Tundras live: Dumb Dad Jokes, Incorrect Opinions, and Relationship Advice.

So for the first picture I will copy the Wikipedia page entry:

When the mine ceased production in 1945, the Quincy Number 2 shaft was the world's longest mine shaft, at 9,260 feet (2.82 km or 1.75 miles) along the dip of the deposit on a 55 degree decline.[12][13] (measured vertically from the shaft collar, the depth is 6,200 feet.)[14] To raise and lower ore and workers into this shaft, the world's largest steam-driven mine hoist was built in 1918 and housed in the Quincy Number 2 Hoist House. The Nordberg Steam Hoist and its reinforced concrete building, built in the Georgian architectural style with brick veneer and Italian-tiled walls, cost over $370,000 in 1918 but was used for only eleven years until it ceased usage in 1929.[15] Weighing more than 880 tons, it lifted 10 tons of ore at 36.4 miles per hour, thus saving $16,080 in fuel bills in its first year of operation.[16] The hoist sat on the largest concrete slab ever poured, containing 3200 cu. yards of concrete and over 8 tons of reinforcement material.[17] The Number 2 Hoist House was built as a reinforced concrete structure on a scale rare for 1918, making it one of the first of its kind.[18] The very decorative Hoist House was used as a showpiece for visiting investors.

The second picture, funny enough, the tour guy didn't say a word about it. It looked to me like some sort of vehicle that would drive on rails if that's all I know.

The third picture was a now abandoned classroom that was built between 3 and 600 ft under the surface. The widened tunnel that is used for the tour was accomplished from a mixture of professional and student/volunteer work and apparently they used the classroom as part of the lessons for the work the college kids and volunteers were doing in the mine.

 

Littlest dogs bday today. She had a candle too lol

 

Keenwenaw Peninsula

 

Only counts if you hit every stair. Try a tumble. Just drop and roll.

 

Eek

 

Day 2 was great! Did some (not pictured) amateur archeology somewhat close to an old mine which is one of my favorite things to do. Toured an abandoned air force radar base, an old fort, and an old and forgotten cemetery as well.

 

Solid pix, as usual. Idk why, but the abandoned buildings I’ve always enjoyed walking around in, and wondering what it looked like when it was active

 

Oh yeah, abandoned stuff is always super interesting