About Keweenaw County

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Keweenaw County is located in Michigan's upper peninsula, at the top, (north), end of the Keweenaw Peninsula jutting out into Lake Superior.


Keweenaw County, which was organized during the copper mining heyday in the 1860's, derives its name from an Indian word for 'portage'.


Today no copper is mined in Keweenaw County, though in Keweenaw's ghost towns and abandoned mines, the legacy of Copper Country lives on.


Natural beauty is Keweenaw County's most abundant resource. Along the 65 miles of Lake Superior shoreline are sandy beaches, rocky bays, and towering overlooks.


This county is a paradise for rockhounds, scuba divers, fishermen, snowmobilers, and cross-country skiers.


Among all the splendor of this county is the Brockway Mountain tour. Brockway Mounntain Drive begins between Eagle Harbor and Copper Harbor on M-26, starting at the Silver River Falls bridge. It is a 9 1/2 mile road through mountains at the extreme northern edge of the Keweenaw Peninsula. This stretch of blacktop rises to 735 feet above Lake Superior and more than 1,300 feet above see level.

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Arts



Keweenaw Krayons (http://www.keweenawkrayons.com/) 156 Stanton Avenue - P.O. Box 191, Mohawk, MI (906)337-5806 or (906)337-4706
Keweenaw Krayons is an award winning, non-profit
arts organization dedicated to providing free or low cost art, music and garden
opportunities to people of all ages.
The Arts Center is a place where art is created and made available to the public.
We accept high quality art on consignment with all profits going to support the
non-profit organization, Keweenaw Krayons. Classes available on the 2nd Thursdays & Saturdays of the month at the Ramblin' Rose Carts Center in Mohawk. Please call for class schedule or check out our web site.
staff@keweenawkrayons.com (staff@keweenawkrayons.com)


Ski Council

CCGAP (http://www.ccgap.org/) 50344 Highway M 203, Hancock, MI (906) 482-6827
CCGAP is a Keweenaw nonprofit that provides human rights accompaniment in Guatemala


sekingsley@pasty.com (sekingsley@pasty.com)

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Episcopal



St. Peter's by the Sea (http://www.dionomi.org/images/congmap/EagleHarbor.html) HC-1 Box 265C, Eagle Harbor, MI 49950
Phone: (906)289-4567
Sunday Services @ 9:00 a.m. Episcopal Worship& 11:00 a.m. Community Worship (eastern time) (Summer only)

Lutheran



Bethany Lutheran Church of Keweenaw 85 6th Street, Mohawk, MI 49950
Phone: (906)337-2662 Pastor Allen Lee Goodrich
Please call for updated service hours.

Non-Denominational



1st Web Church (http://www.1stwebchurch.org/) 250 Franklin Lake Circle, Oxford, MI 48371
Phone: (248)628-7057
An internet-based church for those who have lost touch, or maybe never got in touch, with the major organized religions. We welcome everyone who feels "there must be something more to life!"
Pastor@1stwebchurch.org (Pastor@1stwebchurch.org)

Presbyterian Church USA



Portage Lake United Church (http://www.pluc.org/) 1400 East Houghton Avenue, Houghton, MI 49931
Phone: (906)482-5224
Portage Lake United Church is situated close to the Michigan Tech University campus in Houghton, Michigan, where is has served the Keweenaw community. Summertime Worship - Every Sunday at 10:00 am - Winter Worship Schedule - Every Sunday at 10:45 am. Check out our website for calendar and more!
office@pluc.org (office@pluc.org)

The United Church of Christ



Portage Lake United Church (http://www.pluc.org/) 1400 East Houghton Avenue, Houghton, MI 49931
Phone: (906)482-5224
Portage Lake United Church is situated close to the Michigan Tech University campus in Houghton, Michigan, where is has served the Keweenaw community. Summertime Worship - Every Sunday at 10:00 am - Winter Worship Schedule - Every Sunday at 10:45 am. Check out our website for calendar and more!
office@pluc.org (office@pluc.org)