Test your sanity with Michigan Tech Theatre’s Haunted Smelter, if you dare! This weekend, the Michigan Tech Theatre Series invites the public to once again celebrate the spooky season by visiting a historic “haunted” Keweenaw mining site. Themed “Descent into Madness,” this year’s haunted experience will take place at the Quincy Smelting Works in Hancock.
Each fall, Michigan Tech’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) partners with the Quincy Mine Hoist Association and Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission to create a haunted experience for all ages. The abandoned infrastructure left behind by the copper mining industry provides the perfect backdrop for Michigan Tech students to create a thrillingly creepy exploration.
“Every year, a new group of students explore the venues and themes to create things that they believe will be the perfect jump-scare for our audiences. As we grow and shift the event, students consider what was done in the past to improve the event for our local audience,” said Kent Cyr, VPA technical director. “The students have worked really hard to make sure there are some good and weird ‘creepy-crawly’ moments. The audience can also expect some good ‘boneville’ vignettes to check out!”
The roughly 25-minute walk-through tours are open tonight, October 23, and Friday, October 24, from 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m., and Saturday, October 25, from 6-10:30 p.m. Tours will start approximately every 15 minutes. Book your tickets now through the Quincy Mine Hoist Association website.
Haunted Smelter: Descent Into Madness — Michigan Tech Theatre
Thursday and Friday, October 23 and 24, from 7-10:30 p.m. | Saturday, October 25, from 6-10:30 p.m.
Quincy Smelting Works — 48991 Maple St., Hancock
Michigan Tech Theatre Series
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