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Once a UP copper mine, this ghost town is now the Midwest’s snow capital

Michigan Public | By Stateside Staff

Published July 26, 2017 at 5:30 PM EDT

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Delaware, Michigan

Courtesy of the Archives of Michigan

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Horace Greeley's Boarding House in Delaware, Michigan.

Courtesy of the Archives of Michigan

It’s recognized as the Snow Capital of the Midwest. That’s quite a distinction for a town that no longer exists.

Rachel Clark from the Michigan History Center joined Stateside to explain how the mining town of Delaware, Michigan became a ghost town.

Hear the ghost town's story above.

This segment is produced in partnership with the Michigan History Center.

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