Eagle Harbor, Michigan
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Eagle Harbor, Michigan | |
|---|---|
 The Eagle Harbor Light within Eagle Harbor | |
 Location within Keweenaw County | |
  Eagle Harbor Location within the state of Michigan  Eagle Harbor Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 47°27′30″N 88°09′44″W / 47.45833°N 88.16222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Keweenaw |
| Township | Eagle Harbor |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.06 sq mi (5.33 km2) |
| • Land | 1.80 sq mi (4.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2) |
| Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 69 |
| • Density | 38.3/sq mi (14.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49950 (Mohawk) |
| Area code | 906 |
| GNIS feature ID | 625075[2] |
Eagle Harbor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on the north side of the Keweenaw Peninsula within Eagle Harbor Township, located on the tip of Michigan's northernmost county, Keweenaw County, in the U.S. State of Michigan.[3] Its population was 69 as of the 2020 census.[4] M-26 passes through this community. This hamlet was especially popular with the sailors in days past, as it had a good steamboat landing and is about equally distant from Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, and Duluth, Minnesota. It was the first stop for supplies for the many boats on Lake Superior.[3][5]
Recent history
Eagle Harbor is known in the Ojibwe language as Ginoozhegoong, meaning "place of the northern pike".[6]
The earliest known non-indigenous settlement at Eagle Harbor was a log warehouse built in 1844.[7] In 1845, the Eagle Harbor Mining Company was established there to mine copper.[7] In 1853, the Eagle Harbor Schoolhouse was established.[8] A post office operated at Eagle Harbor from 1857 through 1959.[7]
The Eagle Harbor Light was first constructed in 1851.[9] A rocky ledge originally obstructed entrance to the harbor for larger ships, but in the late 1870s a 14 foot (4.3 m)-deep channel was dredged at the entrance to the harbor.[10]
In 1958, the sport of guts was invented at a picnic in Eagle Harbor.[11]
In 1983, the Holy Protection Monastery of the Society of St. John belonging to the Ukrainian Metropoly was formed in Eagle Harbor and is known for its Poorrock Abbey brand of fruit preserves.[12][13][14][15]
Eagle Harbor was listed as a newly organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, giving it officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.[16]
