• Christmas Eve-What'sUP November 29 - 01:48 pm

On opposite ends of the Keweenaw Peninsula you'll find two quaint churches, which actually mirror each other in architecture. On the southern end you'll find the Nisula Lutheran Church, backlit and snapped by Z-Man, showing off it's country charm amidst the snow and glow of the morning sun. Heading north to Phoenix, we come across the Church of the Assumption, which has become part of the Keweenaw County Historical Society and has been restored to the way it appeared when folks from another century worshipped there. David Antikainen captured a peaceful shot with a small creek winding it's way around the grounds. Wishing you peace on this Christmas Eve!

Merry Christmas Everyone! What a lovely peaceful photo!

May the peace and calm from these photos spread over all my Yooper friends and their families. God bless.

God bless da yoopers and all us trolls where ever we may be. Merry Christmas all.

Merry Christmas, May God greatly bless you.

Good Morning from Western Washington state. Happy Holidays everyone! Our forecast is for rain and a high of 45 today even though we our farther north than you are. God Bless us all and especially our troops around the world.

Z-Man just sent a newborn picture (less than 24 hours old), showing 'da utter side' of St. Henry's Lutheran Church in Nisula, along with wishes for a Merry Christmas!

Here is a picture of the Phoenix church from last Christmas.

mery christmas to everyone,be up in a couple weeks to do some ice fishing. yup even the ice taste better back home in da yoopee.

One more time

Christmas Eve
The night was cold and very clear,
As I walked my homeward way;
The stars shone down and added cheer,
And lights in the homes so gay.
I heard the voices of singing,
By the choir of the church nearby;
The bells in the steeple were ringing,
Christmas Day was surely nigh.
The glow on the children's faces,
As they strolled along the street;
Oh, the love that Christmas embraces,
Wherever friends and loved ones meet.
The joy of the Christmas season,
And all that its meaning imparts;
Let us sing Noels with reason,
For Christmas begins in your hearts.
By Faye-Linda McGovern ©

Merry Christmas to my sister and her son in Mohawk, Debbie and Damon, I will miss you guys this Christmas.

Merry Christmas, and let there be Peace on Earth!!!!!!

Merry XMAS to Aunt Tillie in Phoenix, MI

What beautiful photos! May we all keep the peace and serenity that these pictures bring in our hearts. Merry Christmas to all.

Such peaceful pictures. Merry Christmas to everyone and may you feel the true meaning of the holidays.

May everyone have a safe and very Merry Christmas!

I want to take this time to wish all of you who make this site so special, a Very Merry Christmas! Thank you Charlie, Mary, and everyone else who make this site the best on the web!

Happy Holidays to near and far. The Copper Country is beautiful this morning with over 30 inches of snow on the ground. This morning the Keweenaw is getting a "fair amount of the white stuff". We love it. Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas from Colorado To all the yoopers and especially Mary and Aunt Ce Ce... This will be a sad one for me but I know both Mom and dad are smiling down on all of us.. No snow here but very cold.

Merry Christmas, since ive gotten home from north dakota ive been working at pasty central so i hope i did a good job with the pasties for those of you that ordered them. :) it sure is good to be back in calumet.

Does anyone know the year the Phoenix church was built?

Here's the scoop on the Phoenix church from the Keweenaw County Historical Society webpage, St. Mary's Church was built in 1858 to serve the Catholic residents in the nearby mining community of Cliff, scene of the area's first major copper discovery in 1844. Services continued until 1899 when the church was dismantled and reassembled in Phoenix, where it was renamed The Church of the Assumption. Masses were held until 1957, when the last service marked a century of providing spiritual guidance to mining families and their descendants.

Merry Christmas Everyone. 'Let there be Peace on Earth and Let it Begin With Me.'
Just received word that a relative was taken hostage in Baghdad by the radical insurgents. The Christian Iraqi people (3% of the population there) are in as much danger as our troops. He is a single, 28 year old business owner, being held for ransom. (Ransom money if paid is then used to fund the insurgents to buy arms to be used against our troops. One vicious circle.

Merry Christmas Dad and Cora!!

Merry Christmas to all our friends in the Keweenaw! Doc and Cy Meier

Merry Christmas and peace to all. In a few hours we will be having our Christmas with the kids and grandkids. They cannot be everywhere on Christmas day. Thanks to all at Pasty.com for all the work you do all year.

Merry, Merry Christmas, to Bill, Jenny, Liam and Mike. Mother, Grand and Great.

Beverly, peace be with you! You now have several hundred more people up here praying for your young relative in Iraq. May he come home safely.

