Projects
At the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, we are continually working on various projects to improve the resort, the experience of the guests, and improve the Keweenaw. Below is a list of current projects. They are projects that are under development, which are at various stages of development.
Stage: Development
- Employee Housing Development on Property
- Improving Mobile Phone Communication
- All-Sky and Northern Lights Web Cameras
- Certified B Corp
- Audubon International Cooperative Sanctuary Golf Course Certification
- Audubon International Certified Green Lodging Establishment
- Mountain Bike Park – Pump Track and Skills Loop
- Update Interior Design of Cabins
- F&B Mentor Board
- Nature Trail
- Snow Biking
- Snow Terrain Park
- Measuring Air Quality at the Lodge
- Measuring Sound Levels at the Lodge
- Event Name History for the Copper Harbor Trails Fest
- Using Biological Fertilizer on Golf Course
Stage: Idea
- Natural Doors
- Walking Tour around the Lodge (in the building and around the property, virtual reality – VR)
- Mountain Bike and Hiking Perimeter Golf Course Trail
- Art Trail
- Horse stables and horse trails
- Fall Festival
- Live Music
- Historic / Info plaques in the cabins
- Updated bathrooms in the cabins
- KML Shuttle bus
- Plants and book cases and sculptures in the dining room
- Restoration of Shanty town and generator structures
- Repurposing tennis court
- Night Time / Dark Sky Observatory
- Generate Art Studio
- Solar Panels on Cart Barn
- Compensation Model
Stage: Implemented / Completed
- Snowshoe Route – Trekker
- Snowshoe Route – Explorer
- Electric Vehicle Charging Station
- Historic Informational Sign at the Lodge Building
- International Dark Sky Park Designation
- Adjacent Property Acquisition from the Keweenaw County
- 2nd KML Photo contest, for wood-prints in the cabins (2022)
- Grilling Kits
- Guest Chef Program
- Chimney Restoration on the Lodge Building Chimney Restoration [ Oct-Nov 2020 ]
- Winterization of Cabins 4, 8, 9, and 12 (crawlspace insulation, furnaces, storm windows) [ 2020 & 2021 ]
- West font porch; removal of offices in front porch of Lodge building [ Feb – April 2020 ]
- Revitalization of the cross-country ski trails, and creation of snow-shoe trail for winter operations [ Winter 2020 – 2021 ]