The Douglass Houghton Falls are still not accessible to the public from the top of the falls, but you can get to the base of the falls by snowshoeing from the old railroad tracks/snowmobile trail. The scenery along the way is beautiful, so it makes the trek in enjoyable, too.

Melanie Hakala Rossi and her snowshoeing pals made that trek about a week ago and found the falls completely frozen over and covered with snow. I’m sure that’s changing daily right now, as we’ve been experiencing some sunshine and warm temperatures this past week. What fascinated me the most was the ice formations Melanie captured at the mouth of the old mining cave in the wall of the falls. Pretty unique, that’s for sure.

Today’s video clip is from webmaster Charlie Hopper, chronicling the monuments and landmarks in Michigan, including here in the Copper Country, that are dedicated to Michigan’s first State Geologist, Douglass Houghton, who died at the age of 37, after his boat capsized in Lake Superior. Appropriate on a day we present the falls that bear his name.

The correct name is Houghton Douglass Falls. Named after C. C.
Douglass and Douglas Houghton.

The correct and official name is the Houghton Douglass Falls. It was
named after C. C. Douglass and Douglas Houghton.