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Help Copper Harbor Get an Ambulance Garage!
Some of you are familiar with the mountain biking wonder called, “Copper Harbor.” Yes, this is Michigan’s premier mountain biking destination. It really is. If you haven’t been there, you need to go. Copper Harbor needs your help, and it’s a super simple task. They are currently working on getting the most votes in a Pepsi Refresh Project to win the money to build an ambulance garage in da Harbor. Paul’s … Read entire article »
Filed under: Keweenaw Tidbits
Fourth of July Weekend—Part II—A Photo Essay
Fourth of July was conveniently on a Saturday—not like that really mattered to the girl who took a five-day weekend. I awoke not so bright and early to meet up with Johanna and the camera crew. Long story short, we drove around the Harbor getting video and pictures. Tim was nice enough to lend me his camera to take the following photos. On with the photo essay. Tim and Craig shooting video … Read entire article »
Filed under: Lifestyle
Fourth of July Weekend – Part I
My Fourth of July weekend started off a little differently than I had expected. The plan was to drive to Copper Harbor, Thursday, to meet the group ride. I was going to do the group ride, but I ran a little late, so I chose to head to the Harbor Haus for a couple glasses of wine. Afterward, I would go to the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge to have dinner with my mountain biking buddies. Life never works out as planned; at least not for me. Long story short, two people I know walked into the Harbor Haus and the drinking progressed, along with some excellent dining (hummus – yum). We moved onto Zik’s bar for some more imbibing. I was a bit of a mess by … Read entire article »
Filed under: Lifestyle
Triple Header
Di and Amanda against the blue ice of Lake Superior. My friend, Amanda, and I took a little snowshoe journey out to the Copper Harbor Lighthouse last Sunday. It was during that excursion that we acquired the photos for Monday’s photo essay and Tuesday’s lighthouse story. We began the day with a little ski excursion up at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, where new ski trails were created over the last summer. There is … Read entire article »
Filed under: Classic Skiing, Hiking, Snowshoeing
Copper Harbor Lighthouse
The Copper Harbor Lighthouse is one of more than 115 lighthouses that dot the coastline of Michigan’s peninsulas. Standing at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula, it is the state’s northernmost lighthouse along Lake Superior. The Copper Harbor light has resided in three spots over the course of the last 160 years. The original light tower was built in 1848 adjacent to the keeper’s dwelling. While the light tower no longer … Read entire article »
Filed under: Keweenaw Tidbits
Superior Splendor – A Photo Essay
Crusty snow alongside the frozen Copper Harbor. Snowshoe tracks on the east end of the harbor. Frozen Lake Superior ice chunks just outside of Copper Harbor. Smooth, blue ice where the land meets the lake. East Bluff beyond Copper Harbor. Looking across the harbor towards the town of Copper Harbor and Brockway Mountain. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Photo Essays
Woo hoo!
I woke up, Saturday morning, ready to take on the world. My friends outfitted me with some borrowed cross country skis of the classic persuasion (no skating in Copper Harbor). I was quite nervous about our little ski journey because I had absolutely no experience with classic skis and the groomed trails of two tracks. I was afraid of getting hung up in the tracks and being unable to snowplow when fear … Read entire article »
Filed under: Classic Skiing, Snowshoeing
As Fate Would Have It
From Sunday until Wednesday, I drove around with a large chunk of ice on the top of my Pathfinder. You know how it goes: get home; think about it; decide to do it later; later comes along with inevitable forgetfulness. It is precisely this line of thinking that sentenced this little block of Lake Superior to sliding around on the top of my vehicle. Last weekend’s snowshoe adventure onto Copper Harbor … Read entire article »
Filed under: Lifestyle
Snow Angels and Flying Dogs
My friend, Amanda, made some kind of a comment about how I’m fun and I always come up with these great ideas of things to do. What Amanda doesn’t realize is that she hears all of these great ideas because she is usually the person I am with while going through a massive hangover. What I am saying is that Amanda often hears a lot more nonsensical jibber jabber than good ideas, but … Read entire article »
Filed under: Snowshoeing
UP Cyclocross Series a Huge Success
The following is an article I wrote for the Red Jacket Cycling Team web site. *** Tourist Park, Marquette, October 19, 2008 The UP Cyclocross Series regular season met its end this past weekend at Tourist Park in Marquette. Riders of all abilities lined up at the start for an anaerobic sprint that is as much a battle of the minds as it is a true test of physical strength and speed. The UP Cyclocross Series is a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cyclocross
