Mohawk - Michigan's Upper Peninsula

<html> <head> <title>Mohawk - Michigan's Upper Peninsula</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <META Pragma: No-Cache> <META name="Pragma" No-Cache> <META Cache-control: No-Cache> <META HTTP-EQUIV="expires" CONTENT="Wed, 26 Feb 1997 08:21:57 GMT"> <META name="description" content="Mohawk profile & history plus candid recommendations of attractions &n restaurant."> <base href="http://hunts-upguide.com/"> <link href="/style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <center> <table width="100%" bgcolor="#F5F5D5" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0> <tr> <td width="18%" colspan=2 height=82 bgcolor="#306799" valign="top"> <table width="100%" cellpadding=22 cellspacing=0 border=0> <tr> <td align="left"> <b><font size="-2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"> <font color="#FEE384">We welcome<br> your comments<br> experiences &<br> corrections.<br></font> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=10 height=8 alt="---"><br> <a class="whitelinkunderlined" target="_top" href="http://hunts-upguide.com/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/dehunt/feedback.pl">E-mail us</a> </font> </b> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="63%" height=82 bgcolor="#306799" align="center" valign="top"> <table cellpadding=22 cellspacing=0 border=0> <tr> <td align="center"> <img src="/images/online_words.gif" width=386 height=13 alt="The online version of the popular regional travel book""><br> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=500 height=2 alt="---"><br> <nobr><font color="#FFFFFF" size="+2" face="Georgia,Times New Roman,Times"><b>Hunts' Guide to Michigan's UPPER PENINSULA</b></font></nobr><br> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=500 height=7 alt="---"><br> <img src="/images/candid_words.gif" width=391 height=13 alt="A candid guide to enjoying and understanding the U.P."> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign=top width="1%" bgcolor="#F5F5D5" rowspan=3>  <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=9 height=25 alt="|"></td> <td width="18%" rowspan=3 valign="top"> <a target="_top" href="/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/dehunt/click.pl?nextfile=http://hunts-upguide.com/up_travel_map.html"><img src="/ads/Small_map_ad_ver_6.gif" border=0 ALT="UP Travel Map ad" width=160 height=418></a> <p>  <a target="_top" href="http://www.wunderground.com/US/MI/Mohawk.html?bannertypeclick=bigtemptr"> <img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/bigtemptr_both/language/www/US/MI/Mohawk.gif" border=0 alt="Click for Mohawk, Michigan Forecast" height=94 width=185></a> <br> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=20 height=3 alt="---"><br>  <center> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=5 width="100%" height=9> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=790 height=9 alt="---"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="17%">  <table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top">  <table width="100%" cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0 border=0 bgcolor="#306799"> <tr> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#306799"> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-2"> <b> <a class="sidebar" href="/" target="_top">Home</a><br> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="85" height="5"><br> <a class="sidebar" href="keweenaw_peninsula.html" target="_top">Back to Keweenaw Peninsula</a> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="85" height="20"><br> </b> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%"> <table width="100%" border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=10 bgcolor="#FFE09B"> <tr> <td align="left"> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=100 height=10 alt="-"><br> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-1"> <center><font color="#C82F2C"><b>MOHAWK<br>POINTS<BR>OF INTEREST</b></font><br> </center> <font color="#263692" size="-2"> <p> <a name="e1334"><b>Bird's-Eye Creations.</b></a> Beautiful bird's-eye maple comes mainly from northern Keweenaw. Here it is milled and made into a big assortment of household objects for sale in the adjoining shop ... <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/mohawk_bird_s_eye_creations.html"><font color="#C82F2C">more</font></a> <p> <a name="e1204"><b>Superior Woodworks.</b></a> Kraig Mahrley uses local cedar to make rustic furniture, including classic outdoor chairs and lawn swings ... <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/mohawk_superior_woodworks.html"><font color="#C82F2C">more</font></a> <p> <a name="e1205"><b>Snow Gauge.</b></a> The eye-catching 30-foot-high Snow Gauge dramatically displays the humungous annual snowfall in the Keweenaw ... <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/mohawk_snow_gauge.html"><font color="#C82F2C">more</font></a> <p> <a name="e1203"><b>Wood'N Spoon.