A historic wilderness resort at the top of the Keweenaw, est. in 1934
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Welcome to the historic Keweenaw Mountain Lodge. A wilderness resort at the top of the Keweenaw, with a history that dates back to 1934, and is on the state and national historic registers.
Come stay with us in our log cabins, eat a meal at the Lodge, and enjoy the outdoor activities on the property and in the area, including our 9-hole golf course. Or plan an event at the Lodge, be it a wedding, party, a staff retreat, or a conference.
The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge was built under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1934, when FDR was the president of the United States and the country was going through the great depression. With it’s history and the character, the Lodge is on both the state and national historical register.
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For accommodations, the resort has 24 cabins, with 26 units (several of the cabins have 2 units in them). We have 3-bedroom and 2-bedroom cabins, with several 1-bedroom cabins, situated in the wilderness. The cabins are lined along the first hole and the forest.
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Enjoy a meal at the Lodge. View information about the dining room, bar, and Little Cabin Cafe, as well as the current menus and food-beverage operational hours.
This image of last night’s moon rise is just a warm up for tonight’s supermoon, and also a blood moon — thanks to a lunar eclipse.
According to NASA, a blood moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse, when the Earth is positioned directly between the moon and the sun, hiding the moon from sunlight.
Tonight on the Keweenaw the moon rises at 9:30pm (as the sun sets) in the SE. The moon will then enter the earth’s umbra shadow about 10:30pm. Then the total lunar eclipse will start an hour later at 11:29 p.m. Expect the moon to be the bathed in the reflected red and orange hues of Earth’s sunsets and sunrises for about 1 1/2 hours, one of the longest totalities of the decade.
For more information at stargazing and astronomy opportunities at the Lodge see our website
https://keweenawmountainlodge.com/activities/stargazing/
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There are two more weeks until the Back 9 Endurance Run at the @keweenawmtnlodge . This is a 12- or 24-hour run...your choice. The goal is really to complete as many loops of the 3.5-ish mile course as you want (or can) in the given amount of time. If you haven't signed up yet, be sure to visit back9endurancerun.com to learn more about the run and follow the registration links to sign up. The registration deadline is May 25 at 11:59pm.
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Rustic Worldly Food: Authentically simple quality food from around the world, offered in a rustic environment in the north woods of Michigan. Our menu changes weekly please join us Thursday night, Friday night, or Saturday night (May 12, 13 and 14). Reservations are required.
Ratatouille [ French-influence ] Bell peppers, zucchini, carrots, mushrooms, and onions stew with herbs. Served on pasta with grated parmesan cheese. Includes dinner rolls on the side.
Turkey-bourbon Sloppy Joe [ Southern American-influence ] Ground turkey with in-house barbecue sauce with cheese. Served with scalloped potatoes and a side of Southern-style green beans, flavored with garlic, bacon, and seasoning.
Pulled Pork Tacos [ Mexican-influence ] Pulled pork with cheese and coleslaw on tortillas. Served with a side of Southern-style green beans, flavored with garlic, bacon, and seasoning; and a side of Mexican rice.
Meatloaf and Buffalo Sausage [ Worldly-influence ] Meatloaf stuffed with red wine-buffalo smoked sausage, duxelle mushrooms and cooked in a tomato red wine sauce. Served with scalloped potatoes and a side of roasted root vegetables.
Chicken and Roasted Bell Pepper Salsa [ Italian-influence ] Chicken breast, tossed with a salsa composed of roasted bell pepper, tomato, black olives, red onion, parsley, and oregano. Served on pasta, with dinner rolls.
Click on the link in our bio to access the full current menu on our website.
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This morning the Lodge was engulfed in fog. We start to see fog this time of year as the Keweenaw land mass heats up and Lake Superior water temperature remains very cool. You can watch the fog roll up the 500 vertical feet from Lake Superior (elevation 602’) to the Lodge (elevation of 1,110’). To follow the Lodge’s weather, check the weather station on our website:
https://keweenawmountainlodge.com/about/webcams/
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What a difference a week makes. After having up to 2 feet of snow on the greens last weekend, we are now seeing turf on the greens this weekend. We created Xs on the greens last weekend to help expose the turf to the sun. Mother Nature then helped out with 50 degree weather and sunshine. This gave us the ability to do a “walk around” to assess the condition of the golf course, and see how it hibernated under the snow this past winter.
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Rustic Worldly Food: Authentically simple quality food from around the world, offered in a rustic environment in the north woods of Michigan. Our menu changes weekly please join us Thursday night, Friday night, or Saturday night (May 5, 6 and 7) Reservations are required.
Do not forget to look at our special Mother’s Day lunch menu. We are open on Sunday from 12p-3p with reservations required.
Fajita-Style Chicken Bowl [ Mexican-influence ] Chicken breast and thighs, marinated and grilled, served on layers of Mexican-style brown rice, black beans, cabbage slaw, peppers, and guacamole.
