March 2010
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, March 01, 2010
There were 8,150 visits to www.Keweenaw.info and 788 visits to www.trailconditions.com, in February, 2010. This compares to 11,145 for both in February 2009.
Ride Matgazine
Monday, March 01, 2010
The Copper Harbor Trails
have been listed in the March issue of Bike Magazine as one of "North America's Best Destinations" because "if you're seeking outstanding trails Copper Harbor is worth the drive. If you're from the Midwest, riding Copper Harbor is a whole new experience".
Recommended stops in Copper Harbor include the Pines Resort
for breakfast and the Mariner North
for lunch. The Keweenaw Adventure Company
is the bike shop of choice.
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February 2010
Hour Detroit
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Writing for Hour Detroit, Alexa Stanard describes the "glory days of U.P. copper mining" in an article entitled "The Spirit of Place: U.P. Gost Towns" that offers travelers " the opportunity to see the past as it's relected in quaint homes and churches, overgrown cemeteries, and the occasional historical museum".
Especially "worth a drive" are Mandan, Phoenix, Central, White City and the Laurium Manor Inn
with "its silver-leaf celing, triple gran d staircase and 1,300 square foot dining room".
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Keweenaw Trails Services reports that 10,401 miles were groomed in January 2010. This compares to 12,892 miles in January 2009. Our fleet of 5 groomers - 3 New Holland and 2 Pisten Bully - are busy daily on the 233 miles of trails between Toivola and the tip of the Keweenaw. The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau is a major supporter of Keweenaw Trails Services.
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, February 01, 2010
There were 9,771 visits to the www.keweenaw.info website in January 2010 and 1,143 visits to the www.trailcondition.info website.
The Review
Monday, February 01, 2010
The January/February 2010 issue of the Michigan Municipal League's The Review highlights the City of Houghton
in their feature article, "Houghton: Undeniably a Winter Community" that has City Manager Scott MacInnes on the cover.
The article discusses how the City of Houghton and its citizens handle, and take advantage of, ..the abundant snow, ice and extended periods of darkness that are some of the unique winter conditions that are a part of life in Houghton."
Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine
Monday, February 01, 2010
The February issue of Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine has a short article on one biker's ride to Copper Harbor
from Sturgis.
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January 2010
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Keweenaw Trails Services reports that 6,763 miles were groomed in December 2009. This compares to 8,708 in December 2008. Our fleet of 3 New Holland and 2 Pisten Bully groomers are busy daily on the 233 miles of trails between Toivola and the tip of the Keweenaw. The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau is a major supporter of Keweenaw Trails Services.
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, January 04, 2010
There were 10,444 visits to the www.keweenaw.info website in December 2009 and 1072 visits to the www.trailcondition.info website. For year 2009, there were 106,976 visits to both sites.
Lake Superior Magazine
Friday, January 01, 2010
Readers of Lake Superior Magazine have voted the Keweenaw Peninsula #5 in the Top 10 Lake Superior Destinations in the 2010 Annual Lake Superior Travel Guide while Copper Harbor was tied for #2.
The Portage Lift Bridge, Quincy Hill Overlook, the Calumet Theatre, Copper Harbor, Ft. Wilkins State Park, Isle Royale and Brockway Mountain are all listed as Must Sees.
Brockway Mountain Drive was listed as one of the Best Birding sites on Lake Superior and the Delaware Copper Mine, Quincy Underground Mine and the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum were listed as favorites under Rock Picking.
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December 2009
Matador Network
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Matador, the first fully-interactive internet travel magazine, has Mt. Bohemia
listed in its December 31, 2009 article "6 American Ski Mountains you've Never Heard Of" that will make you "want to go on a road trip".
Ranked with such areas as Montana, Wyoming, Vermont, Utah and California, Bohemia is listed for "its 273 annual inches of dry lake-effect snow can remain untouched long after a storm rolls through, especially since it's never groomed...ever!" and the best part -"the base lodge is a set of interconnected mushroom-like yurts!"
Flint Journal
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Both the Flint Journal (12-13-09) and the Chicago Tribune (12/16/09) have reported on the Associated Press story about the new CopperDog 150 sled dog races in an article about "sled-dog races go from dream to reality: three new events in Michigan for 2010".
The Copper Dog 150, scheduled for March 12-14, 2009, will begin in Calumet and run through 150 miles of beautiful Keweenaw snow, with stops in Gay and Copper Harbor
Cross Country Skier
Saturday, December 12, 2009
On December 12, 2009 the online version of Cross Country Skier reported on the fact that the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge
will be open during the winter for the first time in its 75 year history.
The Lodge, located just south of Copper Harbor, MI on US-41, will be open 7 days a week, starting in December, with cross country skiing, snowshoeing, sleeding, a tobaggon run, an ice rink and snowboard terrain park.
PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Robert Grasseschi, Mark Maroste and Dianne Peterson were recently elected to 3 year terms on the Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau board of directors. The 2010 board consists of Nick Sirdenis, Mont Ripley Ski Hill, President; Craig Hughes, Copper Island Ski Club, Vice President; Mary Probst, Eagle Harbor Inn, Secretary; Mark Maroste, Budget Host Inn, Treasurer; Robert Grasseschi, Quincy's Restaurant;, Gary Lubinski, Best Western Franklin Square Inn; Dianne Peterson, AmericInn of Calumet; Cormac Ronan, Keweenaw Mountain Lodge; Ken Stigers, Pines Resort; Julie Waara, Julie Axford Waara Design Consultant; and Troy Westcott, Lac La Belle Lodge. Board openings are filled on an annual basis. After requesting nominations from the KCVB membership, ballots are mailed to all members.
Michigan Snowmobile News
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Writing in the December issue of Michigan Snowmobile News, Jay Wright relates his adventures on his trip across the Upper Peninsula, desination Copper Harbor
"...along perfect Keweenaw trails".
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November 2009
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, November 02, 2009
There were 7,304 visits to the KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info in October 2009.
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, November 02, 2009
The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau is seeking nominations for 3 seats on its Board of Directors that will be expiring December 31, 2009. The seats are currently held by Bill Leonard, The Einerlei, Mark Maroste, Budget Host Inn and Dave Sprenger, Laurium Manor Inn.
These seats should be filled by someone involved in local tourism either through a business or organization that is a member of the KCVB.
The Board meets on a monthly basis. Board members are assigned to at least one committee and should expect to spend 1 to 4 hours a month working on committee assignments.
If you would like more information, please contact the Convention & Visitors Bureau at 906-337-4579 or info@keweenaw.info.
Lake Superior Magazine
Sunday, November 01, 2009
The Lake Superior Recreation Guide in the November 2009 issue of Lake Superior Magazine lists the scenic chairlift rides at Mt. Bohemia
as one of their "up there" options for unique fall color viewing.
This year rides will be offered October 3 & 4 and October 10 & 11. You can ride up and hike down or ride both ways.
