What to Know
In Hancock, the Houghton County Fair is a four-day late-August celebration in the Keweenaw copper country, serving the mining heritage and Finnish-American communities of Michigan's uppermost Upper Peninsula.
Before You Go
Hancock sits across the Portage Canal from Houghton and Michigan Tech — the Keweenaw's copper mining heritage, the Quincy Mine, and Copper Harbor at the tip of the peninsula are extraordinary.
On the Midway
Expect livestock judging, 4-H competitions, carnival rides, and the copper mining and Finnish-American community spirit of the Keweenaw Peninsula.
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