Pesto, Prosciutto Rolled Pork Loin [ Italian-influence ] Pork Loin roulade with a filling of pesto, prosciutto and cheese. Served with scalloped potatoes and a side of roasted root vegetables.
Meatloaf and Buffalo Sausage [ Worldly-influence ] Meatloaf stuffed with red wine-buffalo smoked sausage, duxelle mushrooms and cooked in a tomato red wine sauce. Served with scalloped potatoes and a side of roasted root vegetables
Vegetarian Kibbeh [ Lebanese-influence ] Baked mini-football-shaped shells made with burghul, flour, and spices; filled with chickpeas, roasted vegetables, and sweet potatoes. Served with fried cauliflower and zucchini hummus along with in-house flat bread.
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Transition time, from winter to summer.
This past week we started to survey the condition of the golf course and work on getting the course ready to open for the 2022 summer season. We received close to 320 inches of snow this winter, and it was a cold winter. Thus much of the golf course was still covered with snow last week. For example, there was still close two feet of snow on hole 9 green.
With temperatures predicted to stay above freezing this week, we should start to see more and more of the snow melting. This act of nature will be beneficial to exposing the tied to the much desired sun light.
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Today is the last day of the International Dark Sky Week activities (organized by the @idadarksky). We hope that everyone has been able to look up to the skies these past 7 days. For us, at the top of the Keweenaw, we are concluding the week by holding a Night Sky Photography Workshop on a new moon.
Stargazing: Night Sky Photography Workshop, Saturday, April 30th, 7:30pm at the Lodge
Night sky photography and stargazing are wonderful pastimes for visitors and residents alike in the Keweenaw. At the Lodge we work to provide opportunities for individuals to enjoy the stars and take photos that allow them to remember their experiences.
If this topic interests you, join us tonight for some experiential learning.
https://keweenawmountainlodge.com/calendar/stargazing-night-sky-photography-workshop-4/
To read a recap of our last photography workshop, a Northern Lights Photography Workshop (April 2nd), click on the link below.
https://keweenawmountainlodge.com/calendar/stargazing-northern-lights-photography-workshop-5/
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Rustic Worldly Food: Authentically simple quality food from around the world, offered in a rustic environment in the north woods of Michigan. Our menu changes weekly please join us Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night (April 28th, 29th, and 30th). Reservations are required.
Beef Diane [ American-influence ]
Beef chuck braised until tender. Served with mashed potatoes and an in-house sauce consisting of brandy, cream and mushrooms. Served with steamed broccoli finished with a drizzle of lemon and butter.
Coconut Milk Chicken [ Indonesian-influence ]
Chicken breast seared, then simmered in a sauce made of unsweetened coconut milk, tomatoes, herbs and spices. Served on rice and steamed broccoli finished with a drizzle of lemon and butter.
Fish Mediterranean Style [ Greek-influence ]
Baked white fish with a topping of parsley, thyme, olive oil, diced tomatoes and lemon. Served with a side of roasted sweet potatoes, bell peppers, and wild-white rice.
Stuffed Bell Peppers [ Italian- and Greek -influence ]
Bell peppers stuffed with quinoa, roasted vegetables, diced tomatoes, Topped with Feta. Served with a side of fries and red chimichurri.
To see our full menu, see our website: https://keweenawmountainlodge.com/restaurant-bar/dining-room-menu/
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Happy Earth Day, from the top of the Keweenaw.
As part of Earth Day, do not forget to turn off your lights and look U.P. to enjoy the stars. Today is a wonderful start to the International Dark Sky Week, April 22nd-30th, 2022 (Learn more at https://idsw.darksky.org/).
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[ Keweenaw Dark Sky Park ]
Today we are excited to submit the latest version of the Keweenaw Dark Sky Park application to the International Dark-Sky Association (@idadarksky). We submitted the first version of the application to the IDA last year on Earth Day (2021). Today, a year later on Earth Day, we have submitted the 4th version of the application, which addresses the latest feedback provided by IDA's Dark Sky Park Committee.
We take this process step by step, and with each step we improve how we, the Keweenaw community, and visitors to the Keweenaw foster the dark skies in order to enjoy stargazing and the northern lights.
This effort to be a designated international dark sky park is in concert with our environmentally-focused activities we enjoy working on at the Lodge. We enjoy the challenge of improving our footprint on this earth. Happy Earth Day!!! And enjoy looking up at the stars.
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You can go to our website to view the latest version of the application and read about the progress we have made in this journey to become a designated international dark sky park at the top of the Keweenaw.
https://keweenawmountainlodge.com/projects/international-dark-sky-park-application/
As well, on our website, you can find more information about our core values and other environmentally-focused activities.
https://keweenawmountainlodge.com/about/our-core-values/
https://keweenawmountainlodge.com/projects/
https://keweenawmountainlodge.com/about/team/retirement-and-savings/
You can also click on the link in our bio to access these pages.
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Last modified on April 13th, 2022 at 8:06 am
