A four-season historic wilderness resort at the top of the Keweenaw, est. in 1934
September 30th, 2023 proved to be an excellent day for the 2023 Fall Color Photo Workshop. The weather was perfect; the temperature was in the high 60s with very little wind. This year we did not have any participants but I still led the workshop to dial in the itinerary, timeline, and pacing. Plus, it …
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Last Friday, September 22nd, the golf course maintenance crew finished up the aerating and top dressing the greens on the golf course. On Sunday, September 17th, we closed the course and aerated all the greens. Then throughout the following week we top dressed the greens, finishing up no Friday, September 22nd. Doing the aerating at …
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The September 17, 2023 Aurora Photography Workshop was the first photo workshop of the fall at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge and the ninth workshop of 2023. Throughout the year we offer night sky photo workshops every month as part of our educational initiatives at the Keweenaw Mountain in association with being the headquarters of the …
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The August 18th Night Sky Workshop was the third photo workshop this summer at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge and the eighth workshop of 2023. We offer night sky photo workshops every month of the year as part of our educational initiatives for the Keweenaw Dark Sky Park. Tom Oliver, a former KML team member, now …
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On Saturday evening – Sunday morning of August 12th and 13th, we hosted a stargazing party as part of our activities associated with being the headquarters of the Keweenaw Dark Sky Park. This stargazing party coincided with the Perseid Meteor shower, and the guests were rewarded with clear skies, falling meteors, and crystal clear views …
Memorial Day Weekend brought runners from across the region to Copper Harbor to challenge themselves on the wilderness trails that surround the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge. The weather was nearly perfect for the endurance runners that participated in the 3rd annual Back 9 Endurance Run. Capped at 40 runners in order to provide a quality experience, …
The winter season of 2022-2023 was the third season of winter operations for the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge since new ownership took over in the fall of 2018 (and the 5th winter since the Lodge opened in 1934; when the county owned and operated the lodge, they had the resort open the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 winter …
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The inaugural Upper Peninsula Dark Sky Park Festival was held by the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, in partnership with Visit Keweenaw, April 21st and 22nd, 2023. This is exciting times for the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge as the headquarters of the Keweenaw Dark Sky Park. It signals the importance of the dark skies in the Keweenaw and …
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This week we installed individual “light switches” on each of our dark-sky compliant street lights. This is 28 street lights, which are the Truly Green Solutions Cobrahead RWL G2 model light fixtures (installed February 2021). Keweenaw Power and Lite was able to work through 2 days of late winter storms (ice, snow, wind, and falling limbs), and …
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