Hiking Nature Sanctuaries in the Keweenaw - Part 2
After hiking the Keweenaw Shore and Upson Lake Sanctuaries and checking out the view from the top of Brockway Mountain in my most recent issue, we followed the drive eastward to the trailhead for the James Klipfel Sanctuary. This loop trail is located on the northward facing side of the mountain and meets up with the Helstrom Loop which we followed farther to the east. While we did not come upon any panoramic vistas on these loops which parallel Brockway Mountain Drive, the emerging fall color made this an enjoyable hike!
You can check out my GoPro video from this hike on the Remote Workforce Keweenaw YouTube channel at this link:
The beginning of last week was a log jam of meetings and other activities including: more preparation for the remote worker networking event on October 12th, cutting the lawn, a Chassell Historical Organization board meeting, and preparation of minutes from last month’s Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club board meeting along with attending this month’s KNSC board meeting.
Mixed in with all this activity was a caliper failure on a rear brake on the truck. I was fortunate that that the Garnet Garage was able to squeeze me in right away for the repair, so I dropped off the truck to be worked on and headed out for a run in Houghton. As part of my run, I slipped in a bushwhack to the falls on Huron Creek.
A 10K was enough distance to complete the repair and the truck was coming off the rack as I wrapped it up!
Wednesday started with follow up emails on township related business and follow up with organizations regarding the networking event as well as preparation for an evening meeting with our current Curator at the Chassell Historical Organization, Mat Moore, and our long-time past Curator, Luanne Hammel, about the signage for the historic interpretive trail. I was happy to be able to squeeze in a run on the MTU Trails with the Keweenaw Running Group!
Mat, Luanne, and I met for several hours assembling ideas I will be passing off to Terri Frew’s Art and Design class at MTU. Terri’s students will be putting together three proposals for each of the historic trail’s nine interpretive signs as well as for two signs at our canoe/kayak launch on the Sturgeon River.
Thursday morning we turned over our Airbnb with the departure of our guest who had represented an employer at the MTU Career Fair. That evening I went into Houghton to run the Copper Country Running Company’s Pub Run from the Keweenaw Brewing Company. This was their second Thursday night run as they are opening a running store in downtown Houghton. We ran five miles on the rail-trail and came back to the KBC for a cold one and conversation.
Do you embrace winter and have the ability to work remotely? Would you value living in a place with ubiquitous natural beauty that has NO congestion and lower crime? Consider locating in the Keweenaw where you will be surrounded by amazing places! If you are not sure, come UP for a workcation to check it out! Learn how by visiting https://www.keweenaw.info/remote-work/. Find out about those who have made the decision to locate here by following the Remote Workforce Keweenaw Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RemoteWorkforceKeweenaw and be sure to visit Remote Workforce Keweenaw at https://remoteworkforcekeweenaw.com.
For those of you already working remotely here in the Keweenaw, I would like to invite you to the networking event we will be holding at the Rozsa on Wednesday, October 12th, from 4 to 7 p.m.! It will be a great opportunity to meet other remote workers here in the Keweenaw and to meet both MTU seniors interested in learning about how you came to work remotely and to meet the partners of more recent MTU faculty hires. Local employers seeking talent will be present as well as organizations you may be interested in getting involved with or volunteering for. If you are interested in attending, please drop me a note at dkmeyers77@yahoo.com.