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Dickinson County Library

Additional Resources in the Area

Includes a list of other resources in and near Dickinson County for local history information including museums and research centers, as well as links for local municipalities and Census information.

Many of these venues offer discounted admission through the Michigan Activity Pass program!   

Cornish Pump Mining Museum

300 Kent Street
Iron Mountain MI, 49801
(906) 774-1086

HOURS:
Memorial Day to Labor Day
Visit the website or call ahead for hours and admission charge.
  


World War II Glider and Military Museum

300 Kent Street
Iron Mountain MI, 49801
(906) 774-1086

HOURS:
Memorial Day to Labor Day
Visit the website or call ahead for hours and admission charge.
 


Menominee Range Historical Foundation

300 E Ludington St.
Iron Mountain, MI 49801
(906) 774-4276

HOURS:
Mid May - Mid October
Visit the website or call ahead for hours and admission charge.
 


Jake Menghini Museum

U.S. 2
Norway, MI 49870
(906) 563-5586

HOURS:
Memorial Day - Labor Day
Fri., Sat., and Sun. 1-4 pm
Call ahead for research information.
 


Iron County Historical Museum

100 Brady Ave.
Caspian, MI 49915
(906) 265-2617

HOURS:
Summer: Mon-Sat 10-4 pm
September: Mon-Sat 12-4 pm
October-April: By appointment only
Admission charges can be found on the website.

 

 

Local Government Links



City of Iron Mountain

City of Kingsford

City of Norway

Breitung Township

Felch Township


Important Local Dates


Dickinson County (established) May 2, 1891
Chapin Pit Disaster May 3, 1940 at 2:00 pm
Easton Estates Explosion July 12, 1995
Cornish Pump Cave-in July 27, 1999


Local Population Statistics


  1990 Census 2000 Census 2010 Census

Dickinson County

27,472 26,831 26,168

Iron Mountain

8,154 8,525 7,624

Kingsford

5,549 5,480 5,133

Norway

2,959 2,910 2,845

Felch Township

705 726 752


Looking for more information? We recommend the US Census American FactFinder which has an easy to use Community Facts search.