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Visit Keweenaw estimates tourists and visitors spent approximately $12 million in the Keweenaw in total in 2024.
HOUGHTON – The recent snowy weather is shaping up to be good for local business. With more than 700 miles of snowmobile trails across Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon counties, and hundreds of miles of cross-country ski trails, along with downhill skiing at Mt. Ripley, Mt. Bohemia and Porcupine Mountains Ski Area, winter sports attract enthusiasts from all over the country.
Brad Barnett, executive director of Visit Keweenaw, said thus far, this winter is turning out to be a good year.
“We’re ahead of schedule,” Barnett said. “We’re 23 inches ahead of where we were at the beginning of 2025, so we’re in for a doozy if it keeps…
