Everything online said the place was open. We pulled up to the property not realizing it was closed and a man on site was incredibly rude to us.he claimed we drove right past a closed sign that we never saw at all. We drove around looking for it afterwards as well .We went to the Quincy mine instead anyways and it was amazing. I would recommend going there. A little more expensive but well worth it
Where else can you go to have a self-guided underground copper mine tour for less than$11.01!? You can explore a quarter mile long mine tunnel 100' underground and even bring along a pasty for an underground picnic. Also, you can bring your dog into the mine.
It was an amazing experience!!! The self guided tour really made being in the mine alone a once in a lifetime time experience. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for an adventure.
Love this place! The couple running the mine couldn't be nicer. Very passionate about the history of the mine. Also a pet skunk! There is a Maritime museum being built on the property. Should be done late 2017! Bring cash, no credit cards/PayPal as of late July 2017. She is looking into a solution though.
Owner was very friendly and talkative. Group and dog-eared dog friendly!
This was a neat self guided tour. A little creepy as we were the only ones down in the mine when we went through. Lots of info in the mine and the owner was very friendly and fun to talk to. Highlight was petting their pet skunk!
Pay your $ and wander the mine at your own pace. We thought it was very cool and educational.
self guided tour, loved not being rushed through. owners were very informative. it was well worth the stop. suggest a flash light for looking into areas not light by path lights. of course jacket cool but constant temp. loved the gift shop.
My daughters and I decided this last summer we wanted to have a unique Michigan UP experience. We decided we wanted to go to Copper Harbor and stay in the northernmost town in Michigan. On the way, we also knew we wanted to go to visit the copper mines in the area. Since we had already been to the Adventure Mining tour in Mass City, we knew we wouldn't pass up the chance to do another tour if we could. Delaware is only half hour away from Copper Harbor, so we knew we had to do the tour. This is a self guided tour, where you watch a safety video, grab your helmet and light, and you're on your way. You take yourself down into a mine and get to explore on your own. There is one shaft going down that T's into a shaft that goes left a short way, then right about a quarter mile if I remember right, and that's it. It isn't a huge mine, but it's a lot of fun because you're on your own. You don't have a guide or anything and you feel like such an explorer. My daughters and I ran into 2 other small groups in passing and that's it. We loved it. The experience isn't nearly as detailed or educational as the Adventure Mines tour, but with this one you really feel like a bit of an explorer. You can climb the rocks if you want and do those things that you can't do in the other cave tours. It really was a rather unique experience. When we were done, we got to walk outside and see some of the old buildings and equipment that was slowly rusting and rotting away. The proprietors are really, really nice too. Since we were able to let them know we knew some of the history of the area and had done some caving, they really opened up to us and talked to us about all kids of things. They could see we were passionate about being there and it excited them too. It may not be the fanciest cave tour you'll ever do, but it's worth the trip and the experience.