KORC - Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition

08/29/2026

📣📣📣 KORC Call to Action: PAVE BROCKWAY MOUNTAIN DRIVE!!! 📣📣📣
‼️ LET'S SUPPORT THE KEWEENAW COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION! ‼️

➡️ Let Governor Whitmer, Elected Officials, and MDOT know that you love Brockway Mountain Drive – and funding is needed to pave it.

ℹ️ Brockway Mountain Drive:
* Top scenic auto route in Michigan since the 1930's.
* National Register of Historic Places.
* Scenic Byway route.
* Over 150,000 visitors annually (May-October).
* Has not been paved since the 1960’s!

ℹ️ The Issue:
* No funding source available to pave the Drive since the 1960's.
* Keweenaw County Road Commission has a conceptual plan:
* Repave and bring road up to modern safety standards and maintainability.​
* Current cost estimate = $10,000,000
* This plan has already been sent to Legislators and MDOT - with no results.​

➡️ You Can Help:
* Head over to the Call To Action page on our website for full info, contacts, and sample letters.
* KeweenawOutdoorRecreation.org/calls-to-action-pave-brockway-mountain-drive
* Write/email Governor Whitmer, State Representative Markkanen, State Senator Ed McBroom, and MDOT officials today.
* Share this post with friends, family members, and anyone who loves Brockway Mountain Drive.

👏 YOUR VOICE MATTERS! THANK YOU!!

08/21/2026

This community exists because people show up in every role, and EMS is one of the most important. Most of our local crews are volunteers with regular jobs and regular lives, who drop everything when a call comes in.

Out here, that matters more than most riders realize. In a lot of rural areas, EMS response times run several hours longer than in cities, and the distance between a trailhead and real medical care can be significant. That gap gets covered by people who train on their own time, carry radios on their days off, and show up regardless of weather, terrain, or how far into the woods someone went down.

To every EMS worker, first responder, and volunteer medic who's ever answered that call for a rider: thank you. You're doing a hard job in a hard place, mostly on your own time, and mostly without anyone knowing your name. You're a gift to this whole community, and one worth celebrating loudly. Thank you Copper Harbor Fire Department, Keweenaw County Sheriff's Office, and Keweenaw Search and Rescue.

A real reminder, from us to you:

The riding here can be serious and remote. Help isn't always five minutes away, and the trails don't care how experienced you are. So do your part: wear a helmet, ride with a buddy when you can, and be ready with a plan if things go sideways.

08/14/2026

We're looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend!
Stop by the booth to hear the latest on what we're working on, become a member / renew your membership, and check out some new merch!

Join Us This Weekend for our 39th Annual Art in the Park in Beautiful Downtown Copper Harbor Michigan! ☀️
Enjoy over 60 Artists, Live Music 🎶 both days, featuring the 2XL Band with Philip Vigelius on Saturday and The Art in the Park Reunion Band on Sunday.
Make sure you come with an appetite for our Volunteer Fire Departments largest Cookout of the year! 🔥
Truly an event for the Entire Family ~ Rain or Shine the show will go on!
Saturday 10:00-5:00 pm
Sunday 11-4:00pm.
See You There! ☀️

08/06/2026

Come see us this weekend at the Eagle Harbor Art Fair!

This next Saturday and Sunday!! Don't miss the annual Eagle Harbor Art Fair, hosted by the Copper Country Associated Artists, and sponsored by Fletchy’s Otter Belly Lodge

So much fun, so many artists, gorgeous thing to buy, great food, music and more!!
Two days of shopping and fun...all in beautiful Eagle Harbor! Over 75 Artists from all over Michigan and the U.S.!! Get a head start on your holiday shopping!

See you there!!

07/31/2026

👏 Congratulations to Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District - 75 years!

🎉 Come celebrate with us tomorrow, we look forward to seeing you there!

➡️https://www.hkconserve.com/diamond-75

The Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District is proud to celebrate 75 years of serving our communities by promoting the wise stewardship of our local natural resources. Now, we’d love to celebrate this milestone with you!

💎Join us for our Diamond Jubilee event on Saturday, August 1st, from 10 - 4 at Calumet Waterworks Park for a day filled with:

🗣️Natural Resource Specialists
🚚Local Food Trucks
🔎Scavenger Hunts
🪨Geo-Tour Hunts
🌲Forest Tours
🌳Arborist Demonstrations
🎉And more!

Admission is free and open to all!

💚 Thank you to everyone who has supported HKCD over the past 75 years, and we look forward to celebrating this milestone with our wonderful community!

07/25/2026

Join us Sunday at the fifth annual Copper Shores Community-Wide Picnic! The event is being hosted by Copper Shores Community Health Foundation and will be at the George Gipp Recreation Area & Ice Arena in Laurium! The event runs from 12-3. Everything is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!

➡️ Learn more at coppershores.org/picnic

07/15/2026

Thanks to My UP Now / Keweenaw Report for covering this event and spreading the word!

In Lac La Belle on Thursday, the Keweenaw County Road Commission (KORC) and the Calumet Sportsman Club invited the community to a recreation dedication ceremony commemorate the first launch at

07/15/2026

Thanks again to everyone who joined us at the dedication and pizza party celebration last week!

Special thanks to Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen's Club, Keweenaw County Road Commission, Mount Bohemia, and all KORC members and supporters!

07/09/2026

We hope to see everyone today at 4!!

Come out today