GAY
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NAME: Gay COUNTY: Keweenaw ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Clod, snowy winters; cool summers BEST TIME TO VISIT: Late Spring to early Fall |
COMMENTS:
Gay is being re-inhabited and some of the older houses have been "re-habbed."In view of its name, the town tavern, with the obvious name of Gay Bar, attracts the curious. REMAINS: The two most obvious signs of its past importance are the large, abandoned school, and the smelter remnants; the beach also has remnants of the piers. |
| Established in the early years of the 20th century as the site of a number of stamp mills for nearby mines, Gay had a population of nearly 1000 persons during WWI; it has been in decline since the mills closed. Submitted by: Kurt Wenner |
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