The Cornish miners who settled Central, MI left a legacy of apples, apples and more apples.
Foraging for Thimbleberries in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
COPPER HARBOR, MI — It embarrasses me, after all the things I’ve found to recommend the Keweenaw Peninsula, that it was an overpriced jar of jam that first launched me on my journey here. Or at least I thought it was overpriced at the time: $25 for what looked to be one cup of jam,…
A Keweenaw Red Rocks?
Aaron Rogers envisions an amphitheater carved in stone & big-name bands at East Bluff Bike Park.
Keweenaw Leaf-Peeping Color Cruise, Houghton Canal
A Benefit for Donny Kilpela’s Copper Harbor Christmas Lights Display
Tax Talk Premature and Hunting and Fishing Welcome, Keweenaw Landscape Park Coalition Says
COPPER HARBOR, MI – Although various funding mechanisms were discussed at a Tuesday night informational meeting about a proposed Keweenaw Landscape Park, it’s premature to be talking about local property tax increases, the ambitious plan’s organizers say. In addition, hunters and fishermen will continue to be welcome on the property should a coalition of backers…
Trailblazer Aaron Rogers Unveils Ambitious 30,000-acre Mixed Use ‘Keweenaw Landscape Park’
Rock Solid Founder Already Building New Trails on His Own 524-Acre Parcel COPPER HARBOR, MI – Nobody ever accused Aaron Rogers of thinking small. The nation’s largest trailbuilding contractor on Tuesday night unveiled an ambitious plan to acquire up 30,000 acres in northeastern Keweenaw County and develop it for mountain biking trails and several other…
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…
Postcard: Free Movies and Sunsets at Open Space, Traverse City Film Festival
Traverse City, MI – It didn’t matter that I failed to bring a chair to “test night” at last week’s Traverse City Film Fest. Even for an introvert like me, it was near impossible not to get up and dance through a big-screen showing of “Stop Making Sense,” a joy-factory of a rock movie released…
Deli, Birdwatching and a Great Coffee Shop: One Perfect Day in Ann Arbor, MI
ANN ARBOR — I came to Ann Arbor to volunteer for the spring breeding bird count, which, for you non-birders, is a delightful way to spend a morning — or a full day, in the case of the more hardcore birdwatching addicts. Take for example, whoever they talked into pulling an all-nighter on owl patrol….
Traveling Between Meals 