Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest For some in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a ghost town is home The end of copper mining left a lot of ghost towns in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. But not all of them are deserted. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend’s email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 17 Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press Published 6:01 a.m. ET Feb. 16, 2018 | Updated 8:59 a.m. ET Feb. 17, 2018 CLOSE The end of copper mining left a lot of ghost towns in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. But not all of them are deserted. Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press The end of copper mining left a lot of ghost towns in Michigan. But not all of them are deserted. CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN 17 COMMENT EMAIL MORE KEWEENAW PENINSULA – The view from Tom Chobanian’s house is a thick wall of trees. It wasn’t always, though. “There used to be nothing but whorehouses here,” said the wiry 29-year-old, pointing into the woods, recounting family memories. “This used to have 600 people. They had their bars right here, and, right here, there used to be nothing but wood stacked up. Lumber.” Chobanian lives in Donken, an Upper Peninsula town that isn’t really a town anymore. More than a century ago, the… [Read full story]
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