Keweenaw Peninsula (2)

Alan and I made a quick trip to the Keweenaw Peninsula this weekend. Our days in Marquette are numbered, so we decided that we wanted to see every part of the UP before we move. Our mini vacation was wonderful and a great refresher from our everyday lives in Marquette. A few of the highlights include a brief tour of Calumet, which is the cutest town I have yet to see in the UP. Calumet is home to the Calumet Historic Theater, which was built in the 1900s. A little further north on the peninsula in Mohawk, we stopped at the Wood'N Spoon—a cute jam and honey store that smelled of fresh bread. Then we stopped at the "Jam Lady," in Eagle River. The Jam Lady was not necessarily a highlight of out trip, but it was an interesting stop. We didn't buy any jam at this stop, but we did buy a jar of "Chow-Chow." I can best describe this as the UP's chutney. A few miles further north by Eagle Harbor, we made our last jam stop of the trip at the Jam Pot. This place was AWESOME. They had jams, fruit cakes, and muffins, but the best part about the jam pot is that the monks who operate the bakery. The monks were knowledgeable, nice, and great bakers. They also had nice long beards, which is why they are Ukrainian Catholic rather than Roman Catholic. From Eagle Harbor we took the scenic route (Brockway Mountain Drive) to Copper Harbor. From the top of Brockway Mountain Drive you could see the entire peninsula. The rest of the trip we explored, talked to some interesting gift shop owners, and planned our spring trip to Isle Royal. (Copper Harbor is one of the three cities that has a ferry to Isle Royal.) Are brief stay in Copper Country was a treat—enjoy some photos.