Home Sweet Houghton

My daughter announced this morning, “The sun never shines in Houghton anymore.”  That’s an exaggeration of course, but it is certainly true that January can be a difficult month on the Keweenaw Peninsula.  The Holiday festivities are over, Michigan Tech’s Winter Carnival is still a month away, and it’s way too early in the year [...]

No sooner did I put up the last post about keeping the Upper Peninsula snowfall in perspective but the whole area, and particularly Houghton-Hancock and the Keweenaw, got hit by a massive blast.  This is a storm that’s getting measured in feet, not inches, and it’s been cause for comment even among the snow-tested locals.  [...]

To the great relief of many, the snow has finally arrived in the Keweenaw.  This is a community that proudly runs on the white stuff half the year, so going all the way through November this year without any snow was at first welcome, but by the end of the month a little worrisome to [...]

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The days are getting shorter and the leaves are showing signs of turning here and there, but the National Park Service is offering a series of deals at parks around the country to help people get the most out of what remains of the summer.
There’s a rundown of the whole list over at [...]