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
• Heritage Site for the Keweenaw National Historical Park
• 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 ]

Stage: Cancelled

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