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October 2009
PRESS RELEASE
Friday, October 23, 2009
Keweenaw Trails Service, Inc. is holding a trail work session this weekend to sign and brush on the local snowmobile trails. The event will run from 9 am to ? on Friday, October 23 and 9 am to ? on Saturday, October 24. Meet at the Lac La Belle Lodge in Lac La Belle.
Sack lunches will be provided to volunteers on both days by the Pines Resort in Copper Harbor and the Lac La Belle Lodge's Bear Belly Bar & Grill will provide a free dinner to all volunteers on Saturday evening. Free lodging is being offered at both businesses for out of town participants Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Everyone is encouraged to come out and volunteer and help support snomobiling in the Keweenaw.
For more information contact Ken at 906-289-4222 or Troy at 906-370-0703.
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, October 01, 2009
There were 8,485 visits to the KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info in September 2009.
IMBA Trail News
Thursday, October 01, 2009
IMBA (International Mountain Bicycling Association) Trail News Fall 2009 lists the Copper Harbor Trails
second in its list of "2009 Epic Rides" citing its "..superb, scenic views above Lake Superior" and ..."extensive singletrack, linked by cedar-planked bridges and boardwalks...through old growth forests."
Copper Harbor was listed among such illustrious locations as Seneca, West Virginia; northern Georgia; Cheyenne, Wyoming and Mount St. Helens, Washington.
Skiing Magazine
Thursday, October 01, 2009
The October issue of Skiing Magazine has listed Mt. Bohemia
in Lac La Belle as the "Best of the Best in the Midwest"!
Snowboarder Magazine
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Snowboarder Magazine writer Eddie Wall and photographer Ian Kuhter spent time on the Keweenaw that led to an 11-page article highlighting the snowboarding community in the Keweenaw and the City of Houghton
, including Joey's Seafood & Grill.
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September 2009
HomeAway
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
VRBO Vacation Rentals by owner from HomeAway recently listed Brockway Mountain Drive as #3 in their Top Autumn Scenic Drives, which included such places as the Blue Ridge Parkway from VA to NC, the Cape Breton Trail in Nova Scotia, Canada and states from Maine to Arizona.
PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Free Website Listings for Houghton/Keweenaw Tourism Businesses
Calumet, MI---The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau (KCVB) announces a new program that includes a free listing for all tourism related businesses in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties.
“Our website www.keweenaw.info will be as inclusive as we can make it,” according to Julie Waara, membership chairperson and Dave Sprenger, website chairperson. “Potential visitors expect as much information as possible when visiting the Keweenaw’s tourism website. The more that we show on our website the more likely people are to visit our area,” says Waara. “We want every attraction, store, gas station, restaurant, event, etc….basically everything a tourist would be interested in to be on the website,” said Sprenger.
The new levels are as follows:
Free level includes website listing with name, address and phone number. This level is not available to lodging facilities.
Advertiser level includes website listing with photo and link, and color Adventure Guide listing, office referrals, and brochures can be displayed at KCVB office. This level is not available to lodging facilities.
Membership level includes all of the above plus voting rights and eligibility to serve on the board. All lodging facilities must be at this level.
For more information on this new offer, please visit our website www.keweenaw.info and click on FREE LISTING or call 337-4579 or 1-800-338-7982.
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Detroit Free Press
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Ellen Creager, travel writer for the Detroit Free Press, shares her "favorite pieces of this remote Michigan puzzle, a region who physical beauty can still stop your breath" in the September 6 article 5 must-see sights on the Keweenaw Peninsula.
The Laurium Manor Inn
in Laurium, the Astor House Museum in Copper Harbor, and the Quincy Mine
in Hancock are all highlighted.
PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
There were 10,294 visits to the KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info in August 2009.
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August 2009
U. S. News and World Report
Friday, August 21, 2009
Michigan Tech University
has again been listed in U. S. News and World Report's lists of best National Universities and best Engineering Programs.
Detroit Free Press
Sunday, August 16, 2009
In the Sunday, August 16 issue of the Detroit Free Press, Ron Dzwonkowski takes readers to a "destination like no other in Michigan - the Keweenaw Peninsula.." in an article entitled "Welcome to the land of Keweenaw".
He describes the best places to view the incredible history, the natural beauty and the "friendly spirit of people who would not live anywhere else."
Detroit Free Press
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press columnist has written an article entitled "Shades of Detroit in the Keweenaw" in which he compares,,"the Keweenaw, an enchanting land of hills, rocks, forests, bears, eagles, saunas, Lake Superior and pannukakku, Finnish custard pancakes" to Detroit. According to McGraw there are many similarities between the Keweenaw and its history and current events in Detroit. His article drew many comments disagreeing with his assessment.
PRESS RELEASE
Saturday, August 01, 2009
There were 11,909 visits to the KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info in July 2009.
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July 2009
Detroit Free Press
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Ellen Creager, Free Press Travel writer, spent time on Isle Royale National Park and learned "you don't have to be a hard-core backpacker to enjoy Isle Royale".
Creager spent time exploring the island on day hikes, attending park ranger talks and doing an evening cruise that ended with her discussion with Rolf Peterson, the Michigan Tech research professor who has spend 50 years studying the island's wolf-moose population.
The Weather Channel
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
On Tuesday, July 14, the Weather Channel traveled to the Keweenaw Peninsula as part of their Why I Love Summer week. One of their Top 10 Summer Destinations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is the Keweenaw Peninsula. They visited the Quincy Mine
, the Copper Harbor Lighthouse via the Lighthouse Boat Tours
and traveled to several Keweenaw waterfalls.
Isle Royale was also listed as one of their Top 10 Lakeside Retreats in Lake Superior.
Livingston County Daily Press & Argus
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
The Laurium Manor Inn and Victorian Hall
are among 4 Bed & Breakfasts listed in the Livingston County Daily Press article "Experience the romance" by Candy Spiegal who states "bed-and-breakfast inns are inherently romantic, offering guests a unique experience, rather than just a place to spend the night." "A little more relaxed"..."quieter"..."a little more like visiting a friend".
"...give it a try" says Julie Sprenger of the Laurium Manor Inn.
Michigan History
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Erik Nordberg, writing for Michigan History Magazine, explores "Calumet and Copper: An Enduring Link" in the July/August 2009 issue."...Calumet echoes its heritage through the Keweenaw National Historical Park
, Coppertown Museum
and the annual Heritage Days."
PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
There were 9,048 visits to the KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.com, in June 2009.
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June 2009
Michigan History
Monday, June 01, 2009
Michigan History, for the May/June 2009 issue, "sat down with State of Michigan Archaeologist John R. Halsey to discuss what he has learned about miners who explored and developed the Copper Country in the mid-nineteenth century."
The article contains a wealth of information on the prehistoric peoples who mined the wealth of the Copper Country and those who found and explored their sites.
