In the Keweenaw With the Ghosts of My Ancestors.

My birthplace defines me. This pilgrimage reminds me.

A cabin on Lake Superior — all photos by the author.

You’ve probably never heard of The Keweenaw (pronounced ‘Kee-wen-aw’) Peninsula. It’s the county at the northernmost tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. At a population of 2111, it’s the least populated of all of Michigan’s 83 counties, the most isolated, the snowiest, and quite possibly the…