You won’t often find Stacey Flood just sitting around when there are adventures to be had in the Keweenaw. She takes us on one of her recent adventures beginning at the Phoenix Church, officially called Church of the Assumption. Stacey also gives us a glimpse into one of the windows there with the candles glowing. First known as St. Mary’s Church, built in 1858 in the nearby community of Cliff. In 1899 the church was dismantled and reassembled in Phoenix and renamed the Church of the Assumption. Masses were held there until 1957. Then in 1985 the Keweenaw County Historical Society took over the property and began extensive repair and restoration work to what you see here today.

Stacey’s next stop was for a look at the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse from across the iced in Harbor. This is always a classic view of the light and a bonus when you can snap the picture with the beacon light glowing. The ice on the harbor waters looks shiny and still with a hint of blue settling on the scene.

The last two photos show off some interesting icicles Stacey found somewhere in the Eagle Harbor area. Unique, these upward-growing ice formations are called ice stalagmites, formed from dripping water freezing on top the ice, appearing as a spike or other irregular shapes.

We have another Year in Review video today, this one from Discover the U.P. with Kristin Ojaniemi. She shares her “3 Top Stories of 2025” in episode 165 of Discovering with a quick recap of 2025, plus the three stories that stand out to Kristin for a variety of reasons. Her favorite adventure, the biggest wildlife story and the biggest surprise story of 2025. If you watch it to the end, Kristin let’s us know that she has signed a three year extension to her contract to produce more Discovering shows with TV-6, so she’ll be bringing us more thrilling hunts, fishing adventures and breathtaking scenery across the Upper Peninsula for more years to come.

Wow....what incredible ice pictures...those are
just amazing!

I'm THRILLED Discovering is sticking around. I am
just addicted!

Cool quote today:

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wonderful pictures. I love the light in the Phoenix
church. And Eagle Harbor light never disappoints.
And those ice shots are amazing!

Nicey, icey pics!
I’ve got those UP
Blues, but this time
it’s not from the sky,
it’s from the ice.
The video was a bit
long so I may watch
it later

Beautiful pictures! Question – who pays the utilities for the Phoenix
church?

Uncle Chuck,

I would guess that the Keweenaw County Historical Society pays the utilities for the church, since they are the caretakers for the church and a number of other historic sites in the Keweenaw.

The downward icicles could be called stalactites.
I always remember which is which by the saying, when the mites go up the tights come down.

Now that's an expression that I'll remember

The fourth and fifth
pics remind me of a
photo from years ago
and I believe it was called
“The Lake Superior Monster”
or something like that.
And it was one of the
most dramatic photos
that I’ve ever seen.
I’ve scoured the past
years, but no luck.
Any suggestions, Mary?