The rusty detail of this old stove caught my eye. It seemed a good one to post for Rust Art Wednesday. The #sevendaysoutside challenge by the lovely @erikah is to get people around the world paying attention

The Quincy Smelter, in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan is the only existing early 20th century copper smelter in the country. Built in 1898, the smelter used heat to turn ore into ingots, which

Friday Blue @kalemandra This blue beauty is resting in a local scrap yard.......

The Quincy Mine is located near Hancock, Michigan. The mine was owned by the Quincy Mining Company and operated between 1846 and 1945. Although it rained, sometimes pouring really hard, I still had an

In 99 years of operation, Quincy produced 424,000 tons of native copper from the underground workings. A large amount of native silver was also recovered from the mine. Some photos that I took at the mine.

I have an appreciation for abandoned sites and the rust and decay that add a patina to photos. I took many such photos this week. Here is one from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA.