Five Great Snowshoe Adventures in the Keweenaw

With an impressive yearly snowfall and an equally generous supply of beautiful wilderness to explore the Keweenaw can be home to some great winter adventures. Along with the quiet serenity of the peninsula’s lush forests and frozen lakes, the Copper Country also features some truly haunting and surreal landscapes along the way – the remains of the great civilization that once called this peninsula home. By far the best way to experience these beautiful and haunted landscapes is by snowshoe, with nothing but the crunching of the snow below your feet to disturb the tranquility of the still winter air.

In order to assist you experiencing these winter adventures for yourself, we’ve compiled a list of five great Keweenaw’s locals to explore by snowshoe. In no particular order….

Keweenaw Fall Color Guide

The Keweenaw Peninsula’s northern climate and proximity to Lake Superior guarantee a rather dramatic change in seasons when the time arrives – especially true when summer finally succumbs to the approaching winter. This particular transition is celebrated with a highly impressive explosion of fall color, highlighted by the peninsula’s rugged and historic character.

In order to help you enjoy this yearly display, we at Keweenaw Free Guide have put together a fall color guide highlighting some of the peninsula’s best vantage points and most scenic roads from which to enjoy the show. The guide – with map – is available for download HERE. Within the brochure we identify dozens of roads scattered across the peninsula that provide some of the Keweenaw’s most vibrant color, grouped together in nine distinct regions. Here’s the list….

Great Scenic Views of the Keweenaw

The Keweenaw is one of the Upper Peninsula’s most rugged and craggy regions, featuring an epic landscape of soaring bluffs and mountain overlooks. This awe inspiring canvas provides plenty of opportunity for some great scenic views out across the lush peninsula and the vast blue waters of Lake Superior beyond – too many to adequately list here. What we can do, however, is provide a quick list of the region’s best and brightest when it comes to these scenic vistas. More specifically, here’s our list of the Keweenaw’s top five scenic views:

Keweenaw Boat Ramps

The Keweenaw Peninsula is a boater’s paradise with over 19,000 acres of fresh water to explore inland and tens of thousands more out on the big waters of Lake Superior. Thanks to the efforts of local and state government those waters are easily accessed by means of several boat launches scattered across the Keweenaw. Besides providing public access to the Copper Country’s numerous inland lakes, many of these sites are connected directly with Lake Superior thanks to the interconnected nature of the Keweenaw Waterway. For those interested in exploring this expansive network of lakes and waterways we’ve compiled a list of the region’s boat launches and public access sites, as well as a detailed map to help located them.

Top Five Keweenaw Playgrounds

The Keweenaw may be better known for its beautiful natural areas and Lake Superior beaches, but the peninsula is also home to a rather varied collection of playgrounds for the kiddies. Thanks to its mining heritage, the Copper Country has been sprinkled with several small towns and communities up and down its length, most [...]

Keweenaw on the 4th of July

The quintessential summer holiday – Independence Day – is right around the corner and there’s no place like the Keweenaw to enjoy our nation’s birthday. The premiere event is, of course, fireworks and the Keweenaw is home to several displays scattered across the peninsula. There is also the great 4th of July parades, beaming with a great deal of small town patriotism. Here’s a look at what’s going on in the Keweenaw on the 4th:

Some Hidden Keweenaw Gems

The Keweenaw is home to more then a few great places to enjoy, most of which are clearly marked and easily accessible. But there are a few great places that seem to slip through the cracks, missed by both visitors and locals alike. These hidden gems sit far outside the beaten track along old dirt roads or forgotten side streets, removed from the view of passer’s by. While they may be obscure these hidden places are some of the Keweenaw’s finest and should not be ignored. Towards that end we have compiled a list of a few of our favorite hidden gems, for others to enjoy as well.

Passenger Depots of the Keweenaw

By the turn of the century passenger depots could be found at almost every community up and down the Keweenaw peninsula. For most towns these stations were simple wood-framed structures, but in the larger cities such as Calumet and Houghton the stations were more elaborate. These communities boasted massive brick buildings embellished with sandstone, marble, and tiled floors…

Berry Picking in the Keweenaw

The Keweenaw is known for it’s beautiful views of nature, but nature also has some very sweet treats to enjoy during the summer in the form of berries.

Suggestions on Where to Catch a Beautiful Keweenaw Sunset

One of our favorite things to do as a family is to hop in the car and catch a Keweenaw sunset. There is something magical and very relaxing about watching the sun set below the horizon with Lake Superior as the back drop. There are many, many places to view Keweenaw sunsets since the eastern length of the peninsula is up against Lake Superior. Here are a few of the places that we have enjoyed…