Location: Electric Park, MI

Electric Park was an amusement park operated by the electric street railway. It was located between Boston and Calumet in Houghton County.

Electric park was located at milepost 10, which was 6.8 miles north of the Hancock car barn, and four miles south of Laurium. 36 trains were scheduled through here in each direction in 1909. [CERA]

Photo info: Top, the station at Electric Park in Houghton and the boardwalk for boarding the interurban trains. Postcard view.

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1910. May. Weather permitting, the Houghton County Traction company will open Electric park with a concert by the entire Calumet & Hecla band from 2:30 to 5:30 pm. The C&H orchestra will furnish music in the evening from 8:30 to 11:30. From this date on, the park will be open to the public every day. Many improvements have been made, including a merry-go-round which never fails to appeal to the little ones. The park now has permission to sell temperance drinks and refreshments at the park. Several hundred lights have been installed through the park, which is rightly called "Electric park". [CN-1910-0526]