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CALUMET TOWNSHIP WATERWORKS PARK
Mother Nature is the crown jewel of
Calumet Township.
On 16 acres on the
shore of Lake Superior, this beautiful
day park has two overhead pavilions,
toilets, picnic areas, playground,
volley and basketball courts. There is
also a baseball area and a handicapped
ramp to access the beach. Perfect for
any medium size gathering, it can be
reserved by calling the Calumet Township
Office at 906-337-2410.
LIONS CLUB PARK
Located on Calumet Lake this park was
created in partnership with the Calumet
Lions Club. In recent years the club has
donated thousands of dollars and
hundreds of hours of volunteer time. The
park features picnic tables, a
barrier-free walking trail and parking
lot. It also features a horse shoe pit
and large grassy areas for roaming or
playing ball. There is an area to launch
canoes or kayaks.
SWEDETOWN RECREATIONAL AREA
Calumet Township and the North Houghton
County Water and Sewer Authority own
1,900 acres which comprises the
Swedetown Recreational Area. The area
has 30 kilometer of trails (three miles
of which are lighted to allow night-time
skiing). Swedetown is largely managed by
a publically-formed community group
known as the Swedetown Trails Club (STC).
The 2,200 sq ft Chalet serves as a
warm-up facility for the ski trails and
the adjacent lighted sledding and
snowboard hill. During the warm months
Swedetown trails are used by hikers,
trail runners, mountain bikers as well
as over 200 participants in the annual
Great Deer Chase Mountain Bike Race.
There are currently about 24 miles of
single-track trails at Swedetown.
CALUMET TOWNSHIP INDOOR SHOOTING
RANGE
The newly commissioned Calumet Township
Indoor Shooting Range is now open for
public shooting. Check the
calendar of events for open range
times.
Calumet Township Range features:
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Year-around shooting opportunities
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4 shooting
booths, 5 lanes
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Target
movers with 50 foot maximum target
distance
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Ventilation system
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On-site
supervision provided
Range
operations and supervision are being
provided by a team of volunteer shooting
enthusiasts with NRA Range Safety
Officer certification.
A $5 per visit
fee will be charged. Contact us at
CalumetRange@gmail.com or visit us
on
Facebook page for further
details.
OTHER FACILITIES
The Township maintains other facilities
such as the Wolverine and Centennial
Heights playground and also a W.P.A.
project stone boat currently being
renovated as a memorial for the WWI,
WWII, Korean, and Vietnam Veterans.
The Township helps support two
indoor ice arenas, one in The Calumet
Colosseum now owned by Calumet Township
and one in Laurium called the George
Gipp Arena. These two facilities provide
for ice related activities such as youth
hockey, figure skating, high school
hockey, men's hockey leagues, senior
citizen skating and numerous spectator
events from October 1st through March of
each winter season.
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