Eagle Harbor, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
The Eagle Harbor Light within Eagle Harbor
The Eagle Harbor Light within Eagle Harbor
Location within Keweenaw County
Location within Keweenaw County
Eagle Harbor is located in Michigan
Eagle Harbor
Eagle Harbor
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 47°27′30″N 88°09′44″W / 47.45833°N 88.16222°W / 47.45833; -88.16222
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyKeweenaw
TownshipEagle Harbor
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.06 sq mi (5.33 km2)
 • Land1.80 sq mi (4.67 km2)
 • Water0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2)
Elevation
[2]
620 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
69
 • Density38.27/sq mi (14.78/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49950 (Mohawk)
Area code906
GNIS feature ID625075[2]

Eagle Harbor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on the north side of the Keweenaw Peninsula within Eagle Harbor Township, located on the tip of Michigan's northernmost county, Keweenaw County, in the U.S. State of Michigan.[3] Its population was 69 as of the 2020 census.[4] M-26 passes through this community. This hamlet was especially popular with the sailors in days past, as it had a good steamboat landing and is about equally distant from Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, and Duluth, Minnesota. It was the first stop for supplies for the many boats on Lake Superior.[3][5]

History

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Lake Breeze Hotel with the Eagle Harbor Light in the background.

Eagle Harbor is known in the Ojibwe language as Ginoozhegoong, meaning "place of the northern pike".[6]

The earliest known non-indigenous settlement at Eagle Harbor was a log warehouse built in 1844.[7] In 1845, the Eagle Harbor Mining Company was established there to mine copper.[7] In 1853, the Eagle Harbor Schoolhouse was established.[8] A post office operated at Eagle Harbor from 1857 through 1959.[7]

The Eagle Harbor Light was first constructed in 1851.[9] A rocky ledge originally obstructed entrance to the harbor for larger ships, but in the late 1870s a 14 foot (4.3 m) channel was dredged at the entrance to the harbor.[10]

Recent history

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In 1983, the Holy Protection Monastery of the Society of St. John belonging to the Ukrainian Metropoly was formed in Eagle Harbor and is known for its Poorrock Abbey brand of fruit preserves.[11][12][13][14] The community of Eagle Harbor was listed as a newly organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.[15]

Climate

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Eagle Harbor has a humid continental climate (Dfb). Summers are short but warm with cool nights. Winters are long, cold, and very snowy due to lake effect snow from Lake Superior. Precipitation is relatively uniform year round.

Climate data for Eagle Harbor, Michigan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 51
(11) 		57
(14) 		70
(21) 		80
(27) 		91
(33) 		95
(35) 		100
(38) 		98
(37) 		91
(33) 		85
(29) 		71
(22) 		57
(14) 		100
(38)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 24.1
(−4.4) 		23.8
(−4.6) 		33.1
(0.6) 		44.8
(7.1) 		56.0
(13.3) 		65.9
(18.8) 		71.8
(22.1) 		70.7
(21.5) 		63.8
(17.7) 		54.2
(12.3) 		40.2
(4.6) 		29.0
(−1.7) 		48.1
(8.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 11.8
(−11.2) 		10.2
(−12.1) 		18.3
(−7.6) 		29.9
(−1.2) 		37.4
(3.0) 		45.3
(7.4) 		53.0
(11.7) 		54.2
(12.3) 		48.7
(9.3) 		40.4
(4.7) 		29.0
(−1.7) 		18.3
(−7.6) 		33.0
(0.6)
Record low °F (°C) −26
(−32) 		−20
(−29) 		−20
(−29) 		1
(−17) 		13
(−11) 		25
(−4) 		36
(2) 		36
(2) 		30
(−1) 		19
(−7) 		2
(−17) 		−13
(−25) 		−26
(−32)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.78
(45) 		1.63
(41) 		1.66
(42) 		1.89
(48) 		2.63
(67) 		2.87
(73) 		2.41
(61) 		2.80
(71) 		3.04
(77) 		2.17
(55) 		2.22
(56) 		1.84
(47) 		26.95
(685)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 19.5
(50) 		19.1
(49) 		11.8
(30) 		4.4
(11) 		0.4
(1.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.4
(1.0) 		8.7
(22) 		19.5
(50) 		84.0
(213)
Source: [16]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202069—
U.S. Decennial Census[17]

As of 2020, the population of Eagle Harbor was 69 and its median household income was $76,406.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Eagle Harbor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b Monette, Clarence J. (1977). The History of Eagle Harbor, Michigan. Calumet, Michigan: Greenlee Printing Co. ISBN 0-942363-08-6.
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  5. ^ History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Western Historical Company. 1883.
  6. ^ Gidakiiminaan (Our Earth): An Anishinaabe Atlas of the 1836 (Upper Michigan), 1837, and 1842 Treaty Ceded Territories. Odanah, Wisconsin: Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission. 2007. p. 5. ISBN 9780966582048.
  7. ^ a b c Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Wayne State University Press. p. 167. ISBN 9780814318386.
  8. ^ Billock, Jennifer; Urion, Jo (2014). Keweenaw County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 9781439645130.
  9. ^ Jones, Ray; Roberts, Bruce; Shelton-Roberts, Cheryl (2012). American Lighthouses: A Comprehensive Guide to Exploring Our National Coastal Treasures. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 334. ISBN 9780762786206.
  10. ^ "Lake Superior". Bulletin No. 32: Survey of Northern and Northwestern Lakes. U.S. Lake Survey Office. 1923. p. 60.
  11. ^ Carlisle, John. "U.P. monks devote themselves to a life of prayer and jam". freep.com. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "Holy Protection Monastery EST. 1983". societystjohn.com. Society of St. John, Inc. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "The Byzantine Catholic Monks Who Live In Quiet Harmony On The Shores Of Lake Superior". huffpost.com. The Mining Journal & Associated Press c/o HuffPost. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  14. ^ "Jampot". poorrockabbey.com. Poorrock Abbey. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  15. ^ "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-6. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  16. ^ "EAGLE HARBOR CG, MICHIGAN (202332)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  17. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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