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Happenings in the Keweenaw Peninsula June 2, 2006 Press release © 2006 Sam Raymond, Keweenaw Adventure Company. Reprinted with permission.

Volunteers needed for Copper Harbor Trails Day June 3

By Sam Raymond

COPPER HARBOR -- Mark your calandar, grab your bugnet and buckle your chin-strap for this year's National Trails Day Festivities in Copper Harbor. The fun all begins at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 3, at the Keweenaw Adventure Company in "downtown" Copper Harbor.

Volunteers are needed to help whip the Mountain Bike and Hiking Trails into shape for the season, including removing deadfall and debris, raking, brush trimming, bridge building, benching/root removal, making a couple of re-routes and working on some new trail creation.

As a token of appreciation for all of hard work of the volunteers, the Copper Harbor Trail Crew is helping to sponsor a live performance by "Mike Labeau and The Blackflies" as a part of the event. The band will begin at about 9:30 p.m. at Zik's Bar and Grill and will be free to all trail work volunteers. There will be a $5 cover to anyone else who'd like to attend.

Copper Harbor has some tools available; however, folks could bring rakes, loppers and pulaskis-- and McCloud's if available. Did I mention a Bugnet? If you can't be here at 9:30 a.m., feel free to stop by the shop throughout the day since volunteers will be directed to various work crews needing assistance.

A free pasta feed for volunteers will be at the Mariner North at about 7 p.m., and free showers and sauna time will be available at the Harbor Lights Inn. A limited amount of tent space is available behind the shop for folks who'd rather not make the drive home following the fun.

Email sam@keweenawadventure.com or call 906-289-4303 for more info.

Editor's notes: Guest columnist Sam Raymond is the owner of the Keweenaw Adventure Company in Copper Harbor. See his June 2005 article with photos of previous trail work by volunteers, "Copper Harbor and National Trails Day."