most beautiful road in Michigan," Brockway Mountain Drive is a roadway that follows the spine of a ridge between the communities of Copper Harbor and Eagle Harbor, and it is the highest-paved road between the Rocky Mountains to the west and the Allegheny Mountains in the east. The notoriously picturesque road was constructed during the 1930s in the midst of the Great Depression by the Works Progress Administration. It offers views of Lake Superior, and the Keweenaw Peninsula, as well the archipelago of Isle Royale on an especially clear, transparent day. There is also a close on the drive called Brockway Mountain Lookout that offers a view of the community of Copper Harbor itself. In addition to the main 1849 Copper Harbor Lighthouse, the Copper Harbor Front Range and Rear Range Lights, both completed in 1869, remain and are locally considered to be iconic, as well as being the subject of memorabilia. The purpose of the Copper Harbor Range Lights was to do what the main lighthouse could not; it guided vessels and their sailors past the hazardous reefs on either side of the waterway. Demographics Images See also Copper mining in Michigan Shipwrecks of the 1913 Great Lakes storm References External links Official community of Copper Harbor website Copper Country Explorer Copper Harbor biking and hiking trails Astronomy Picture of the Day May 5, 2021 showing a STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement) in the night sky - similar to aurora and often accompanying a green picket-fence aurora Unincorporated communities in Keweenaw County, Michigan Houghton micropolitan area, Michigan Coastal resorts in Michigan Michigan populated places on Lake Superior Populated places established in 1844 1844 establishments in Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan Census-designated places in Michigan Census-designated places in Keweenaw County, Michigan