Toivola - Michigan's Upper Peninsula

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In Finnish, Toivola means "city of hope." Today it's a dispersed rural community, spread out, but with a strong sense of identity. As late as the 1940s, in the last years of the Finnish subsistence farm era, Toivola numbered nearly 500. The post office and the lively Toivola Lunch restaurant are on M-26, but most of the close-in part of town, with an active ball diamond, are along Misery Bay Road north of the highway. The Heikkinen School, restored by a local couple, is a few miles farther north.<br><br>Misery Bay Road leads to Agate Beach on Misery Bay, one of the Keweenaw's magical, tucked-away spots, with agate beaches and a 25-site primitive campground. A bonfire — sometimes a raucous bonfire — is held there on Juhannes, St. John's Day, the old Scandinavian feast day near the summer solstice. Since 1994 (but not in 2008), the Agate Beach Acoustic Jamboree has been held, spearheaded by two local musicians. Check here in 2009. <i>(—April, 2008)</i><br><br><center> <table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=449> <tr> <td> <img src="http://hunts-upguide.com/photos/579.gif" width=449 height=287 alt="Toivola farm" border=0> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-2"> <b>The remains of a little barn on Misery Bay Road, a frequent sight in the area. Finns made a living on these places, miniscule by today's standards.</b> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </center><p> <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"> TOIVOLA<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>TOIVOLA<br>RESTAURANTS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> <a name="e1441"><b>TOIVOLA LUNCH</b></a><br> <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> This cheery little spot is quite the local gathering place, especially for coffee between 8 and 10 a.m. Fans love it that everything is homemade — pies, cakes, cookies, burgers — and that the staff are good, hard workers, reflecting the way things were in Toivola back in the day. No alcohol. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>M-26 opposite Misery Bay Rd. in Toivola. (906) 288-3648. Mon-Sat 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sun 8-6. Handicap access: 2 steps. 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