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42-673: The Calumet Theatre is a historic theatre located at 340 Sixth Street in the town of Calumet, Michigan . It is also known as the Calumet Opera House or the Calumet Civic Auditorium . It is integral to, but a separate unit of, the Calumet municipal building. The structure was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1971 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It

84-474: A female householder with no husband present, and 64.6% were non-families. 58.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.85 and the average family size was 3.12. In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 24.8% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

126-505: A larger multibillion-dollar transaction. On November 5, 2009, Scripps Networks Interactive acquired a 65% ownership interest in the network for $ 1.1 billion; the deal closed in January 2010. Following the purchase, Travel Channel began to add programming from sister networks such as Food Network In 2015, Scripps relocated the channel's headquarters from Chevy Chase, Maryland to Knoxville, Tennessee. On February 25, 2016, SNI acquired

168-514: A male householder with no wife present, and 57.2% were non-families. 48.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.93 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age in the village was 40.4 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

210-604: A new logo stylized as Trvl Channel , and shifted its programming to focus on "the paranormal, the unsolved, the creepy and terrifying". From 2015 to 2017, Destination America had undergone a similar shift to paranormal programming themselves. Certain Travel Channel shows (such as Bizarre Foods , its spinoff series Bizarre Foods Delicious Destinations , Man v. Food , Food Paradise , Hotel Impossible , and Xtreme Waterparks ) would move to either Destination America or Cooking Channel . On January 12, 2021, it

252-484: A party in Italian Hall , when the cry of "fire" precipitated a stampede that crushed or suffocated seventy-three victims, over half of them children under ten years old. The identity of the person(s) who started the stampede has never been determined. Folk singer Woody Guthrie 's 1945 song, " 1913 Massacre ", is based on this event. Loss of wartime demand caused the copper price to drop following World War I . With

294-404: A year, with an estimated 18,000 people attending. The Calumet Theatre is a two-story Renaissance revival structure constructed from yellowish-brown brick. The building sits on a Jacobsville sandstone foundation, and has a copper roof with copper cornices . A porte-cochere covers one entrance, and a clock tower originally rising to include a bell) stands nearby. An illuminated marquee is at

336-475: Is a one-day event that takes place every summer downtown Calumet. The event celebrates the pasty, which was brought over by Cornish miners in the mid 1800s. The meat and vegetable "pie" became a staple for miners throughout the Upper Peninsula. The event includes a parade, street fair, live music, a pasty eating contest and a competition among restaurants for the best pasty. Public education in Calumet

378-505: Is also a Michigan State Historic Site. The Theatre was the original recording venue of the Red Jacket Jamboree , an old-time radio variety show heard on Michigan public radio stations including Interlochen Public Radio and WNMU Public Radio 90. Every two years there is an all-school reunion for the graduates of Calumet High School. Many activities occur at this time, including a classic car show and parade. Pasty Fest

420-637: Is at an elevation of 1,209 feet (369 m) above sea level. The village of Calumet sits on 2,000 miles (3,200 km) of underground mine shafts, drifts and stopes, empty for many decades. Large portions of the Keweenaw National Historical Park are located inside the village limits, mostly covering the intricate complex of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company's main operations. Houghton County Memorial Airport (KCMX), largely in nearby Oneco, serves Calumet, Houghton County and

462-407: Is one of the 21 Heritage Sites which partners with the Keweenaw National Historical Park . The theatre was the original home of The Red Jacket Jamboree , an old-time radio variety show. The village of Calumet was a prosperous community at the close of the nineteenth century, primarily due to the rich vein of copper mined by the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company , located just south and east of

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504-473: Is served by Public Schools of Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw . High school education is served by Calumet High School , whose teams are known as the "Copper Kings". St. Paul the Apostle Church, formerly known as St. Joseph's Catholic Church, was formed in 1889 by Slovenian immigrants who came to the Calumet area to work in the booming copper mines. The first church that they built burnt down in 1902, but

546-470: The Travel Channel in 2019. The segment showed how the town and the theater are connected to the Italian Hall massacre that killed 73 people on Christmas Eve at the nearby Italian Society Hall in 1913. Calumet, Michigan Calumet ( / ˌ k æ lj u ˈ m ɛ t / KAL -yuu- MET or locally / ˌ k æ lj ə ˈ m ɛ t / KAL -yə- MET ) is a village in

588-664: The Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan . The village is located within Calumet Township , Houghton County , and had a population of 621 at the 2020 census . Calumet was once the center of Michigan's copper mining industry . The village is home to a unit of Keweenaw National Historical Park , and also includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Most of