The photo to the left, courtesy of the Keweenaw Digital Archives at Michigan Tech University in Houghton, shows a 6,000 pound piece of copper found at the Minong Mine on Isle Royale showing ancient stone hammer marks.
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, June 01, 2009
There were 7,183 visits to the KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.com, in May 2009.
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May 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sunday, May 24, 2009
In the Sunday, May 24 issue of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Kim Schneider follows Keweenaw National Historical Park
ranger Dan Brown on his walking tour through "one of the nation's most atypical national parks."
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, May 04, 2009
There were 7,463 visits to the KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.com, in April, 2009.
Silent Sports Magazine
Friday, May 01, 2009
In the May 2009 issue of Silent Sports, Leo Borowski recounts his trip to the Copper Harbor trails for the Copper Harbor Fat Tire Festival and "a mountain biking experience rarely seen this side of the Rockies." Video footage of several of the areas of the trail system that he rode are available at Keweenaw Adventure Company's
website.
Borowski is a past USSA Nordic Coach of the Year and Badger State Winter Games Athlete of the Year. In the June issue of Silent Sports he "will look at future plans for the Copper Harbor mountain bike system, which include trail climbing to the top of Brockway Mountain, more intermediate-level singletrack, some black diamond free-ride trails and a 27-mile epic trail."
Family Circle
Friday, May 01, 2009
In the May issue of Family Circle, in an article entitled "into the WILD", lists Isle Royale as one of those "off-the-beaten-path National Parks that offer the beauty and splendor of the biggies - minus the crowds."
The Quincy Mine
tour is also listed as "Nearby and Noteworthy".
Camping Life Magazine
Friday, May 01, 2009
James Richardson, writing for Camping Life Magazine, visited the Keweenaw Peninsula in June of 2008 during a trip to find out What's Up in the UP? He traveled throughout the peninsula and the Copper Harbor area discovering why..."97 percent of the state's scenic beauty is found within its northernmost section.."
While staying at the Lake Fanny Hooe Resort
he visited Ft. Wilkins Historic State Park, the Estivant Pines and the "must-see" Copper Harbor lighthouse.
Lake Superior Magazine
Friday, May 01, 2009
In the April/May 2009 issue of Lake Superior Magazine, Jane & Erik Nordberg explore the "heritage of commercially produced suds" on the Keweenaw in an article entitled "Keweenaw Brewers Hoppy Together".
"High-quality brewing is not just the the Keweenaw's past" as shown by the three local breweries featured in the article: Michigan House Cafe & Brew Pub
of Calumet, Keweenaw Brewing Company
of Houghton & South Range (the only microbrewery in the Upper Peninsula) and Library Restaurant & Brew Pub
of Houghton. The three highlighted breweries of the Keweenaw are among only 7 in operation in the Upper Peninsula.
Lake Superior Magazine
Friday, May 01, 2009
The April/May 2009 issue of Lake Superior Magazine includes the Lake Superior Recreation Guide to Big Lake Fun. In an article entitled "Coming Full Cycle-Two May Be the Best Number of Wheels for a Circle Tour", Tom Wilkowske relates the experience of "motorcycling around Lake Superior" including "the G forces as you take those tight turns and switchbacks around Copper Harbor on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula" where "guys turn back and ride it a few times because it's so much fun."
Lake Superior Magazine
Friday, May 01, 2009
Birding on the Keweenaw is highlighted in the Recreation Roundup Section of the April/May 2009 issue of Lake Superior Magazine. Copper Harbor, home of the International Migratory Bird Day Festival
on May 15 & 16, is "like a magnet,....an active migratory flyway that contains many good habitats" for viewing water birds, migrating raptors, and nesting songbirds.
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April 2009
Copper Development Association
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Modern Dance in Copper Country: Peter Sparling's Peninsula is a Living Travelogue Crowned With Copper", a Marketwire release from New York, NY on April 8, 2009, is a review of a work by a University of Michigan tenured professor of dance that premiered at the 2004 Ann Arbor Summer Festival. "Peninsula", an art-scale dance-theater work combines storytelling, travelogue, music, dance, film and narration and is a "staged pilgramage" of three parts that culminates in "the towns of Calumet, Houghton, and Hancock - the Copper Country". This final part of the performance highlights the rich history of our copper industry and includes scenes of the Quincy Mine
.
PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
There were 9,140 visits to the KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.com, in March, 2009.
PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Keweenaw Trails Services reports that 4,927 miles were groomed in March, 2009. This compares to 7,934 in March, 2008.
Total grooming miles for the 2008-2009 season were 37,327 compared to 33,127 for the 2007-2008 season.
Our fleet of 5 groomers, 4 New Holland & 1 Pisten Bully, are busy daily on the 233 miles of trails between Toivola and the tip of the Keweenaw. The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau is a major supporter of Keweenaw Trails Services.
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March 2009
PRESS RELEASE
Friday, March 20, 2009
Keweenaw Trails Services reports that 10,800 miles were groomed in February, 2009. This compares to 8,001 in February, 2008. Our fleet of 5 groomers, 4 New Holland & 1 Pisten Bully, are busy daily on the 233 miles of trails between Toivola and the tip of the Keweenaw. The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau is a major supporter of Keweenaw Trails Services.
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, March 02, 2009
There were 11,145 visits to the KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.com, in February, 2009.
Journal & Topics Newspapers
Monday, March 02, 2009
Writing for the Travel Section of Journal & Topics Newspapers, Susan Bayer Ward traveled to Isle Royale National Park for the first time to see ..."where it was" and 'what it entailed.."
After traveling to the island from Copper Harbor aboard the Isle Royale Queen IV
, she explored the "pristine northwoods paradise" and all it has to offer. According to Superintendet Phyllis Green, Isle Royale is the least visited national park in terms of numbers, but it boasts the most repeat visitors.
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February 2009
National Park Foundation
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Fara Warner, "Trekking through history in the Upper Peninsula, one day at a time" for the National Park Foundation, spent a "Long Weekend: Up in Michigan". She spent a day visiting the Keweenaw National Historical Park
and several of its Heritage Sites including the Quincy Mine
, the Calumet Theatre
and the Laurium Manor Inn
. On day two of her trip, she took the Isle Royale Queen IV
to visit Isle Royale National Park and recommends breakfast beforehand at the The Pines
in Copper Harbor.
PRESS RELEASE
Friday, February 06, 2009
Keweenaw Trails Services reports that 12,892 miles were groomed in January, 2009. This compares to 7,974 miles in January 2008. Our fleet of 5 groomers - 4 New Holland and 1 Pisten Bully - are busy daily on the 233 miles of trails between Toivola and the tip of the Keweenaw. The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau is a major supporter of Keweenaw Trails Services.
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, February 02, 2009
There were 11,920 visits to the KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.com, in January.
