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Oct 14, 20263 min read

A Brand-New 600-Foot Steamer Ran Onto a Reef Near Eagle River in 1910. The Lighthouse Built Because of It Had Keepers for Only 20 Years.

Sand Hills Lighthouse on Five Mile Point went up in 1919 after a new freighter hit Sawtooth Reef, lost its keepers in 1939, sold for $26,000 in 1958, and is now private.

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Keweenaw Mountain Lodge Went Up Near Copper Harbor When County Unemployment Topped 70 Percent. The County Owned It for 84 Years, Then Sold It at a USDA-Ordered Auction.

Keweenaw County built a log lodge, golf course and cabins near Copper Harbor when its unemployment ran past 70 percent. It owned...

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Sep 29, 20264 min read

Bete Grise Beach on the Keweenaw Is Said to Sing When You Press the Sand. The Lighthouse at Its Canal Went Dark for Decades and Came Back On at 9:45 p.m. on July 5, 1998.

Local legend says the white sand at Bete Grise sings when you press it and barks when you smack it. Next door,...

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Sep 9, 20264 min read

The Keweenaw Heartlands Are Not Becoming Public Land. They Are Splitting in Two, and the Access Rules Are Narrower Than You Think.

A hedge fund wanted $43.2 million. The state is paying about a thousand an acre. And Commercial Forest access covers hunting, fishing...

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Jul 27, 20263 min read

There’s a 30-Foot Ruler Standing Beside US-41 in the Keweenaw. One Winter, the Snow Nearly Topped It.

The Keweenaw snow thermometer north of Mohawk marks a 390.4-inch winter. The stranger part is how that number is measured, and why...

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Keweenaw County

The latest Keweenaw County story

A Brand-New 600-Foot Steamer Ran Onto a Reef Near Eagle River in 1910. The Lighthouse Built Because of It Had Keepers for Only 20 Years.

More Keweenaw County stories, newest first

Keweenaw Mountain Lodge Went Up Near Copper Harbor When County Unemployment Topped 70 Percent. The County Owned It for 84 Years, Then Sold It at a USDA-Ordered Auction.

Bete Grise Beach on the Keweenaw Is Said to Sing When You Press the Sand. The Lighthouse at Its Canal Went Dark for Decades and Came Back On at 9:45 p.m. on July 5, 1998.

The Keweenaw Heartlands Are Not Becoming Public Land. They Are Splitting in Two, and the Access Rules Are Narrower Than You Think.

There’s a 30-Foot Ruler Standing Beside US-41 in the Keweenaw. One Winter, the Snow Nearly Topped It.