The Miscowaubik Club is a private social club

Gentlemen's club

A gentlemen's club is a members-only private club of a type originally set up by and for British upper class men in the eighteenth century, and popularised by English upper-middle class men and women in the late nineteenth century. Today, some are more open about the gender and social status of...

 in Calumet, Michigan

Calumet, Michigan

Calumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National...

, founded in 1903.

Alexander E. Agassiz was the president of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Co. (C&H), responsible for the copper mining boom in the Keweenaw Peninsula

Keweenaw Peninsula

The Keweenaw Peninsula is the northern-most part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It projects into Lake Superior and was the site of the first copper boom in the United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was roughly 43,200...

. "Miscowaubik" is the Ojibwa

Ojibwa

The Ojibwe or Chippewa are among the largest groups of Native Americans–First Nations north of Mexico. They are divided between Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the third-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only by Cree and Inuit...

 word for copper

Copper

Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...

, used because of the importance of copper to the mining industry in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The Miscowaubik Club was created and designed for the gentlemen governing the Calumet and Hecla Mining Co. Members of the governing community of C&H wanted a way to maintain social connections and to enjoy each others' company. The club was originally based on the Tennis and Racquet Clubs of Boston, Massachusetts. The club contained bowling

Bowling

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 alleys, courts for squash, billiards

Billiards

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tables, tennis courts, dressing rooms, and dining rooms. Today, the club still has all of these, with the exception of the tennis courts. The club is still open for business and is still a place for friends and family to get together and stay connected.