Pasty Gallery

Established in 1900 by the short-lived Arcadian Mining venture, this world class mill was sold to Centennial Mining in 1904 on a three year promissary note of $297,000.

On September 1, 1923, Centennial Mining and this mill became C+H property, and the mill was named Lake Milling & Smelting.

Located in Point Mills, only foundations remain today.

When the war ended in 1918, we were this close to a million pound a month new product addition at Senter location.

Ted Sved's daughter Myrna, just found this excellent cache of dated and annotated pictures taken by her father during his time at Atlas Powder here in Senter.

Life and times in a small company town.

The closing inventory of the first explosives factory in Houghton County.

The iron and copper mining in the upper peninsula gave rise to 19 explosive manufacturers locating here since 1868.

No, it's not a crinoid fossil, it's a drill scar

Below ground "comfort station"

A newer classical design; iron door,domed roof and vent for dispelling headache producing nitroglycerin fumes from the dynamite.