The Huron Mining Company constructed a dam and lake to secure a steady supply of water for its stamping operations. The mines used the lake as a source of water for their steam engines, which drove the stamping machines that crushed the mine rock, and as a means to separate copper from waste rock after stamping. The dam and lake constructed by the Huron Mining company remained in place after mining operations ceased.
| The following is a photo of ice being cut from Huron Lake. Note the shafthouse in the background. | Piles of stampsand can be seen in the background of this view of Huron Lake: |
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| MTU Neg 00221 | MS042-064-Z-736 |