If Keweenaw is difficult to get to, it's more difficult to leave. Certainly, the peninsula is populated with locals, many of them Finnish. These days, though, tales of summer vacationers turned permanent are almost a cliche. Steve Swart hopes it is for him. And not just because he is sitting with family and good friends at a quiet bar in the village of Phoenix.
People are friendly, the scenery is beautiful.
Swart comes up every winter at least once to ride and relax. He lives and works in Grand Rapids. He stays in Eagle Harbor, rides the trails, stops at the bars and restaurants and watches the white forest ease past. I'm here for the people and the land. And the snow.