to Houghton.<ref name=":14" />
* Old Main Inn located at 603 Quincy Street in Hancock was built in 1900 by Suomi Opisto (Finnish for Finnish College).<ref name="rie-swm5924"/> The building served as dormitories, classrooms, chapel and library. Finlandia University closed in 2023 and the building was sold to a private party in 2024. The venue now serves as a wedding and event venue.
* Just outside of Hancock atop Quincy Hill lie the remnants of the '''[[Quincy Mine]]''', with most of the major parts of the complex acting as contributing sites of the [[Keweenaw National Historical Park]]. Among the remaining structures is '''1918 Nordberg Steam Hoist''', the world's largest steam-powered hoist engine, which once lowered the copper miners into the depths of the mine's Shaft No. 2. Visitors may also experience a ½ mile underground portion on a tour of the Quincy by entering an [[adit]] through the side of Quincy Hill.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":17">{{Cite book|title=Backroads & Byways of Michigan: Drives, Day Trips & Weekend Excursions|last=Forster|first=Matt|publisher=The Countryman Press|year=2018|isbn=978-1-58157-493-7|location=[[New York City]], New York}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":18" /><ref>{{Cite book|title=Michigan: Off The Beaten Path|last=DuFresne|first=Jim|publisher=Globe Pequot|year=2016|isbn=978-1-4930-2635-7|edition=Twelfth|issn=1542-4804}}</ref>
* '''Temple Jacob''', the only [[synagogue]] in the [[Copper Country]], is on Front Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/cca/temple-jacob/|title=Temple Jacob|date=1912-12-02|website=Copper Country Architects|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>
* The headquarters of '''Vollwerth's''', an Upper Peninsula-based sausage manufacturer, is on Hancock Street. The company was founded in 1915 in the Hancock basement of the German immigrant Richard Vollwerth. Since then, it has regionally been acclaimed as the "King of Meats".<ref name=":18" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vollwerth.com/about.php|title=About Vollwerth Company|website=www.vollwerth.com|access-date=2019-06-01}}</ref>  Among many sausage and hot dog products, it manufactures a "Michigan Sauce" that is their version of a Coney sauce.  Another popular product is Baroni's Spaghetti Sauce with Meat, "A favorite in Copper Country kitchens since 1935."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vollwerth.com/ |title=Vollwerth Company }}</ref>

=== Recreation ===

* One mile west of Downtown Hancock on [[M-203 (Michigan highway)|M-203]] is the '''Hancock Recreation Area''' on the shores of Portage Lake. It is over 28 acres in size and is considered one of the best campgrounds in the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Upper Peninsula]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cityofhancock.com/recreation-beach-campground.php|title=Hancock Recreation Area - Beach & Campground - City of Hancock, Michigan|website=www.cityofhancock.com|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":14" />
* '''[[Mont Ripley]]''' in the town of [[Ripley, Michigan|Ripley]], a neighboring community, is a popular ski area for locals. It is Michigan's oldest ski resort.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtu.edu/mont-ripley/|title=Mont Ripley Ski Area|website=Michigan Technological University|language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>