630-712: The poverty line , including 50.5% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over. Some of the notable attractions in the village include: Travel Channel Travel Channel (stylized as Trvl Channel since 2018) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery , who previously owned the channel from 1997 to 2007. The channel is headquartered in Manhattan , with offices in Silver Spring , Maryland and Knoxville , Tennessee , U.S. Travel Channel features documentaries , reality , and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around

672-453: The Apostle Church. Today, they have a large and active congregation, which pays for the upkeep of the church. The city, at one time, Calumet had six active Lutheran churches (two of which were Laestadian ), three Methodist churches, as well as an Episcopal, Congregationalist, Baptist and Presbyterian church. Today, only one Lutheran, Baptist, Methodist, and Episcopal church remain open. Additionally, another Baptist church has opened. Two of

714-489: The Pasty Fest, where there are eating contests (with consumption of pasties, of course), games, events, and even a tug of war event where the losers take a dive into an inflatable pool filled with ketchup . The Calumet Theatre is a theater and opera house which opened in 1900. In 1898, the copper mining industry was booming, and the town had an enormous surplus in its treasury. The town council decided to spend some of

756-594: The Sixth Street entrance. The theatre itself originally held 1200 seats. With the closure of the 2nd balcony, and addition of the movie projection booth on the 1st balcony, the Theatre now holds 700 seats and features 5 fantastic murals on the proscenium arch. Some of the visitors to the Calumet Theatre hope to catch a glimpse of the reputed ghost of the theatre, Madame Helena Modjeska . The story of

798-498: The United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows on African animal safaris , tours of grand hotels and resorts, visits to significant cities and towns around the world, programming about various foods around the world, and programming about ghosts and the paranormal in notable buildings. As of November 2023 , Travel Channel is available to approximately 67,000,000 pay television households in

840-607: The United States-down from its 2011 peak of 96,000,000 households. The Travel Channel was launched on February 1, 1987; it was founded by TWA Marketing Services (a subsidiary of Trans World Airlines ). The channel's name was derived from the travel-related filler programming that aired between programs on the Home Theater Network . TWA purchased the name rights from Group W Satellite Communications in 1986, and took over HTN's transponder spot following

882-606: The church remains virtually unchanged architecturally. In 1966, four of the five Catholic churches in the Calumet area were forced to merge because of the low number of parishioners and economic constraints. This included St. Anne's (the French church), St. John's (the Croatian church), St. Mary's (the Italian church), and St. Joseph's. The combined parish is housed in the old St. Joseph's building, and has changed its name to St. Paul

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924-406: The church was rebuilt in sandstone by 1908. The church "rises authoritatively over the village like a cathedral of medieval Europe." When the church was completed, the cost of construction was an amazing $ 100,000. It is constructed of local Jacobsville sandstone , and features beautiful stained glass windows, a custom-built 19’ by 18’ pipe organ, and a beautifully painted interior. The interior of

966-471: The decline of the local economy and the increasing popularity of movies. In the late 1920s, the theatre was converted to a motion-picture house, serving in this medium until the 1950s. Summer stock theatre was brought back to the Calumet Theater in 1958, and performed there every summer until 1968, and returned in 1972. In 1975, the auditorium was restored for the centennial of Calumet. In 1988-89,

1008-489: The decreased demand for copper, thousands left Red Jacket in the 1920s, many moving to Detroit , Michigan , where the automobile industry was booming. During the Great Depression , almost all mines were shut down. As a result, many miners and their families left to find work. In 1950, the population of Calumet was 1,256 people. Small-time mining continued in the area, particularly during World War II , until it

1050-506: The exterior of the theatre was restored. In 1983, the Calumet Theatre Company was incorporated as a non-profit organization . In 2013, the theater began working on adding an elevator to improve accessibility for the second floor and balcony. The elevator was installed in 2018. Three staff members as well as volunteers help to operate the Theatre. Today, the Calumet Theatre is home to as many as 60 theatre-related events

1092-467: The former Lutheran churches and the Presbyterian church are still standing today but are not in use. As of the census of 2010, there were 726 people, 376 households, and 161 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,630.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,401.6/km ). There were 512 housing units at an average density of 2,560.0 per square mile (988.4/km ). The racial makeup of

1134-411: The ghost first emerged in 1958, when actress Adysse Lane claimed that the ghost of Madame Modjeska appeared to her during a performance when Lane had forgotten her lines. Since then, unexplainable happenings have occurred. Many people have heard music and felt cold air from nowhere. The Calumet Theatre was featured as a haunted location on the paranormal TV series Most Terrifying Places which aired on

1176-586: The late 19th century. By 1900, Red Jacket had a population of 4,668, and Calumet Township , which contained Red Jacket and nearby mining towns, had a population of 25,991. However, in 1913, Red Jacket suffered from the Copper Country Strike of 1913–1914 , and the population began to decline. In the same year, the town was the site of the Italian Hall Disaster . Striking miners and their families were gathered on Christmas Eve for

