CALUMET TOWNSHIP, MI— A scenic site in the Keweenaw is temporarily closed as initial work to develop it starts.
To ensure visitor safety, the Houghton Douglass Falls and Veterans Memorial Scenic Site is closed to the public during construction.
In December, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources gathered public input on a final site plan. It includes a parking lot, vault toilet, information kiosk, pedestrian path, observation deck, fencing, and a veterans' memorial. A pedestrian bridge will be constructed in a later phase.
The site was named for Michigan’s first state geologist Douglas Houghton and his cousin C.C. Douglass who worked in Houghton’s survey party. The site will be officially dedicated at a later date.
