Partner Programs

How do we enrich our education programs and initiatives? We partner with local schools, not-for-profits, and other organizations to make our programs dynamic and community-based.

Keweenaw Heritage Sites

The twenty-one Keweenaw Heritage Sites are operated independently of Keweenaw National Historical Park. They contain significant cultural and/or natural resources and make a unique contribution to the copper mining story. Embodying stories of hardship, ingenuity, struggle and success, each site allows you to explore the role mining played in people’s lives here and afar.

Transportation reimbursements are available from the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission for field trips to any of the Keweenaw Heritage Sites.

Portage Lake District Library

The Portage Lake District Library, located along the canal in Houghton, serves the residents of Houghton, Chassell Township, Portage Township, and fee-paying individuals. Throughout the year, both Keweenaw National Historical Park and Isle Royale National Park rangers host national park family programs that are free and available to anyone. The programs feature hands-on, engaging activities that are fun for the entire family. Visit the Portage Lake District Library Calendar of Events for more information.

Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative

The Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative (LSSI) is part of a statewide Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative (GLSI) launched by the Great Lakes Fishery Trust with financial support from the Wege Foundation and several community foundations. The goal of the GLSI is to increase understanding and active stewardship of the Great Lakes by K-12 teachers and students working in partnership with local units of government and community organizations. The LSSI seeks to prepare K-12 students to become knowledgeable citizens engaged in activities that enhance their school, community, and the Lake Superior watershed.

Keweenaw National Historical Park has collaborated with LSSI on the following projects:

• Develop a curriculum that helps students and their families make healthier and more sustainable food choices that conserve energy and protect the Lake Superior watershed. (CLK Elementary - Grades K-5)

• Integrate Lake Superior stewardship across the curriculum, expand current Adopt-a-Beach and school forest programs. (Washington Middle School - Grade 7)

Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics

The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is a national organization that protects the outdoors by teaching and inspiring people to enjoy it responsibly. The Center accomplishes this mission by delivering cutting-edge education and research to millions of people across the country every year. Keweenaw National Historical Park incorporates Leave No Trace resource messaging into all programs and services it develops.