NORTHERN LATITUDE AND GEOGRAPHYĪs the northernmost horn of the state of Michigan, the Keweenaw benefits from being geographically distant from larger cities and their glow. This incredible shot of the Phoenix Church was taken by Nate Bett. Low light pollution makes it easy to view the Keweenaw night sky. Each of these communities are also widely spread apart, so that each bubble of ambient light doesn’t meld into the other. Here in the Keweenaw, our fabulous city centers have the benefit of being small in comparison to the overall scale of the untamed and natural land surrounding. Streetlights, billboards, high-rises, and traffic are all huge contributors to ambient light that prevents us from clearly seeing the beauty of a starry night sky.

In our modern world, the biggest factor that prevents Dark Sky viewing is light pollution. WHAT MAKES THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA IDEAL FOR DARK SKIES? LOW LIGHT POLLUTION Lodging guests can even borrow a telescope from the KML Outdoors Activity Center (OAC) to get a better view of the celestial shows above.įor more on the Keweenaw Dark Sky Park, visit the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge's website. Lawless International Dark Sky Park in Southwest Michigan.Īt the Lodge, visitors can participate in special nightly programming like astro-photography seminars, light control workshops, and night-sky viewing parties. It is the first International Dark Sky Park in the Upper Peninsula, and the third in all of Michigan, joining the Headlands International Dark Sky Park in Northwest Lower Michigan and Dr. In June '22, the Keweenaw Dark Sky Park, with its headquarters at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge in Copper Harbor, was certified by the International Dark Sky Association. The world’s newest International Dark Sky Park is in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Keweenaw Dark Sky Park Keweenaw Mountain Lodge - Copper Harbor When night falls, the Keweenaw unfurls a sometimes overlooked gift – the truest, deepest, and darkest skies left in the world.

Blazing sunsets and sunrises are dialed to eleven. Forested valleys plunge deeply past mountainsides, rolling for miles like a sea. The waters of Lake Superior engulf the horizon. The Keweenaw is a place that does nothing in small degrees.

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