Cider Making in the Keweenaw: Central and Copper Harbor, MI

The Cornish miners who settled Central, MI left a legacy of apples, apples and more apples.

Keweenaw Leaf-Peeping Color Cruise, Houghton Canal

A Benefit for Donny Kilpela’s Copper Harbor Christmas Lights Display

Keweenaw Diaries Part 1: Trapped in Paradise

Eagle Harbor, MI – I am trapped in a paradise, immobilized next to an animated orange fire, within earshot of the storm just now whistling over Lake Superior; I am be-blanketed on the couch of a log cabin far more spectacular than my budget for this trip could ever approach.  On the downside, my car…

Thimbleberry Donuts with a View at Jamsen’s Fish Market and Bakery, Copper Harbor, MI

Copper Harbor, MI – As far as olfactory promises made by restaurant names go, ‘Jamsen’s Fish Market and Bakery’ sends a decidedly mixed message. And while I’ve certainly eaten smoked fish for breakfast, the thought of walking into a co-mingled fish market and pastry shop gave me pause. But I was desperate for coffee just…