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January 2009
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, January 26, 2009
Keweenaw Trails Services reports that 8,708 miles were groomed in December 2008. This compares to 9,232 in December 2007. Our fleet of 5 New Holland and 1 Pisten Bully groomers are busy daily on the 233 miles of trails between Toivola and the tip of the Keweenaw. The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau is a major supporter of Keweenaw Trails Services.
Detroit Free Press
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Freep.com writer Zlati Meyer explains "Heikinpaiva", which traditionally marks winter's halfway point. The Heikinpaiva Celebration, held in Hancock MI on January 24, includes various activities with Finnish themes and a buffet dinner with Finnish goodies.
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, January 05, 2009
There were 10,609 visits to the KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.com, in December. There were 237,895 visits for year 2008.
Lake Superior Magazine
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Readers of Lake Superior Magazine have voted the Keweenaw Peninsula #3 in the Top 10 Lake Superior Destinations in the 2009 Annual Lake Superior Travel Guide.
Brockway Mountain Drive was listed as one of the Best Birding sites on Lake Superior and the Delaware Copper Mine, Quincy Underground Mine and the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum were listed under favorite rock picking sites and rock experts.
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December 2008
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Mary Probst, Nick Sirdenis, Julie Waara and Troy Westcott were recently elected to 3 year terms on the Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau board of directors. The 2009 board consists of Nick Sirdenis, Mont Ripley Ski Hill, President; Craig Hughes, Copper Island Ski Club, Vice President; Mary Probst, Eagle Harbor Inn, Secretary; Mark Maroste, Budget Host Inn, Treasurer; Bill Leonard, Einerlei; Gary Lubinski, Best Western Franklin Square Inn; Cormac Ronan, Keweenaw Mountain Lodge; Dave Sprenger, Laurium Manor Inn; Ken Stigers, Pines Resort; Julie Waara, AmericInn of Calumet; and Troy Westcott, Lac La Belle Lodge. Board openings are filled on an annual basis. After requesting nominations from the KCVB membership, ballots are mailed to all members.
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, December 01, 2008
There were 11,355 visits to the KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info in November 2008.
AAA Living Michigan
Monday, December 01, 2008
AAA Living Editor Chad Kirtland has 6 Michigan ski pros share their favorite runs in Pro Slopes as he sets out to "find Michigan's top ski runs" from among "840 runs throughout the state."
Flying Squirrel at Mount Bohemia
in Lac La Belle, MI is "the toughest black diamond run in Michigan because it feels exactly like the toughest runs in Colorado" according to Loni Glieberman, general manager at Mount Bohemia.
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October 2008
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau is seeking nominations for 4 seats on its Board of Directors that will be expiring on December 31, 2008. The seats, 2 Keweenaw Room Assessment District and 2 at large, are currently held by Mary Probst, Eagle Harbor Inn; Troy Westcott, Lac La Belle Lodge; Nick Sirdenis, Mt. Ripley; and Bob Grasseschi, Quincy's Restaurant.
Nominees should be advised that 2 of the 4 seats must be filled by hotel owners/managers participating in the collection of room assessments, as stated in the KCVB by-laws. The other two seats should be filled by someone involved in local tourism either through a business or organization that is a member of the KCVB.
The Board meets on a monthly basis. Board members are assigned to at least one committee and should expect to spend 1 to 4 hours a month working on committee assignments.
If you would like more information, please contact the Convention & Visitors Bureau at 906-337-4579 or info@keweenaw.info.
PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
There were 18,118 visits to the KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info in September 2008.
Cross Country Skier
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Ron Bergin of Cross Country Skier magazine profiles the Chassell Trail, a single track classical trail, in his "Hidden Gems: The Keweenaw's Hidden Gem The Chassell Trail and "local Nordic skiing aficionado Jim Tervo"'s dedication to the Chassell trail system and to the local Nordic skiing scene.
Tervo has been working on the Chassell Trail over 25 years and does 90% of the grooming, usually rising at 4:30 am to have it done by 6:30 am.
The trail is a "mix of hardwood forest, short stretches of open field and conifer-lined tunnels" and is a "trail you could ski just about every day without growing tired of it."
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September 2008
Examiner.com
Sunday, September 07, 2008
The National Parks Examiner, Great National Parks for Spectacular Fall Colors: Eastern Edition has listed the Keweenaw National Historical Park
in their "Top 10" National Parks for best fall color viewing east of the Mississippi. "There's nowhere better in the North Country to view truly magnificient foliage" than by driving north on the "Copper Country Trail National Scenic Byway."
PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
There were 20,944 visits to the KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info in August 2008.
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August 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Saturday, August 30, 2008
In the August 30 issue of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Kim Schneider of Newhouse News Service, highlights the Keweenaw National Historical Park
and its walking tour of "Calumet's industrial area and historic downtown....once the nation's biggest mining settlement". Historic churches, the Italian Hall, and the Quincy Mine
are among the "loose collection of museums, historic buildings, mine tours and ghost towns that once were among the state's most thriving and affluent settlements" that make up the 19 Heritage Sites of the National Park. The Laurium Manor Inn
, "a former mining baron mansion that also offers daily tours" is one of a variety of lodging options.
PRESS RELEASE
Friday, August 01, 2008
There were 21,252 visits to the KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info in July 2008.
AAA Living Michigan
Friday, August 01, 2008
In the July/August 2008 issue of AAA Living Michigan freelance writer and photographer Aaron Peterson has assembled "several refreshing Up North adventures sure to help travelers bear this seasons's heat."
"keep your cool" going underground in one of the Keweenaw's two underground mine tours (where it's always about 40 degrees); sea kayaking around Copper Harbor to the lighthouse, the Nature Conservancy's Horseshoe Harbor or the Montreal River or going cruisin' through the Keweenaw - "motorcycle country"......."where numerous pullouts lead to isolated beaches and fantastic views."
Lake Superior Magazine
Friday, August 01, 2008
In the August/September issue of Lake Superior Magazine's BEST of the Lake 2008, readers listed "The Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, loop" second in the Best Travel Stretch and "Copper Harbor, Michigan" fourth in Best Cities.
In their Travel & Events section, the Copper Harbor Fat Tire Festival
, Chassell's new Festival Joie de Vivre
and the Delaware Mine
's pet skunks Oreo and his little sister Snickers are listed as must-sees.
Michigan History
Friday, August 01, 2008
The July/August 2008 issue of Michigan History magazine recounts the history of Copper Harbor in an article entitled At the Top of Michigan - The Village of Copper Harbor. Author Paul LaVanway, a part-time resident of Copper Harbor, thoroughly covers the history of..."the town where the fascinating history of Michigan's Keweenaw began.", beginning with Dr. Douglass Houghton's landing on July 3, 1840.
Other fascinating excerpts of Keweenaw's history can be found on Michigan History's website in articles entitled Calumet at 125
, Chassell's Noisy History
, Standing Tall with Big Annie
and Houghton's Heroes
.
