TV6 Spent Two Days in Calumet. Here’s the Itinerary They Left Us
Calumet got the TV treatment this week. On Nov. 13, WLUC TV6’s Upper Michigan Today aired the latest stop in its Around Town series, with hosts Audrey Stetson and John Redfield spending two days in the village to show off the activities, food and businesses that bring visitors to the top of the Copper Country.
What They Did
The pair grabbed bikes from Cross Country Sports and headed out on the Swedetown Trails. Night one ended at the U.P. Pub for what TV6 called its “almost world famous” Reuben, then homemade ice cream at The Copper Scoop. Day two started with coffee at Keweenaw Coffee Works and breakfast pasties at Jen’s Kitchen, before a look at downtown’s revitalization, a budding tech scene and the work Main Street Calumet is putting into the community.
Their own verdict: two days barely scratched the surface. We’d agree.
Why It Works as a Trip Plan
What we like about this segment is that it’s a realistic weekend, not a highlight reel. Trail in the afternoon, a pub dinner, coffee and a pasty in the morning, then a slow walk through a downtown full of historic sandstone and brick. You don’t need a packed itinerary to enjoy Calumet. You need a free afternoon and an appetite.
Swedetown is also a year-round answer. The same trail system that’s good for biking in fall becomes one of the area’s go-to spots for cross-country skiing once the snow sticks, which means this exact plan works in January with skis instead of bikes.
And the revitalization piece is worth watching. Calumet was once one of the biggest towns in the UP, and it’s been quiet for a long time. Seeing new businesses and community groups put energy back into Fifth and Sixth Streets is good news for locals and a good reason for visitors to stop in rather than drive straight through on the way to Copper Harbor.
Watch the full segments at TV6: TV6 Around Town: Calumet captures village’s Copper Country charm.
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