We have a variety of items for sale in our Gift Shop. If you would like to place an order, please follow these steps:
- Email us at [email protected] with your order.
- We will reply with the cost of your items plus shipping via USPS. We will do our best to Minimize the shipping cost and will charge only for the actual cost to ship your order.
- You can pay for your order via the Donate button on our Support web page or by using Venmo.
If you would rather send a check (note, there will be a delay in shipping until we receive the check), our address is:
Painesdale Mine & Shaft, Inc.
PO Box 332
Painesdale, MI 49955
We will send out the order once we see the payment is made.
Hat – $25.00 Each
Show your support for our efforts to preserve the Champion #4 Shaft Rock House by wearing one of our hats.
Each hat is made from 100% garment washed cotton twill and has a slide closure with buckle and grommet. They come in a selection of six colors. Each hat has the Painesdale Mine & Shaft logo embroidered on the front in a contrasting color.
These hats have a lived-in look and are slightly brushed for softness and comfort.
Tauno Kelpila’s classic map of Copper Country: The Native Copper Mining Era of the Keweenaw Copper Country – $20.00
This map shows the location of most the most significant copper mines located on the Keweenaw Peninsula.
Because it has shape, this item is prohibitively expensive to shipped. We do stock it in our Gift Shop.
The Hard Rock Mining Era in the Copper Country by Tauno Kelpila – $20.00
This is an excellent book written by a man who worked in the mines of the Copper Country. This book covers the six major copper lodes found in the Keweenaw. In addition to the informative text there are many hand drawn diagrams that illustrate the text. This book is a must for anyone wishing to learn the details of the copper industry in the Keweenaw.
T-shirt – $20.00
A navy blue T-shirt featuring a large logo on the back and small logo on the front. Available in small, medium, large, XL, and XXL.
Note Card Set – $5.00
On Back Of Card…
Champion Mine
The hoist house (lower left) is connected to the shaft house by 5 steel stanchions. A chimney can be seen being built to the center left. Photo Courtesy of Copper Range Historical Society Published by Painesdale Mine & Shaft, Painesdale, Michigan.
On Back Of Card…
Champion Mine – Shaft House #4 c. 1929
Note the trestle in the center and water pipes waiting to be installed for the water utility. The Champion Mine water utility supplied water to the whole South Range area, Houghton and Hancock. Photo Courtesy of Copper Range Historical Society Published by Painesdale Mine & Shaft, Painesdale, Michigan.
On Back Of Card…
Champion Mine – Shaft House #4
Note the high pressure pipes in the lower part of the photo. These pipes would have transferred the steam and air pressure that drove the mine operation. Photo Courtesy of Copper Range Historical Society Published by Painesdale Mine & Shaft, Painesdale, MI.
On Back Of Card…
Trimountain Shaft House
Note the steam boilers in the center right of the photo. Photo Courtesy of Copper Range Historical Society Published by Painesdale Mine & Shaft, Painesdale, MI.
This is a set of four note cards (with envelopes/blank inside) that have old photographs of the Champion and Baltic mines. These photos came from the Copper Range Historical Societies collection.
One set of four cards with four different mine photos is available for $5.00.
We will make every attempt to combine orders and minimize the cost of shipping.
Note Card with Drawing by William Berry – $1 each or 6 cards for $5.00
This note card has a black/white line art image of the Champion #4 shaft house. It was drawn in 2008 by Bill Beery for use as his family’s annual Christmas card. Anyone who has recently donated to PM&S will recognize this image as the one used on our “Thank You” notes.
These note cards are available individually for $1 each or 6 cards for $5.00.
We will make every attempt to combine orders and minimize the cost of shipping.
On Back Of Card…
Champion #4 Shaft House
By William Beery, 2011
Painesdale Mine & Shaft, Inc.
Painesdale, Michigan
Note Card with Drawing by Peter Schierloh – $1 each or 6 cards for $5.00
This note card has an image that is found on a set of three posters that we have available in our Gift Shop. It has a great view of the Champion shaft house from the south. It was draw by Peter Schierloh during the early years of Painesdale Mine & Shaft.
These note cards are available individually for $1 each or 6 cards for $5.00.
We will make every attempt to combine orders and minimize the cost of shipping. We estimate the cost to ship a single pack of 4 or 5 cards will be $1.50.
On Back Of Card…
Champion #4 Shaft House By Peter Schierloh, 1996 Painesdale Mine & Shaft, Inc. Painesdale, Michigan.
Booklet: Mine Fatalities in Adams and Elm River Townships 1889 – 1967 by John Blom – $10.00
This booklet contains 343 names of those who died in the copper mines of Adams and Elm River Townships – Atlantic Mines, Baltic Mines, Trimountain Mines, Champion Mines (Painesdale and Globe), Winona Mines, and Wyandot Mine.
Morris the Mining Moose – $20.00
Meet Morris the Mining Moose! He is 9 inches tall and is wearing one of our navy hoodies printed with our logo. He is also ready for work in the mine with his hardhat with headlamp.
Cookbook – $15.00
Our cookbook is filled with recipes, including ethnic recipes and stories of life in the range towns.