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July 2008
Princeton Review
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Michigan Tech University is featured in the Princeton Reviews 2009 edition of its annual book "The Best 368 Colleges". The University is cited for its great library, outstanding computer facilities, career services, athletic facilities, fire safety, environmental policies and quality of life.
Les Cook, vice president for student affairs says its..."always good news and reaffirms the value of a Michigan Tech education. Students come for our distinctive academic programs and end up staying because of the rich quality of the experience, both in and out of the classroom."
WLUC-TV6
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
In a series entitled Trips on a Tank: Keweenaw Getaway, WLUC-TV 6 reporter Jeni Jewell takes the viewer through the Keweenaw with ideas for a two-day 'Trip on a Tank' vacation and highlights such Keweenaw features as Copper Harbor, the Copper Harbor Lighthouse
tours, the Keweenaw Adventure Company
, Bete Grise beach, Lac La Belle Lodge
and Great Sand Bay and The Jam Pot
.
mlive.com
Sunday, July 13, 2008
On Sunday, July 13 mlive.com ran a Booth News Service/Kim Schneider article entitled "Copper Country: National park brings copper-rush days to life in Western U.P." about the Keweenaw National Historical Park
- "a park with no clear boundaries and little focus on natural beauty, though that's found in abundance in the region's untouched forest and along its craggy Lake Superior coastlines." The ranger-guided downtown Calumet walking tour, the Quincy Mine
, the historic Central Mine Methodist Church reunion in July, and the Laurium Manor Inn
are all highlighted.
Grand Rapids Press
Sunday, July 13, 2008
The Sunday, July 13 travel issue of the Grand Rapids Press focused attention on the 50th anniversary of the Isle Royale National Park wolf-moose/predator-prey study. According to writer Kim Schneider, the "public will have a change to meet lead researcher Rolf Peterson and co-researcher John Vucteich on the study's 50th anniversary weekend on the island. From July 25-27 members of the public can learn about the study through talks focused on the 50 years of research findings and adventures. The weekend also features the premiere of "Fortunate Wilderness", a documentary about the study."
PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
There were 18923 visits to the KCVB website www.Keweenaw.info in June. This represents a 7% decrease over the same time last year. The www.trailconditions.info website received 1029 visits which represents a 15% decrease for June.
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June 2008
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, June 02, 2008
There were 16784 visits to the KCVB website www.Keweenaw.info in May. This represents a 6% decrease over the same time last year. The www.trailconditions.info website received 1667 visits which represents a 13% increase for May.
Michigan History
Sunday, June 01, 2008
In the May/June issue of Michigan History magazine, Barry C. James explores the latest exhibit at Ft. Wilkins state park in an article entitled "A New Exhibit Opens in Copper Harbor".
The new powder magazine exhibit was thoroughly and extensively researched for 6 years before opening in April 2008 and provides visitors "the unique experience of entering an exhibit that recreates the furnished magazine for the first time since 1870."
Midwest Living
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Tina Lassen, who first visited Isle Royale at the age of 8, returns to the island national park to kayak, hike, and re-experience the island that "claims one of the highest return rates and longest average visitor stays (4.7 days) of all the national parks." Her journey of re-discovery is captured in the June 2008 issue of Midwest Living Magazine in an article entitled "Mystery Island".
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April 2008
Chicago Sun-Times
Sunday, April 20, 2008
In the April 20 issue of the Chicago Sun-Times, writer and sometime marathon runner Felicia Schneiderhan recounts her experiences during the Keweenaw Trail Run in an article entitled "Keweenaw Trail, Mich.: A run through the woods/Annual Keweenaw Trail Running Festival in Michigan takes athletes off the beaten path".
"In the world of 5Ks and 10Ks every other day, the Keweenaw Trail Running Festival is a unique alternative" and attracts "about 300 runners" from "Oregon to Vermont".
The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge
just south of Copper Harbor
is race central for two days of races that test speed, strength and endurance.
Associated Press
Saturday, April 19, 2008
John Flesher, Associated Press writer, shares several days in the life of the ongoing wolf/moose study on Isle Royale in an article entitled, Watching wolves, moose and the heat.
Isle Royale, an island national park in Lake Superior, is the site of "one of the world's longest studies of a predator and its primary prey" that has been in place for five decades and is "a gold standard for documenting symbiotic relationships between predator and prey species and their natural surroundings". The study has also begun to research the effects of global warming on the wolf/moose population.
The article has been reprinted in such diverse newspapers as the International Herald Tribune in France and The South African Star in South Africa.
Daily Mining Gazette
Monday, April 14, 2008
In "Spotted: Another rare bird sighting in Keweenaw" in the April 14 issue of the Daily Mining Gazette, writer Dan Schneider talks with photographer Mike Shupe and local birding enthusiast Joe Kaplan about the appearance of a Louisiana Waterthrush in Copper Harbor and a Boreal Owl in Hancock during the 2008 birding season on the Keweenaw. According to Kaplan, the arrival of the Waterthrush "brings the total number of bird species recorded in the Keweenaw to 322."
The annual Hawk Watch over Brockway Mountain and the bird migration on the Keweenaw usually runs from mid-April through the end of May, with peak viewing time around the middle of May. Local and visiting birding enthusiasts gather in Copper Harbor
in early May for Migratory Bird Day
.
PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Keweenaw Trails Services reports that 7,734 miles were groomed in March, 2008. This compares to 2,586 in March, 2007. There were 33,127 miles groomed during the 2007-08 season (that's 4,444 hours) as compared to 21,267 miles the previous year. During the season our fleet of 5 New Holland groomers are busy daily on the 233 miles of trails between Toivola and the tip of the Keweenaw. The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau is a major supporter of Keweenaw Trails Services.
U.S. News & World Report
Monday, April 07, 2008
Michigan Tech University
's graduate programs in environmental engineering, materials science and engineering, civil engineering and mechanical engineering were ranked in the top 50 in their respective categories in U.S. News & World Report's annual graduate school rankings. Tech President Glen Mroz is "pretty pleased with the recognition" and looks forward to "moving up again next year".
PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
There were 17000 visits to the KCVB website www.Keweenaw.info in March. This represents a 8% decrease over the same time last year. The www.trailconditions.info website received 2200 visits which represents a 11% decrease for March.
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March 2008
PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Keweenaw Trails Services reports that 8,001 miles were groomed in February, 2008. This compares to 9,743 in February, 2007. Our fleet of 5 New Holland groomers are busy daily on the 233 miles of trails between Toivola and the tip of the Keweenaw. The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau is a major supporter of Keweenaw Trails Services.
PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
There were 2,666 visits to the KCVB's www.trailconditions.info website in February. This represents a 64% decrease from the same time last year. Due to a blog website improperly using our site, figures for www.keweenaw.info for February are not accurate.