</b></a> Bounties of the Keweenaw earth for sale here, from equisite thimbleberry jam to honey to maple syrup ... <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/mohawk_wood_n_spoon.html"><font color="#C82F2C">more</font></a> <p> <p>   </font> </td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   </td> </tr>  <tr> <td align="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td> </tr> </table>  </td> <td valign=top width="1%" bgcolor="#F5F5D5">  <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="9" height=500 alt="|"> </td> <td valign=top width="63%">  <table width="100%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0> <tr> <td valign=top align=center bgcolor="#018650" colspan=2> <center> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="30" height=8 alt="-"><br> <b><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-1"><a class="whitelink" href="keweenaw_peninsula.html" target="_top">Region: Keweenaw Peninsula</a></font></b><br> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="100%" height=3 alt="-"><br> <h1>MOHAWK</h1> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="30" height=8 alt="-"></center></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="63%">  <table width="100%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=8 border=0> <tr> <td align="left">  <font face="Georgia"> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=6 alt="-"><br> <center> <table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=449> <tr> <td> <img src="http://hunts-upguide.com/photos/610.gif" width=449 height=324 alt="Mohawk Superette" border=0> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-2"> <b>As the county with Michigan's smallest population (2,204 in 2004), Keweenaw can't support a supermarket. But it does have a "superette"— Mohawk Superette, the only place you can find fresh meat and produce.</b> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </center><p> This old mining town is the largest in a string of spare, plain mining settlements stretching along the central spine of the Keweenaw Peninsula north toward Copper Harbor. In all of Keweenaw County there are only about 2,200 full-time residents. Mohawk, <B>Keweenaw County's biggest town</B>, is the home of the county's biggest employer, the <B>Keweenaw County Road Commission</B>. It removes snow in winter and runs the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge in summer. It also sells the <B>best map</B> of the county's back roads. Find it by staying straight at the Y where the highway veers left, and then going a block to the right. The <B>Mohawk Superette</B> (906-337-2102) at 158 Stanton/ U.S. 41, is the county's only full-service grocery with meat and produce departments. It's a handy picnic stop.<br><br> <table align="right" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=250> <tr> <td> <img src="http://hunts-upguide.com/photos/611.gif" width=250 height=179 alt="Mohawk house" border=0> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-2"> <b>Throughout the Keweenaw you can find century-old homes like this at 2nd and Mohawk streets which have virtually unchanged exteriors.</b> </font> </td> </tr> </table> Within a block of downtown Mohawk, at 237 Fulton, is the home and shop of Philip Switzer, a Pentecostal Christian who <B>carves ornate crosses</B> and other objects. His crosses, ranging from three inches to five feet high, have been taken by missionaries to spots all across the globe. They sell for $20 to $100. <br clear="all"> <hr> <center> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center> <hr> <p align="right"><a href="keweenaw_peninsula.html" target="_top">Back to Keweenaw Peninsula</a></p> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="37%" valign="top"> <table width="100%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=8 border=0> <tr> <td height="4" width="37%">  <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=1 alt="-"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" bgcolor="#C7302D" width="37%">  <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF"> <b> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> <font size="-1"> MOHAWK<br> RESTAURANTS,<br> LODGINGS<br> & CAMPGROUNDS </font> <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=6 alt="-"><br> <font size="-2">These are our choices, not ads.</font><br> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> </b> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top bgcolor="#FFE09B" width="37%">  <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=9 alt="-"><br> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"> <center><font size="-1" color="#C82F2C"><b>MOHAWK<br>RESTAURANTS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> See also: eagle River, Eagle harbor, Calumet.<br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> <a name="e1206"><b>SLIM'S CAFE</b></a><br> (906) 337-3212 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> Though redecorating has turned the visual atmosphere into more of a generic small-town country look, retains its special social ambiance as "the best place to see people who hardly ever cross the lift bridge in their whole life," according to one fan. The pies are "great," according to food sophisticates; the blueberry pie is "to die for." But the cream pies seem pretty ordinary. Only part of the dining room is smoke-free. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>On U.S. 41 at the north outskirts of Mohawk. (906) 337-3212 Open daily from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. year-round. From late June thru Labor Day open to 9 p.m. Wheelchair-accessible.</i> <p> </font> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CDCCAD" valign="top"> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=9 alt="-"><br> <center><font size="-1" color="#C82F2C"><b>MOHAWK<br>LODGINGS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> </font> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#B6DBA4" valign="top"> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=9 alt="-"><br> <center><font size="-1" color="#C82F2C"><b>MOHAWK<br>CAMPGROUNDS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> </font> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=5 align="center">  <br> <center> <font size="+1" color="#454545" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">Copyright © 1997-2007 Midwestern Guides</font> </center> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>