CCE Top 100 (p4)
In commemoration of my 1000th post, I thought I’d take some time this week to delve back into CCE’s rather extensive archives and highlight some of what I feel are CCE’s best posts – a full hundred of...
View ArticleFading History
Absent from the Copper Country for nearly a year we had just recently returned to do some work on our old house and prepare it for sale. As we expected very little seemed to have changed in the...
View ArticleA Few Old Churches
Complimenting almost every mine location found across the Keweenaw was a line or two of homes and boarding houses that established a small mining location where workers would live. As the mine...
View ArticleHistoric Bridges of the Copper Country
After taking our look at the old Main Street Bridge in Eagle River, I thought we’d follow up with a brief look at several other historic bridges found across the Copper Country. While no bridge mecca...
View ArticleThe Revolution in the Valley
The Keweenaw Peninsula garnered its name from the native population who referred to the long finger of land as “Kee-wi-wai-non- ing”, roughly translated as the “place where portage is made”. Those...
View ArticleThe Rocket Range
The tip of the Keweenaw is as remote and wild as you can get in the Keweenaw, situated over ten miles from any sign of civilization. The rugged landscape is challenging enough in the summer months, let...
View ArticleA Legacy Less Celebrated
Its been over half a century since copper mining was active in the Keweenaw, a timespan that tends to smooth over rough edges and gleam over blemishes. The industrial empire that once dominated the...
View ArticleLost CCE
Today is a special day here on CCE. That’s because it was eight years ago today that the very first post of CCE was put up onto the internets. 2920 days, 1097 posts and over 5000 comments later our...
View ArticleThank You!
Thanksgiving is upon us, and in the spirit of the holiday I’d like to take a moment to give thanks to you – my readers. Since CCE has begun its annual fund-raising drive I am increasingly impressed by...
View ArticleA Winter’s Nap…
The holiday season is once again upon us and once again CCE brings in the camera and the snowshoes and settles down for its winter nap. This year will be especially important, as my non-CCE duties have...
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