The Kerredge Theater, in Hancock, was completed in 1902, with some seats costing as much as forty dollars for a single performance. Popular shows, Shakespearian plays, and operas, were presented on its stage. Copper mining no longer remains the major industry of the area. Once where many shafts were sunk deep into the earth, and their rockhouses lined the horizon, only a few remain today as reminders of a bygone era, standing as ever vigilant sentinels, guarding what may be left of their once rich copper deposits. Gone are the giant hoisting machines used to bring copper ore to the surface. Gone are the miners, who labored hard by candlelight with simple hand tools, replaced by today’s modern miner using his battery operated head lamp, and power machinery when work is available. Only exploratory and experimental work is presently being conducted in the Copper Country. One aspect of the Copper Country which remains relatively unchanged is its rugged natural beauty. The sparkling clear deep blue waters of chilling Lake Superior still crash upon its rocky tree lined shores. A green mantle of dense forests covers much of the land, which in places is wild and mountainous. Water still rushes over spectacular falls as it flows onward toward the world’s largest fresh water lake. Past and present residents, and many visitors, have witnessed the scenic panorama, with some insisting that the climate of the Copper Country has an exhilarating, and refreshing therapeutic affect upon them. Suggested reading material on the Copper Country might include the following titles that are considered to be of more than passing interest: _Red Metal_, by C. Harry Benedict, _Prehistoric Copper Mining in the Lake Superior Region_, edited by Roy W. Drier, and Octave J. DuTemple, _Boom Copper_, by Angus Murdock, and _The Cliff_, by Donald Chaput. Also of worthwhile reading are such historical novels on the region as, _Where Copper Is King_, by James Wright, published in 1905, and, _The Long Winter Ends_, by Newton G. Thomas. Another beneficial book is, _A True Description of the Lake Superior Country_, written by John St. John, and originally published in 1846. It was republished by the Black Letter Press in 1976, and it provides its readers with a rare and invaluable first hand account of early Copper Country settings. Of particular interest are the author’s descriptions of the region’s geologic development, and of the early copper mines. _Michigan’s Copper Country In Early Photos_ adds a new dimension to the historiography of the Copper Country, providing in pictures what the student may not grasp from the written word. Richard A. Cebelak Grand Rapids, Michigan March, 1977