This website is aimed at communicating the strong Geoheritage of the western UP, including the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale. We aim to reach any reader, and to help them understand:
How does Earth Science guide us and influence our living and culture?
What are the elements of geology here?
What are the places that teach us the Earth history here?
How does the Keweenaw window into Earth’s history contribute to our world view?
This site is intended to support outdoor exploration and education about the Earth and how it works in an area where there are many strong and informative examples. There is an assembly of basic information in lectures and web materials here, and this is followed by specific field sites, their description, location and geointerpretation. We want to complement and extend other geointerpretation efforts, such as Mineralogical Society: Virtual Keweenaw Field Trip .Try to visit many sites, because they reinforce each other and build geounderstanding. Send suggestions for things that need to be added, changed or deleted.
email: raman@mtu.edu
Great other example: Barberton Geotrail
Lake Superior Agate, from
Keweenaw Geoheritage:
GeoElements
Some recent projects in Keweenaw Geoheritage
Keweenaw Boulder Garden--unique teaching resource
Michigan EarthCaches (download Excel file)
Geo Bike/Walk in Houghton Michigan
Isle Royale Field Guide, 2013: GSIS Best Geologic Guidebook of 2013
Hungarian Falls: New public access and educational use
A Keweenaw Geopark? You decide.