1218-449: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 35.7% were of Finnish , 10.3% German , 9.3% Irish , 7.1% United States or American, 7.0% French and 6.5% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000 . 95.7% spoke English , 3.0% Spanish and 1.2% Finnish as their first language. There were 387 households, out of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 19.9% were married couples living together, 12.4% had

1260-480: The remaining 35% stake in Travel Channel from Cox Communications, giving it full control over the network. Discovery regained ownership of the network on March 6, 2018, after acquiring SNI. Available data shows that viewership peaked in Spring 2008 at 27.78 million views per 7 days, and has been in decline ever since. As of Spring 2017, the channel got 17.25 million views. On October 1, 2018, Travel Channel revealed

1302-503: The shutdown of the premium cable channel in January 1987. In 1992, the network was sold to Landmark Communications , then-owner of The Weather Channel ; five years later, Landmark sold it to Paxson Communications . Discovery Communications acquired a 70% ownership stake in the channel in 1997, and subsequently acquired the remaining 30% interest from Paxson in 1999. In May 2007, Discovery Communications sold Travel Channel to Cox Enterprises subsidiary Cox Communications as part of

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1344-446: The surplus on a theater. The theater hosted a large number of famous actors, musicians, and opera singers. With the closing of the mines, the theater became a movie theater and fell into general disrepair for many years. In 1975, the town began a large project to repair and restore the theater, which is now used for many local and touring productions. The theatre was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 5, 1971, and

1386-432: The surrounding communities. Calumet was host to a number of railroad routes, including: One of the biggest parts of the food culture of not only Calumet, but the entire Copper Country , is the pasty . This was a main part of copper miners' diets. A pasty is a mixture of meat, potatoes, rutabaga, carrots and onions wrapped in a crust made of flour and lard. Traditionally Cornish, they have even sparked local events such as

1428-537: The village itself is also included within the Calumet Historic District , a larger area which is NRHP-listed and which is a National Historic Landmark District. What is now Calumet was settled in 1864, originally under the name of Red Jacket , for a Native American Chief of the Seneca tribe . Until 1895 the name "Calumet" was used by the nearby town of Laurium , Michigan ; present-day Calumet

1470-447: The village was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 879 people, 387 households, and 136 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,524.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,746.8/km ). There were 491 housing units at an average density of 2,527.1 per square mile (975.7/km ). The racial makeup of the village was 98.98% White , 0.23% from other races , and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.80% of

1512-432: The village was 96.8% White , 0.4% African American , 0.4% Native American , 0.3% Asian , 0.3% from other races , and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.5% of the population. There were 376 households, out of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 23.4% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had

1554-454: The village. In 1898, the community decided that an opera house was required to serve the people of Calumet. Local architect Charles K. Shand was chosen to design the building, and Chicago interior designer William Eckert developed a crimson, gold, and ivory color scheme for the interior. The theatre opened on March 20, 1900, with the operetta The Highwayman , by Reginald De Koven and Harry B. Smith , on tour from Broadway . The theatre

1596-414: Was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $ 17,404, and the median income for a family was $ 22,750. Males had a median income of $ 21,667 versus $ 18,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 12,111. About 29.0% of families and 35.0% of the population were below

1638-553: Was not legally named so until 1929. Red Jacket grew due to the copper mines in the area. It was incorporated as a town in 1867. The copper mines were particularly rich; the Boston-based Calumet and Hecla Mining Company produced more than half of the United States' copper from 1871 through 1880. In addition to copper mining and smelting, the region also supported the dairy industry and truck farming . Many immigrants (from Poland and other countries) settled there in

1680-482: Was one of the first municipal theatres in the country. It soon attracted attention from America's finest actors, actresses, and other theatre greats, such as Frank Morgan (later famous for his roles in The Wizard of Oz ), Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. , Lon Chaney, Sr. , John Philip Sousa , Sarah Bernhardt , and Madame Helena Modjeska among others. As time wore on, the theatre began to lose popularity, due mostly to

1722-557: Was reported that there were plans for selected Travel Channel programs to premiere exclusively on Discovery+ as timed exclusives. On March 22, 2012, Scripps Networks Interactive announced that it had agreed to pay £65 million (equivalent to US$ 102.7 million) to acquire Travel Channel International Limited, the UK-based broadcaster which operates across the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific markets, but had no direct relation to

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1764-670: Was shut down completely by a labor strike in 1968. In 1984, Calumet's name was borrowed by Hollywood. Calumet was moved from Michigan to Colorado, where it was invaded by Soviet paratroopers in the original Red Dawn film. Producer and screenwriter Kevin Reynolds was a seasonal resident of the Keweenaw Peninsula. According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 0.20 square miles (0.52 km ), all of it land. Calumet

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