KCRR and Crestview

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>From the Copper Island Sentinel November 22, 1979</I></div> <div> <B>Crestview opened to the public on June 19, 1909.  It was located between Phoenix and Eagle River on a bluff overlooking Lake Superior.</B></div> <div> <B>The resort was owned and operated by the Keweenaw Central Railroad and offered a new place for the residents of the Copper Country to enjoy the great Keweenaw.  It was unique in that it was the only local structure designed in the "Mission" style.</B></div> <div> <B>The railroad ran 5 trains a day from Calumet, allowing a great number of people to visit.</B></div> <div> <B>It was reported that well over 1,800 people attended on opening day, forcing the restaurant to quickly run out of all food!</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0408dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>Copper Country Reflections</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Copper Country Reflections"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id267.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MHO R.R."><U><B><IMG SRC="0420e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="id314.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Milwaukee Road"><U><B><IMG SRC="0410e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>       </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>   </B><A HREF="id209.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Railroads"><U><B><IMG SRC="0440e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Click arrows to go through series.  Use the UP arrow to go back to photos main page.</B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0408dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>KCRR and Crestview</I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="89120390.jpg" border=0 width="544" height="313" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Front view of resort</div> <div> <IMG SRC="893216a0.jpg" border=0 width="545" height="362" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Rear view of resort with KCRR passenger platform on left</div> <div> <IMG SRC="89521590.jpg" border=0 width="545" height="345" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> KCRR engine at Crestview</div> </td> </tr></table></body>