Calumet (/ˌkæljuːˈmɛt/ ⓘ KAL-yoo-MET or locally /ˌkæljəˈmɛt/ KAL-yə-MET) is a village in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.

What is now Calumet was settled in 1864, originally under the name of Red Jacket, for a Native American Chief of the Seneca tribe.

[5] In addition to copper mining and smelting, the region also supported the dairy industry and truck farming.

However, in 1913, Red Jacket suffered from the Copper Country Strike of 1913–1914, and the population began to decline.

Striking miners and their families were gathered on Christmas Eve for 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.

Loss of wartime demand caused the copper price to drop following World War I.

With the decreased demand for copper, thousands left Red Jacket in the 1920s, many moving to Detroit, Michigan, where the automobile industry was booming.

Small-time mining continued in the area, particularly during World War II, until it was shut down completely by a labor strike in 1968.

Calumet was moved from Michigan to Colorado, where it was invaded by Soviet paratroopers in the original Red Dawn film.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.20 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.

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.

A pasty is a mixture of meat, potatoes, rutabaga, carrots and onions wrapped in a crust made of flour and lard.

The theater hosted a large number of famous actors, musicians, and opera singers.

In 1975, the town began a large project to repair and restore the theater, which is now used for many local and touring productions.

[13] Pasty Fest is a one-day event that takes place every summer downtown Calumet.

[22] 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.

The combined parish is housed in the old St. Joseph's building, and has changed its name to St. Paul the Apostle Church.

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.