Winona: A Copper Mining Ghost Town (2016)

Winona: A Copper Mining Ghost Town « Movie from 2016

Movie from 2016

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Genres: Documentary, Special Interest

Winona, Michigan, a former copper mining town 33 miles south of Houghton is fast becoming a "ghost town." The town's population has shrunk from an estimated 1,000+ in 1920 to perhaps 13 residents today.

Noted documentary filmmaker and sociologist, Dr. Michael Loukinen has created this beautiful, fascinating and elegiac film documenting the community's history and demise.

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