Michigan�s Resources

							Michigan’s Resources
    There are 5 great lakes surrounding
     Michigan. Which one is missing?
Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie,
  and……..


  Lake Orion                     Lake Toronto



  Lake Wolverine                     Lake Ontario


                   Water Resources
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Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior




                   You’re Right!
          You can stand anywhere in
       Michigan and you will be within 85
         miles of one of the great lakes
                The Big Wheels
This “Big Wheel” is
10-feet high! It carried
packs of logs that
were chained
together.
In Michigan, we called
them logging wheels,
Michigan wheels, or
bummer carts.

                           Logging Resource
      How tall is 10-feet?
The height of a
ceiling
Two refrigerators
stacked on top of
one another
10 mattresses
stacked on top of
one another
       Lumbering in Michigan
Your house was probably constructed of Michigan
  Lumber! By 1869, Michigan was the leading producer
  of lumber and was for 30 years. Lumber came from
  both the upper and lower peninsulas.
Logs were transported on the “Big Wheels,” railroads,
  and by river.
Logs would float down rivers, such as the Muskegon
  river, to the sawmill located right on the river where
  they would be made into boards for building homes,
  barns, etc.
   Upper Peninsula Mining
Almost every job in a mining community was
connected with the mines. Mining towns
developed into stable communities with
churches, theatres, singing groups, and
saloons.
Copper cities include Houghton & Hancock
Iron mining cities include Marquette &
Ironwood.
This chart lists the
positions directly
involved in an
Upper Peninsula
mine in 1865
        Facts about Mining…
Men wore helmets for safety.

Underground miners relied on
candles or lamps as their main
source of light. They had NO
electricity! WOW!



              This is a “Sunshine
              lamp.” It is a teapot-
              shaped lamp with a
              wick that comes out
              the spout. It was filled
              with lard or oil.
            Helmets
The earliest protection for a miner’s
head may have been a knit cap or a
leather “helmet” such as the one seen
in the picture.
Men also wore goggles made of
fiberglass.
                  Sawmills
This sawmill
has a circular
saw, a straight
saw, and a
picture of how
lumberjacks
stack logs.
   Copper Mining
  Michigan copper is pure
  metal. This chunk of
  copper was found in Lake
  Superior.
  How much do you think it
  weighs?

A. 1,521 pounds
B. 3,840 pounds
C. 16,000 pounds
Incorrect!
Try again!
           Correct!
This piece of copper weighs more
          than two cars!
        Iron Mining
Life was hard for miners. They
had long hours with hard, manual
labor, such as drilling, rock
breaking, and rock hauling.
By 1890 Michigan mines were
producing 80% of the nation’s
iron ore.
This man is drilling
 into the wall of a
mine. The force of
   the drill is like
holding onto a rope
  with 20 of your
 friends pulling on
   the other end.
      Michigan produces salt, oil, and gravel
    Michigan
    leads the                           Michigan’s first oil
    nation in                           wells were sunk
                                        in Port Huron in
    salt
                                        1886.
    supply




  Michigan also has sand, gravel, and
stone quarries. These are used for
building roads and making cement.