Beadwork Magazine
Saturday, March 01, 2008
In an article entitled "When Beaders Unite: Keweenaw Inspirations" in the February/March 2008 issue, Diane Fitzgerald of Beadwork Magazine highlights the group beadwork project done in 2006 by the Copper Country Community Arts Council
to raise money for the Arts Center and awareness and appreciation for beadwork as fine art. Twenty artists participated to create Interpretations of the Keweenaw which were then raffled off in conjunction with the 4th biennial Northern Bead Symposium.
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February 2008
National Scenic Byways Program
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
"Looking for a snowmobiling adventure?"asks the National Scenic Byways website article Enjoy the Snowmobiling Trails of Michigan's Copper Country along the Copper Country Trail on the Bill Nicholls Trail through Houghton and Hancock and over the Brockway Mountain Trail to Copper Harbor. "With over 200 miles of nicely groomed trails, welcoming hotels, delicious cuisine, and a variety of scenic and historic sites, this byway is one of the best snowmobiling and winter sport destinations in the United States."
Detroit Free Press
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Free Press Columnist Susan Ager recounts "A cold night with the marshmallow man", her experience with one group of statue builders during the Winter Carnival 2008 All-Nighter competition. About half of the snow sculptures built by the Michigan Tech students for the Winter Carnival "are elaborate achievements, pieced together over the course of a month". The other half, the All-Nighters, are done by groups who "stay up as late as they can to create the snow sculptures that draw thousands of visitors" to the City of Houghton and Michigan Tech University campus.
PRESS RELEASE
Friday, February 08, 2008
Keweenaw Trails Services reports that 7,974 miles were groomed in January, 2008. This compares to 7,962 miles in January 2007. Our fleet of 5 New Holland groomers are busy daily on the 233 miles of trails between Toivola and the tip of the Keweenaw. The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau is a major supporter of Keweenaw Trails Services.
American Style
Friday, February 01, 2008
The Vertin Gallery
in Calumet is among the U.P. galleries listed as ..."a lifeline to artists - and collectors" and "an inspiration to regional artists and an outlet for their work."
PRESS RELEASE
Friday, February 01, 2008
There were 22,000 visits to the KCVB website www.Keweenaw.info in January. This represents a 7% decrease over the same time last year. The www.trailconditions.info website received 4900 visits which represents a 48% decrease for January.
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January 2008
PRESS RELEASE
Friday, January 11, 2008
Keweenaw Trails Services reports that 9,232 miles were groomed in December, 2007. This compares to 976 miles in December, 2006. Our fleet of 5 New Holland groomers are busy daily on the 233 miles of trails between Toivola and the tip of the Keweenaw. The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau is a major supporter of Keweenaw Trails Services.
Daily Mining Gazette
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Peter Pietrangelo, Sports Editor for the Daily Mining Gazette, reports that "Volunteers made U.S. Nationals a success" and ..."got rave reviews" for their performance during the recent U. S. National Cross Country Ski Championships held at the Michigan Tech Nordic Training Center in Houghton.
U.S. Ski Team sprint coach Chris Grover and MTU coach Joe Haggenmiller agree. "..people recognize that this venue is second to none in the United States. There might be other places comparable, but there isn't any place better", said Haggenmiller.
PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
There were 18,000 visits to the KCVB website www.Keweenaw.info in December. This represents an 11% decrease from the same time last year. The website www.trailconditions.com received 3800 visits in December which represents a 31% decrease. There were 263,000 visits for year 2007 as compared to 238,000 in 2006 which represents a 10% increase.
Underwater Journal
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
In Issue 6 January/February 2008 Underwater Journal, in an article entitled "Superior Wrecks", James Lima recounts his dive visit to the Canadian Steamer Wreck Wasaga near Copper Harbor...."an easy dive from the charter boat 'Equinox'"and .....a smorgasbord of artifacts associated with the vessel and that of her cargo".
The "Wasaga" is just one of the many historic shipwrecks located in the 103 square mile Keweenaw Underwater Preserve that are marked for diving from mid-June to mid-Setpember.
Lake Superior Magazine
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Readers of Lake Superior Magazine have voted the Keweenaw Peninsula #2 in the Top 10 Lake Superior Destinations in the 2008 Annual Lake Superior Travel Guide. This is two steps up from the #4 ranking received in 2007. Isle Royale National Park received an Honorable Mention.
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December 2007
PRESS RELEASE
Friday, December 14, 2007
Craig Hughes, Gary Lubinski, John Schmitt and Ken Stigers were recently elected to 3 year terms on the Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau board of directors. The 2008 board consists of Bill Leonard, Einerlei, President; Nick Sirdenis, Mont Ripley Ski Hill, Vice President; Mary Probst, Eagle Harbor Inn, Secretary; Dave Sprenger, Laurium Manor Inn, Treasurer; Robert Grasseschi, Quincy's Restaurant; Craig Hughes, Copper Island Ski Club; Gary Lubinski, Best Western Franklin Square Inn; Mark Maroste, Budget Host Inn; John Schmitt, White House Motel; Ken Stigers, Pines Resort; and Troy Westcott, Lac La Belle Lodge. Board openings are filled on an annual basis. After requesting nominations from the KCVB membership, ballots are mailed to all members.
The Travel Channel
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
On the December 11, 2007 episode of The Travel Channel's The Best Places to Find Cash & Treasure, host Kirsten Gum spends a July day in Copper Harbor searching for agates with Superior Dive Shop
owner Jake Anderson.
Gum also spent time in the Keweenaw for the taping of the January 1, 2008 show about searching for copper and visited with Ken Flood of Keweenaw Gem & Gift
in Houghton.
Daily Mining Gazette
Monday, December 10, 2007
Daily Mining Gazette writer Dan Schneider talked to local businesses regarding the 2007-2008 snowmobile season. Owners and managers from the Mariner North
and Pines Resort
in Copper Harbor and the AmericInn in Calumet agree that the upcoming snowmobile season has gotten off to a great start with snowfall having already reached 80.5 inches and an additional trail groomer that allows Keweenaw Trails Services to "....hit the heavier-used trails more often."
Daily Mining Gazette
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
In the article "Groomers get earliest start in more than a decade", Daily Mining Gazette writer Dan Schneider reports that the Keweenaw Trails Services trail groomers were out on the opening day of the 2007-2008 season. This was the "...first time in more than a decade that groomers had enough snow to groom on the DNR-designated first day of snowmobile season." The snow was so heavy in some areas that "...we would have buried the groomers if we didn't get in there and do it on time."
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, December 03, 2007
There were 17,000 visits to the two KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info, in November. This represents a 17% increase over the same time last year. Year to date in 2007, there were 241,000 visits as compared to 202,000 in 2006 which represents a 16% increase.
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November 2007
Sioux City Journal
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Larry Myhre, outdoors editor of the Sioux City Journal, relates his fishing experience on the Keweenaw Waterway in an article entitled "Keweenaw: land of legend, lore and fish". Myhre spent some time in "one of the last great frontiers for the angler" and fished the entire length of the waterway for walleye, smallmouth bass and northern pike in an area that "abounds in fishing opportunity."
