Homes by the Cord
Recently a traditional wood construction method has been enjoying a comeback.
View ArticleA Gem of a Museum
It’s not often you expect to find diamonds, rubies, emeralds, agates and copper nestled alongside each other – especially in the Keweenaw Peninsula. But every one of these minerals can be found at the...
View ArticleInside the Dapple-Gray Bed & Breakfast
Ruth and Ole Van Goor created the splendid Dapple-Gray Bed & Breakfast at their impressive log home just west of Copper Harbor. Today, the thriving enterprise provides Ruth and Ole with a dream...
View ArticleThe New Boom in the Keweenaw
There's an economic boom on the rise in the Keweenaw Peninsula, fueled by the next generation of business families and new entrepreneurs.
View ArticleBay Cliff: A Camp for Health & Happiness
High on a cliff overlooking the sparkling waters of Lake Superior, the 170 acres of Bay Cliff Health Camp are home to the Lake’s largest, and oldest, year-round camp mainly serving disabled children.
View ArticleTopping the CopperDog
Meet the winning couple who captured a Michigan sled dog title. Bruce and Monica Magnusson own a sled dog kennel that’s home to 59 dogs.
View ArticleOn Isle Royale, Indoor Comfort Means Rock Harbor Lodge
What if you want to enjoy Isle Royale, but don’t like camping or don’t have the first clue about surviving a night outdoors? No problem. Check in to Michigan’s most remote lodge and the only operating...
View ArticleCalumet Taps the Artist in Everyone
This small town boasts the oldest artists’ cooperative in the Copper Country, an art center with weekly classes, fine art galleries, retailers and restaurants with rotating local art displays, plus its...
View ArticleMy 5 Favorite Fireplaces
I’ve become something of a fireplace aficionado, scoping out hearths in the homes of my friends and neighbors. For those who might also appreciate a cheery fire, please indulge me as I share five of my...
View ArticleBuilding an Outdoor Room
Not all northerners are content to enjoy the outdoors piecemeal. In summer, they prefer to take their living space outside with covered patios and gazebos.
View ArticleTherapy Dogs Bring Comfort to Others
A dog's calm presence can bring comfort to people under stress of grieving, recovery, depression or other anxiety-inducing pressures like final exams.
View ArticleFive Favorite Keweenaw Gardens
Our harsh winters and a growing season that lasts slightly longer than a nature nanosecond make any flourishing garden here all the more wonderful. Find inspiration in these five favorites.
View ArticleHistoric Relaxation Going, ‘Victorian’ for a Winter Getaway
Most people have the wrong impression about winter in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, Julie Sprenger insists.
View ArticleOne Room for a Whole Town, A Tiny School with a Big Impact
Copper Harbor, Michigan, population 108, loves its one-room schoolhouse.
View ArticleLake Superior Journal: Get Along Lil’ Fishes, Wrangling in a Different Kind...
The Loch Superior Monster – it had to be 10 feet long – wacked hard into my legs and swept my partner completely off her feet, dumping her into the swift-flowing water.
View ArticleHome Again Reclaiming Childhood Spaces
Thomas Wolfe wrote a 600+page book lamenting You Can’t Go Home Again, but what if you could return to your childhood?
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