Yesterday's "ice-stone" castle is contrasted with today's "stone-stone" structure. Jonathan took the shot, and I guessed down by Calumet waterworks - but he said I was cold.

Any ideas?

That looks like a building called a "powder house". Each mine had one of these where they stored their blasting powder. They were made of stone so that no stray bullet or projectile could penetrate and detonate the explosives. There was one at the Ahmeek 3&4 location just near the lower end of Mohawk.

It sure looks like a "powder house" to me, too.
Wasn't there one very similar to it at Fort
Wilkins? But 1915? Hmmm.

This looks a lot to me like the structure located on No 5 Road between Copper City and Fulton. I was always wondering what the building was for.

This looks like a building that is on the
Number 6 Road behind Mohawk.

on the subject of dynamite (sp?)could it be somethingn from the Senter area?

Another powder house is located near Painesdale, but I don't think this one is it..... That one's got a barrel (rounded)roof.

Could it be one of the buildings out at Deleware?

the keweenaw mountain lodge..was a WPA project...anywhere near there???

OK, Charlie where is it?? Looks familiar. I am very impressed with Bill Penprase's memory. He has been gone a very long time from the Copper Country. Though he is older then I am (predicted my mother was going to have me..twin B) he has a superior memory for the details. Though I remember spending some tom-boy fun times in the C.C.,I am hard pressed to name most of the stuff you quiz us on.Happy sledding everybody. Since we aren't getting a blizzard here in Denver (boo-hiss) I am ready for SPRING.

Sally (Hocking) Nelson

Delaware Mining Co? Or Maybe Quincy?

Is this out by Point Mills? Near Dollar Bay?
OK, I give, where is it?

This structure is located on number five road between Mohawk and Fulton. This building is on property owned by my brother. This location has seen two new homes constructed in the last year with an additional one set to begin soon.

This old powderhouse is located in "Blacktown" on the #5 road as other's have identified. It is owned by my son-in-law and daughter (Derrill and Jean Laurie) My wife,Joyce wants me to put a roof on it and move in by myself. She is sick and tired of me always being on the internet down here in Southeastern Wisconsin.

The old stone house would be a great location for Jim Floriani to occupy. I hope he puts on a very thick roof so he won't disturb his daughter and son-in law and the neighbors with his loud music.

Perhaps the building could be donated to an historical society for restoration and preservation. I am certain that Jim would support this.

My guess would be somewhere near Delaware Mine.

Is this one of the buildings up at Delaware?

OK Dad, we'll put you in there rent free since your pole barn is right next door!! Restoration is in the tune of $10,000, just to fix the rock and put a roof on it!! Sound proofing will take quite a bit!! Love Derrill and Jean

Now that everyone knows where this powderhouse is, I must comment on my "loud music" as alleged by my brother. Tamburica music is not loud, and the nearest inhabitants are 500 feet from the building.This old structure,once restored, would make a good place for "off-key" barbershop quartets from California to practice so as to not scare the nearby deer herd out of the county.

A perfect place for a left handed amateur Bisernica (Prim) player to practice his rendition of the "31st Level Blues". Perhaps he can compose a new song, and call it the "Powder House Blues".

He won't have to worry about playing "off-key", since his hearing has been permanently destroyed by listening to too much and too loud Tamburica music.

On a serious note, the old "Powder House" should be restored and maintained to serve as yet another reminder of the industry that provided a reason to settle the Keweenaw. The fisherman and trapper came first, but the 'hard rock miner' arrived in large numbers and now they are history.

I wish my two boys, Don and James, would grow up! Be nice to each other or I will have to take both of you behind that powder house and spank you!

Love,
Mom

Jim, thanks for letting me know about the Pasty.Com site - having a ball looking at all the interesting things. Having been born in Ahmeek I've always had a soft spot for Keweenaw County.
I think the powder house would make a fine music center. Let me know when the first concert is.

My grandfather, Anselm Studer,a Swiss stone-mason, was discharged from the Swiss army, 24yrs old when he was hired by my great=grandfather, Johann Joseph Fretter,(from Germany), who was the "mason-boss" at the Quincy mine. Anselm's first job in 1884 was to build the powder house for the Quincy mine in Ripley...it is still there in good condition. Anselm told my father" I should have stayed in Switzerland because the stone here is too hard!" He retired from C&H about 1935 as chief of security, lived in Lake Linden and died in 1937.

Bill Penprase,are you one of the copper country(north end)Penprase family?