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, November 01, 2007
There were 21,000 visits to the two KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info, in October. This represents a 20% increase over the same time last year. Year to date in 2007, there were 224,000 visits as compared to 188,000 in 2006 which represents a 16% increase.
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October 2007
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, October 01, 2007
There were 20,500 visits to the two KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info, in September. This represents a 14% increase over the same time last year.
Michigan Snowmobile News
Monday, October 01, 2007
In the October 2007 issue of the Michigan Snowmobile News, writer and rider Jim Robinson shares his "Realizing a Dream: Riding Every Trail in the Upper Penisula" ride with his family "into the beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula", over Brockway Mountain to the Copper Harbor area and the new High Rock Bay trail.
Michigan Snowmobile News
Monday, October 01, 2007
The October 2007 issue of Michigan Snowmobile News has highlights of the "Clean Snowmobile Challenge 2007" held annually at Michigan Tech University's Keweenaw Research Center. Students from 14 different universities participated in the challenge to build a cleaner, quieter snowmobile.
AAA Ohio Home & Away
Monday, October 01, 2007
The September/October 2007 issue of AAA Ohio Home & Away magazine's cover story by writer Karen Eakins focuses on her trip along "Yooper! Michigan's Superior Shore" with a cover shot of beautiful Brockway Mountain Drive in the fall. Her tour took her through Old Reliable (the Quincy Mine
), just north of Hancock, Calumet's Vertin Gallery
and the historic Michigan House Cafe and Brewpub
which features such treats as "stuffed peppadews....., wild bluberry cheesecake and live piano music".
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September 2007
Today Show
Thursday, September 27, 2007
On the September 27 edition of the Today Show on NBC, travel editor Peter Greenberg shared his 8 great and unusual fall foliage destinations for "taking in the seasons beautiful hues". His first pick? The Upper Peninsula of Michigan, including Copper Harbor's Brockway Mountain Drive which "offers breathtaking views and a 9 1/2-mile drive with views of Lake Superior and the thousands of acres of the Keweenaw".
PRESS RELEASE
Saturday, September 01, 2007
There were 22,700 visits to the two KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info, in August. This represents a 15% increase over the same time last year.
Midwest Living
Saturday, September 01, 2007
In the September/October 2007 issue of Midwest Living magazine, Hyundai's "Spectacular Autumn Drives" lists Brockway Mountain Drive as Michigan's "compelling sight to fascinate the whole family" and invites the driver to experience the "scarlet maples and oaks and buttery yellow aspens", the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse
, and the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge
.
Trail Runner Magazine
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Issue #47, September of the Trail Runner Magazine has listed Copper Harbor as one of the top 21 trail running towns in the US and Canada! Copper Harbor is the site of the Keweenaw Trail Running Festival held each July and the Copperman Triathlon held each August.
Great Lakes Pilot
Saturday, September 01, 2007
The latest issue, Vol. 4 No. 10, of the Great Lakes Pilot contains an article entitled "Going Back to Central", an excellent history tour through the Keweenaw as author Lon Emerick heads back to the once thriving mining community of Central.
Lake Superior Magazine
Saturday, September 01, 2007
The September 2007 issue of Lake Superior Magazine "Best of the Lake 2007" list includes the Storms at the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan under Best in Nature and "..renting a kayak in Copper Harbor and.......watching the sunset at the top of Brockway Mountain Drive" under Best Activity.
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August 2007
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Sunday, August 12, 2007
John Flesher, Associated Press writer, explores the history of the Keweenaw,..."a largely undiscovered treasure trove", through the Keweenaw National Historical Park
and its 19 Heritage Sites. For those with plenty of time,.."dig in for an extended tour of the Keweenaw region which could include not only copper history but dazzling natural scenery and outdoor sports such as boating, fishing and mountain biking". Those with limited time should hit the "heart of the Keweenaw park: the Calumet and Quincy units" for the "aura of yesteryear" in downtown Calumet and the "hands-on experience" of the Quincy unit.
New York Times
Friday, August 10, 2007
New York Times writer Stephen Regenold reports on the three days he and his family spent in the Keweenaw..."where translucent-blue water washes arching shores."
Their trip included the requisite Copper Country circuit - the Quincy Mine
, museums, gift shops, Keweenaw National Historical Park
Heritage Sites and of course, a pasty. Time was also spent "hiking and beach-walking on stretches of sandy shore and mossy woodland trails" and...."exploring the main streets of Calumet, Houghton and Hancock".
MotorHome
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
In the August 2007 issue of MotorHome, Lazelle Jones recounts a trip through Michigan's Upper Peninsula..."a playground nestled in and surrounded by forests, lakes, streams, beaches and breathtaking landscapes" and a visit to the "excellent museum and first-rate guided tour at the Quincy Mine
.
Silent Sports Magazine
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Joel Patenaude, Silent Sports Magazine editor, took on the Copper Harbor trails for the August 2007 issue and says ...whether you bike or run, you owe it to yourselves (and the trail crew) to check out those trails."
PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
There were 25,000 visits to the two KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info, in July. This represents a 14% increase over the same time last year.
Upper Peninsula Magazine
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Golf pros Casey VanDamme and Dave Douglas have voted the Portage Lake Golf Course
as one of the Top 15 Golf Courses in the U.P. in the August, 2007 issue of Upper Peninsula Magazine.
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July 2007
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, July 02, 2007
There were 21,500 visits to the two KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info, in June. This represents a 13% increase over the same time last year.
Woodall's Midwest RV Traveler
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Lisa Halvorsen of Midwest RV Traveler and www.woodalls.com traveled throughtout the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, including the "historical Keweenaw Peninsula", where she visited Fort Wilkins State Park, the Copper Harbor Lighthouse
, and the "historic mining operations" at Delaware Mine
and Quincy Mine
.
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June 2007
PRESS RELEASE
Friday, June 01, 2007
There were 19,200 visits to the two KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info,in May. This represents a 19% increase over the same time last year.
1000 Places to See Before You Die
Friday, June 01, 2007
Patricia Schultz's 20071000 Places to See Before You Die in the USA & Canada includes Isle Royale
and "America's Forgotten Mineral Rush - Keweenaw Copper Mining Heritage" of the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan.
Visit the Heritage Sites of the Keweenaw National Historical Park
and taste the delicious ethnic dishes of the area. Schultz highlights the Quincy Mine
, the Calumet Theatre
and the Laurium Manor Inn
.
Pilot Getaways
Friday, June 01, 2007
The May/June 2007 issue of Pilot Getaways lists Michgan's Keweenaw Peninsula in its "Great Summer Vacation Ideas-Weekend Getaways".
Author Sandra Friends show you "the best scenic backroads leading to beautiful camping, hiking and canoeing" and highlights Isle Royale, Cornish "pasties" and historic Calumet.
