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Keweenaw
Adventure Company was started in 1994 by Steve and Julie Brimm.
They offered sea kayak instruction, guided tours and outfitting
in the summer months and specialized in dog sledding adventures
during the winter. In the summer of 1998, the Brimm's
decided to move on from the Adventure Company which they had
started.
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In 1995, Sam Raymond, who
was living in Colorado that summer, spent a week on vacation
in his home of Copper Harbor. During this time, his mountain
bike broke down while on a ride and there was no one in Copper
Harbor who could help to get his bike back on the trail.
Disappointed that he wasn't able to ride for the duration of
this vacation, the seed for the dream was planted. This
dream was to open the first bike shop in Copper Harbor to service
the needs of the travelling biker.
In 1997, Sam returned
to Copper Harbor for the summer with the passion for mountain
biking learned in Colorado. He spent a lot of time exploring
the back country and doing work bringing abandoned hiking
trails back to life as singletrack mountain bike trails.
He also helped to organize the annual Copper Harbor Fat Tire
Festival-mountain bike race.
 Sam
again returned for the summer of 1998 and was hired
by the Brimm's as a kayak guide at the Keweenaw Adventure
Company. Still in the process of laying some ground
work for the bike shop, the opportunity to continue
what the Brimm's began came to be. In October
of that same year, ownership of the business was transfered
and officially became Keweenaw Adventure Company, LLC.
The result was a more
well rounded summer time adventure company. Keweenaw
Adventure Company, LLC has continued its role in sea kayaking,
specializing in instruction for beginners, guided tours and
outfitting for Isle Royale National Park. The dream
of Copper Harbor's first bike shop became a reality too.
Bicycle rentals, repairs, parts and accessories and a grass
roots promotion of mountain biking in the area are the focus.
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