The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Copemish was platted in 1889. It was incorporated as a village in 1891. It had previously been used as a site to hold councils by the Ojibwe people.
From the 1940s into the early 1970s, it was the center of a thriving pickling community with multiple large-label pickle producers in the area. Since then, farming has become more localized, and the region's economy centers on Crystal Mountain, a luxury resort 4 miles (6 km) to the northwest.
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Nothing in Copemish is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Copemish has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Makinen, John J., Bottle House in Maple Grove, 8.6 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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