Midwest Living
Friday, June 01, 2007
CopperHarbor
has been listed as one of Midwest Living's 100 Best Small-Town Getaways in their June issue. "Along one of the region's best drives, a Lake Superior harbor and lighthouse tours."
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May 2007
Toronto Sun
Sunday, May 20, 2007
In the Toronto Sun's Sunday Travel section on May 20, 2007 travel writer Doug English recounts the highlights of his trip through Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula in an article entitled "A Superior Vacation". His recommendations include a tour of the Quincy Mine
, a visit to Calumet's Vertin Gallery
and "when the hungries hit, try a pasty", the meat pie brought from Cornwall, England, by early hard-rock miners.
PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
There were 18,000 visits to the two KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info, in April. This represents a 24% increase over the same time last year. Year to date in 2007, there were 94,000 visits as compared to 79,000 in 2006 which represents a 16% increase.
Backpacker Magazine
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Stephen Jermanok, of Backpacker Magazine, explores Isle Royale National Park
, located just 50 miles off the Keweenaw Peninsula. A short 3-hour ferry ride from Copper Harbor across Lake Superior takes you to a "pristine wilderness...no roads, no power lines, no aircraft overhead, and hardly even any boats or people." The 200 islands of the Isle Royale archipelago, where "around every bend lies yet another view of a horseshoe bay, deserted beach, or rocky bluff", offer unlimited opportunities for backcountry hiking or kayaking with access to showers, dining and cappuccino when you're done.
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April 2007
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, April 02, 2007
There were 20,500 visits to the two KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info, in March. This represents a 1% increase over the same time last year.
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, April 02, 2007
Keweenaw Trails Services reports that 2,586 miles were groomed in March, 2007. This compares to 8,920 in March, 2006. There were 21,267 miles groomed during the 2006-07 season (3,383.5 hours of grooming!), as compared to 35,062 miles the previous year, due to a late start to the season, and an early end. During the season our fleet of 5 New Holland groomers are busy daily on the 233 miles of trails between Toivola and the tip of the Keweenaw. The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau is a major supporter of Keweenaw Trails Services and has contributed $80,000 this year to their operations.
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March 2007
art SHOWCASE
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
In the March/April 2007 issue of art SHOWCASE magazine, Sandra Xenakis's article, "Ed Gray at the Wheel", visits Calumet's thriving art community at the Vertin Gallery
and speaks with artist Ed Gray, whose pottery "shows a strong connection to both the earth and his native american heritage."
PRESS RELEASE
Friday, March 09, 2007
Keweenaw Trails Services reports that 9,743 miles were groomed in February, 2007. This compares to 10,475 in February, 2006. Our fleet of 5 New Holland groomers are busy daily on the 233 miles of trails between Toivola and the tip of the Keweenaw. The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau is a major supporter of Keweenaw Trails Services and has contributed $80,000 this year to their operations.
New York Times
Friday, March 09, 2007
New York Times writer Stephen Regenold experiences the skiing at Mt. Bohemia
the "extreme expert" ski hill located at Lac La Belle on the Keweenaw Peninsula "that caters to a specific and underserved market of skiers looking for adventure." "Mount Bohemia has very little in common with other Midwestern ski areas. The runs at Bohemia are legitimately steep and sporting, with quality fall-line skiing." according to Sam Moulton, a Chicago-base editor with Skiing Magazine.
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, March 01, 2007
There were 25,000 visits to the two KCVB websites, www.Keweenaw.info and www.trailconditions.info, in February. This represents a 24% increase over the same time last year.
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February 2007
PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Keweenaw Trails Services reports that 7,962 miles were groomed in January, 2007. This compares to 9,587 miles in January, 2006. Our fleet of 5 New Holland groomers are busy daily on the 233 miles of trails between Toivola and the tip of the Keweenaw. The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau is a major supporter of Keweenaw Trails Services and has contributed $80,000 this year to their operations.
Upper Peninsula Magazine
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
The Winter 2006/Spring 2007 issue of the new Upper Peninsula Magazine explores Calumet's Vertin Gallery
and talks with founder/artist Ed Gray in an article entitled 'Vertin's New Life". "Vision and perseverance has turned Calumet's historic department store building into a growing art community." The first floor gallery showcases the work of over 60 artists, while the upper floors house artist studios and the Vertin Press.
platinum Magazine
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Writer Ron Garbinski interviewed Laurium Manor Inn
host Julie Sprenger and Mt. Bohemia
owner Lonie Glieberman during a visit to the Keweenaw. His Take It To The Limit article in platinum magazine highlights Mt. Bohemia - "Michigan's extreme drop...hot ski offerings that promise cool times" and the Laurium Manor Inn located in Calumet/Laurium - " the little resort town happening 26 miles south of Mount Bohemia."
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January 2007
Vilas County News-Review
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Houghton's own Gary Moyle became the 2007 World Champion on ice-oval snowmobile racing at the World Derby in Eagle River, WI on Sunday, Janury 21. This was the second win in three years for the 26 year old "Yooper".
The Patriot Ledger
Friday, January 19, 2007
In the January 19, 2007 issue of the Quincy, MA The Patriot Ledger-The Enterprise's the Wrap, Valerie A. Russo explores the question "Was the Quincy Mine named for Quincy, Mass.?" Ed Yarborough, manager of the Quincy Mine
, which is now open for guided tours, isn't sure but "If you live or work in Quincy, MA, or you were born in Quincy, we'll give you free admission. We want you to visit."
Ski Racing Magazine
Sunday, January 07, 2007
SkiRacing Magazine reports on the Senior National US Cross Country Championships held in January at the Michigan Tech Nordic Training Center in Houghton. The
2008 Senior Nationals
will return to Houghton in January of 2008.
SnowGoer Magazine
Monday, January 01, 2007
Andy Swanson, of SnowGoer magazine spent two days in the "way-upper-U.P." on what he describes as"one heck of an adventure" through the snow-covered Keweenaw Peninsula.
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December 2006
Bridgestone-Firestone's America's Legendary Drives
Monday, December 18, 2006
Bridgestone-Firestone has listed the Keweenaw's US-41
National Scenic Highway as one of the most scenic drives in the country.
"We've explored countless winding country roads, scenic mountain passes, and major interstates to find the most beautiful drives in North America......stretches of road that transcend function to become the destination."
MSN Travel
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
MSN Travel has listed the Keweenaw's Mt. Bohemia
as one of the 10 best undiscovered ski spots in the world! An annual average snowfall of over 200 inches has ranked the Keweenaw alongside ski areas in Canada, Italy and Switzerland.
"Searching for an up-and-coming ski destination where you can still find great powder and crowd-free runs? We've traveled the world on skis and have sniffed out some of the best undiscovered spots, here and abroad. Point your tips toward these places.........we think you'll be glad you did."
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