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  • During the winter, white-tailed deer yard up in a densely forested area just east of the town of Eagle River. They're not the least bit shy when it comes to meandering right into the roadside park in town. This guy was not the least bit concerned about me and my truck, but was much more concerned with what was on the menu.
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  • In this idyllic setting, white-tailed deer mill about in an Eagle River picnic spot. It seems that this location has become that one special place where the locals bring food to the deer. While I was parked here, observing the deer, a constant parade of local vehicles drove up, tossed out vegetables and fruit, and drove on. Given the snow depth, this may be the key to the deer's survival.
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  • In an image so reminiscent of sea ice photos taken from Alaskan shores, you can see the amazing extent of Lake Superior's freeze-up in the winter of 2013-14. The ice extends from the shoreline at Eagle River to the horizon. As I write this caption, I have just heard of the woes of the fleet of Coast Guard icebreakers that have been struggling to break this ice up for the start of the 2014 Great Lakes shipping season.
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  • This is M-26 leading north and east out of Eagle River, toward Eagle Harbor. What a breathtaking view I experienced on that entire journey.
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  • These white-tailed deer are so accustomed to the threat-free nature of the visitors to the Eagle River park that they remain calm and almost pose for photos.
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  • Ice caves gained notoriety during the winter of 2013-14 in the UP. Most folks looked at caves on Grand Island, the Apostle Islands, or in the Rock River Canyon Wilderness. I found this cave up on one of the peaks of the Cliff Range, and had to capture this photo with a very long lens. I kinda wonder what's living in there!
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  • This is highway US-41 heading south and west out of Copper Harbor toward Lac La Belle. Back in Green Bay, this is a freeway with four lanes in each direction, but, here in the northern Keweenaw, it's 2 lanes, covered with snow and ice, and no shoulder. It's almost indescribably beautiful, here.
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  • While the Harbor Haus is a renowned eating establishment, with an amazing view of the harbor in summer, it closes for the season in early autumn, and the building must endure the winter onslaught at the top of the Keweenaw.
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  • A very frozen Lake Superior, as viewed from the northern shore of the Keweenaw peninsula.
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  • The Cliff Range, midway into Keweenaw County, provides an endless array of beautiful, natural sights for a photographer.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • The Cliff Range is one of the beautiful features of the Keweenaw, particularly in winter.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Lots of activity could be seen at the Mount Bohemia ski resort during my visit to the Lac La Belle area.
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  • At Lac La Belle, it snows almost continuously from Thanksgiving until April. Because of its location, it almost really doesn't matter which way the wind is blowing, as the lake effect snow will still be there. The only exception was this winter, in which the completely frozen surface of Lake Superior eventually led to the cessation of most lake effect snow, as the water could no longer evaporate from the lake's surface. Just the same, this shot illustrates what happens if you neglect to run the snowblower for a couple of weeks in the Keweenaw.
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  • I took a photo of these mailboxes back in 2009. Now, in 2014, they're not only still here ... there's lots more of them.
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  • In the summer, the view from Copper Harbor's Harbor Haus Restaurant includes kayaks, sailboats, and an occasional ferry returning from Isle Royale. However, in March of 2014, the view is that of a very frozen Lake Superior, as far as the eye can see. In my opinion, this view is equally beautiful. However, the Harbor Haus' season opens in May, so lunch will have to wait.
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  • This is the passage from Copper Harbor out into Lake Superior. Like everything else, it was frozen solid in mid-March of 2014.
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  • The Cliff Range, midway into Keweenaw County, provides an endless array of beautiful, natural sights for a photographer.
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  • No, I'm not attempting to do an advertisement for Ram Trucks, here. I had walked ahead some distance, down this remote, seasonal road that runs parallel to the Cliff Range. Looking back, I was struck by the beauty, and the desolation of this place. To be honest, though, given that it was about 10 degrees, and that I was a two hour walk from anything at all, I was grateful that the truck was reliable on the trip.
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  • That's more than 23 feet of snow so far this year.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Some businesses must remain fully functional in all weather conditions. This Calumet funeral home has an impeccably clean front walk, despite the 7' snow banks that completely obscure its first floor windows.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Highly qualified skiers and snowboarders make the long trek to the tip of the Keweenaw, and Mount Bohemia.
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  • Highly qualified skiers and snowboarders make the long trek to the tip of the Keweenaw, and Mount Bohemia.
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  • This summer retreat on Lac La Belle in Michigan's Keweenaw peninsula is completely buried in snow.
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  • This pretty little two-story home on the shore of Lac La Belle is carrying quite a snow load. The late winter first floor view is now an 8 foot tall snow bank.
