Local businesses

<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> <B>Here are several images showing a few of the local non-mining businesses.  These operations were just as important to the local economy as any mine.</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> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>  </B><A HREF="id309.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Around the village"><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="id306.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More Calumet photos"><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> Local businesses</div> <div> <IMG SRC="9781a820.jpg" border=0 width="538" height="386" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This is the lumber mill of Ed Ulseth, a prominent Calumet business man.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="9819b490.jpg" border=0 width="411" height="585" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Though the Economy Store has long vanished, this building is still standing.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="99d1a6b0.jpg" border=0 width="538" height="363" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Taken at the north end of 5th Street, Keckonen's Hardware was located where the old Erkilla's garage is located today.  The Bosch store, burned in 1990, is on the far left.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="99e197b0.jpg" border=0 width="537" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The exact location of the Operette is unknown, and any help would be appreciated.  But what a great looking bar!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="99f1b8d0.jpg" border=0 width="539" height="397" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This great old building is still standing, and was the home of J.C. Penney for many years.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="99c1b970.jpg" border=0 width="539" height="407" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This is Sivert Olson's Furniture and Undertaking business (what a combination!).  Located on Scott Street between 5th and 6th, this is now the home of a video rental store.  You can still recognize the triangular roof treatments today.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="99b208c0.jpg" border=0 width="544" height="396" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I><B>Cheers!</B></I>  The saloon in this photo is unknown, but there is an ad for Schuerman's Bock Beer, plus the calendar on the right is from the First National Bank of Laurium and is dated 1913.  Anyone recognize this scene?</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9a1204c0.jpg" border=0 width="544" height="332" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> A good view of the Calumet Brewing Company, located on the outskirts of town, plus a couple of old labels from their brews (below).</div> <div> Thank goodness they were brewed "without drugs or poison" !!</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="99783f40.jpg" border=0 width="387" height="244" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b7690170.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9a31f860.jpg" border=0 width="543" height="390" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The owners of this local meat market are unknown, but I am sure this must be the family.</div> <bR> <div> Below is the Ryan Store, about 1900, located on 5th Street.  What a fantastic interior scene.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b7795be0.jpg" border=0 width="1173" height="702" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>