Peace on Earth!

Let Heaven and Nature sing!

May all roads lead to home!

Cheers!

Good luck to your loved one, Beverly

Dear Beverly,
And now you have some international prayers
as well.

Merry Christmas to all of the people who bring
us Pasty cam and all of the people who share
their thoughts.

Three more days and my family will be back in
the U.P. Hooray! What a wonderful white
Christmas it will be.

Merry Chistmas to all up there in Nisula. It was a Joy to see the picture of the Church on Pasty.com.

I have fond memories of the Church, especially of the Christmas Eve services which were held there in the early 1950's.

"Merry Christmas" to all at Pasty.com and to all the Yoopers where ever they may be this Christmas

Dear Beverly Many prayers are truly with yours today..

Does anyone have more history on the Nisula church? Great gandma and great grandpa rest in that yard..

One minor correction: The "Phoenix Church" was actually at CLIFTON, not Cliff...two separate towns....

Have a great Holiday season, everyone!

noliag shona dhuit from the celts to da yoopers

Merry Christmas to all of you, but especially to Mary, Charlie and Toivo and two more who know who they are.
Beverly, my thoughts are with you.

Merry Christmas to all, the Yoopers and the Trolls and everyone everywhere. Hopefully, next year on this night the world will be at peace.

nol"l"aig shona dhuit?


not sure !

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MY SISTER KAREN AND HER FAMILY WE MISS YOU TOO,

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!! REMEMBER THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!! PLEASE BACK OUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES IN AFGANISTAN AND IRAQ...FREEDOM WILL PREVAIL!!!

Thank you for your kindness, Therese, Maija, Kosk in Toronto, B of gb and danbury. You are God's Angels. Beverly

Merry Christmas everyone from cold and crisp N.Ga!! Our Christmas Eve festivities started after the Packers Game ended. Had a lot of good food and then opened gifts. My son got me a Packer Throw/blanket! The bridge scene is so pretty tonight with all the snow falling?Would love to be there.

sorry for the non irish speakers it simply means happy christmas

it was supposed to read to the non irish speakers ect.

Beverly...so many thoughts and prayers are with you and your family....here and there. Pray for all of our troops every day, but by name those we know of. Our church ususally has 25-30 members over there at any given time. Their names are listed and they are prayed for by our ministers and a large congregation. If you would like to give us his(her) name..first only is fine, if you would rather...would be glad to put it "on our list". In any case, will be praying they come home safely soon. Have a safe and serene Christmas. Merry, merry Christmas to all you other yoopers and yooper wannabees out there! Stay safe and warm!

Merry Christmas Kim near Lansing and Art. Merry Christmas to everyone as we celebrate His birthday!

When I was in 7th or 8th grade I used to stay in Phoenix with some friends of mine, Karen and Janice Green. They lived in those little houses by the side of the road. Their Dad was In the C.C. working for the Prosch(sp?) construction co. I met them when they lived in Dollar Bay while their Dad worked installing the new water lines.

I remember going to the little Church on Sundays. I thought it was a pretty. After church we would explore around the area of the house.It seems like you would have to go over a small bridge to get to the houses.I think there was a small river(stream) there. It was a lot of fun. I wish I had paid more attention to what the houses and church were like. Is the Church ever open in the summer time?

OK, where's Santa?? I'm getting tired of waiting

Santa, where are you? Still waiting ....

As a somewhat new Yooper who moved to Sedar Bay from Royal Oak, MI, the end of March 2004, I marvel that people go out and enjoy life despite extreme cold and everyday snow. Christmas Eve as we were returning home from a get-together at my sister's home in Bootjack, the temperature on the car thermometer fluctuated from as low as -30° to a balmy -6°on arrival here in Sedar Bay. I haven't experienced such cold since my winter at Suomi College umpteen years ago. Fortunately I received (from Yooper family) several pairs of wool socks and some warm mittens for Christmas.

Christmas blessings to all our troops and their families, wherever they are. Our prayers go also to Beverly's relative who is a hostage in Iraq. May the New Year bring peace and stability in the region so that our heroic soldiers can return home to family and loved ones as soon as possible.

A merry Christmas to all and best wishes for a blessed and joyous New Year. AČ

Beverly, he surely has many prayers.
ric,MI: Cliffton (town) was just shortened to
Cliff.

John, WI: STILL waiting for Santa, huh? Not been
good? (wink)

Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!

A/sedarbay, (now CEDAR Bay); a 'neighbor", but??

the church is near the camp

More beautiful pictures. Thanks again.