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  • This sturdy structure on the shore of Lac La Belle is the Lac La Belle Lodge and Bear Belly Bar and Grill. If you're in Lac La Belle and you need gasoline, groceries, lodging, a quick meal, or a beverage, this is the place to go. Seriously, this is the only place to go. If they don't have it, you probably don't need it. Given the early 70's vintage gas pumps, you won't be able to use your debit card at the pump. In all honesty, it's stuff like this, and the wonderful folks that live here, that I really find endearing about the Keweenaw.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • At Copper Harbor, which is as far north as you can go in Michigan (without going to Isle Royale, that is), many of the businesses are closed for winter. However, the Mariner North is always open, and has great food, lodging, and other nice things for weary, hungry explorers.
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  • What can I say ... if you leave your truck in one place in Copper Harbor for very long, strange things can happen.
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  • Lake Bailey is a very picturesque spot in any season.
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  • This is Holy Transfiguration Skete, a Roman Catholic Monastery in a very remote Keweenaw location, at Jacob's Falls on the Lake Superior shoreline.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • The Keweenaw is home to a variety of truly magnificent homes, apparently used only in summer. I cannot imagine, given a home of this quality, with such an amazing view of Lake Superior, not being there all the time.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • This is a road photo of highway US-41, heading into the town of Phoenix, Michigan. Phoenix is comprised of a few houses, a bar, and a church, but it is a very beautiful place, indeed.
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  • The Cliff Range is one of the beautiful features of the Keweenaw, particularly in winter.
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  • The Cliff Range, midway into Keweenaw County, provides an endless array of beautiful, natural sights for a photographer.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • I love the look of fresh powder snow. This seasonal back country road follows a parallel path to the Keweenaw's Cliff Range. About 2.5 miles into the forest (just beyond the curve ahead), the snow plowing stops.
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  • The Cliff Range, midway into Keweenaw County, provides an endless array of beautiful, natural sights for a photographer.
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  • The Cliff Range is one of the beautiful features of the Keweenaw, particularly in winter.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Even the local ice cream parlor in Calumet, Michigan, appears to be inundated with snow. I'd hate to be standing in front of those soda machines when those couple tons of snow decide to come down.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • This is the beautiful and enormous Laurium Manor Inn. This amazing house was built in 1908 by Thomas Hoatson, a wealthy copper mine owner. It was your basic 45 room copper tycoon's private residence, with four floors, and 13000 square feet of living space, including the ballroom. It is a beautifully well preserved example of the architectural heritage of the Calumet & Laurium area. It is now a bed & breakfast, and is open all year.
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  • This is the Victorian Hall bed & breakfast in Laurium. Needless to say, it's not open in the winter. It is a wonderful example of the Victorian architecture that characterizes a number of the mansions that were built in the early 1900s by copper industry moguls.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • A snowy glimpse of Hancock, Michigan, from a vantage point in Houghton.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Even in Copper Country, one must prepare for April 15.
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  • Rental cabins are available all year in the Keweenaw.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • The primary means of getting from place to place in the Keweenaw during winter is the snowmobile. During my two nights in Calumet, there were far greater numbers of snowmobiles in the area parking lots than cars and trucks.
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  • Despite the relatively brutal winter of 2013-14 (which really has no impact on real Yoopers), Upper Peninsula humor appears to be alive and well. I'm not sure quite exactly what this bit of U.P. visual commentary is all about, but it occurs to me that it took nearly as much effort to get that dummy up there on this Calumet home as it would have to simply shovel the roof.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • The Cliff Range is one of the beautiful features of the Keweenaw, particularly in winter.
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  • Mount Bohemia stands in the background of this snowy winter Keweenaw setting.
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  • The Keweenaw is home to a variety of truly magnificent homes, apparently used only in summer. I cannot imagine, given a home of this quality, with such an amazing view of Lake Superior, not being there all the time.
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  • The Cliff Range is one of the beautiful features of the Keweenaw, particularly in winter.
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  • The Cliff Range is one of the beautiful features of the Keweenaw, particularly in winter.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • St. Anne's Church was built in 1900 for the French Canadian Catholics living in what was an amazingly diverse population that had assembled in Calumet, Michigan, to participate in the copper mining industry. It is, in a word, magnificent. It is one of the multitude of churches in the Calumet and Laurium area. It was deconsecrated by the Catholic Church nearly 50 years ago, and for a long while, its future was in doubt. Thankfully, the building is now being provided the care it requires and deserves, and it lives on as the Keweenaw Heritage Center at St. Anne's. This masterpiece of architectural heritage deserves a gallery all of its own (perhaps I'll pursue that in the near future).
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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  • This little creek that flows out of the Cliff Range is completely frozen.
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  • Copper City is another tiny little hamlet that grew out of the copper boom of long ago.
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  • Snowy 2014 winter images from Michigan's Copper Country.
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