OLD VICTORIA
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Yesterday... home to copper miners and families
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Today... experience life on the copper frontier
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2008 Calendar
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Special Events |
Location |
Contact Us
Step back in time... and touch the past at Old Victoria. Built in 1899,
abandoned in 1921, and restored in the 1970s, the old Victoria cabins give
visitors a glimpse into the lives of hard-working miners and their families
in the remote copper mining town of Victoria, Michigan.
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2008 CALENDAR
| May 24, 2008 |
Old Victoria opens for the season, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. |
| June 29, 2008 |
Annual Michigan Log Cabin Day Celebration
(always the last Sunday in June) |
| August 17, 2008 |
Annual Old Victoria Craft Fair (always
the third Sunday in August) |
| October 5, 2008 |
Old Victoria closes for the winter, to reopen Memorial Day
weekend 2009 |
TOURS
| Visitor Center |
Learn more about the history of Victoria... sign up for a guided tour... find
out about recreational opportunities in the Victoria Dam Recreation Area.
No admission required to tour the Visitor Center, but donations appreciated
and needed. All guided tours depart from the Visitor Center.
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| Cabin Tours |
Walk through the actual homes where hard-working miners and their families
lived... hear about their hardships and challenges as your tour guide takes
you back to Victoria of the copper mining days. Tour fee: $5 adults age 13 and over, $2 youth age 6-12, age 5 and under
free. Cabin tours take at least 45 minutes, and include opportunities for
hands-on history.
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| Ruins Walks |
An extended tour of Old Victoria beyond the restored cabins to explore
ruins of the Victoria mine site. Tour fee: $10 adults age 13 and over,
$5 youth age 6-12 (all youth must be accompanied by an adult). Ruins walks
take approximately an hour-and-a-half and require hiking up and downhill
on rocky trails. Ruins Walks Schedule: Tuesdays and Wednesdays in July and August between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm; and every Saturday in July, August and September at 9:30 am.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Log Cabin Day
in Michigan
Sunday, June 29, 2008
10:00 am to 5:00 pm |
Celebrate Michigan's log cabin heritage at Old Victoria.
Taste homemade cinnamon rolls, fresh baked in Victoria's historic wood
cookstoves. Hear stories of the past, try your hand at old-time skills,
play old-fashioned games for kids of all ages. Coffee Clutch and Storytelling 10:00-1:00; Games for Kids of all ages 1:00-3:00; Ruins Walk 3:00-5:00 (half price $5/person). GRAND OPENING OF OUR NEW GIFT SHOP.
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Old Victoria Craft Fair
Sunday, August 17, 2008
10:00 am to 5:00 pm |
Handmade arts and crafts displayed on the lawn of historic
Old Victoria. Have one of those famous baked-in-the-woodstove cinnamon
rolls. Enjoy a lunch of mojakka (beef stew) and reiska (Finnish bread).
Bring the kids to play old-fashioned outdoor games in the afternoon. An
annual fundraiser for Old Victoria since 1983, with at least 25 exhibitors
and a thousand visitors. Exhibitors, please email your name and address
to receive a registration form. |
| LOCATION Take US-45 to Rockland, Michigan, then turn west
on the Victoria Dam Road. |
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CONTACT US
| Mailing Address |
OLD VICTORIA
PO Box 43
Rockland, MI 49960-0043 |
| Phone |
906-886-2617 |
| E-Mail |
info@oldvictoria.net |
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