By Staffer Lena Wilson When we are tourists checking out a new place we are prone to merely take a quick look and moving on to the next point of interest. However, if we exercise our sense of sight more deeply and look a little closer, a...
By staffer Emily Hinsa On a recent Saturday afternoon, I was gifted the rare opportunity to spend a whole six hours doing vacation-esque things. Summer is the busy season for this particular local, and finding that many hours in a row to take a break came completely...
[caption id="attachment_3660" align="aligncenter" width="481"] The "KAC Pack" -- all pulsating together![/caption] By Staffer Connor Eckhout We work together, we live together, we eat together, we adventure together. We work together, we live together, we eat together, we adventure together. Since day one our adventure company has thrived...
Written By: JJ Ferrington, Senior Kayak Guide Do you consider yourself environmentally conscious and/or economically minded? Then we share similar values. Here at the Keweenaw Adventure Company we take pride in being responsible earth dwellers. At a time when our collective impact on the earth is being...
Written By: Senior Sea Kayak Guide JJ Ferrington The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year! There is no better way to revel in the milestone than to simply visit a National Park. Isle Royale is the largest island in the largest fresh...
“If employees have a strong base of unchanging bedrock values, they are better equipped to weather any storm… When both employer and employee know that they share a foundation of basic values, such as the four transcendent values of truth, beauty, goodness and unity, along...
At the start of our 2015 season, our blog post Dreams & Donations are the Reality shared how Sam’s vision was to be more than just a guide and outfitter when he purchased the Keweenaw Adventure Company (KAC) over a decade-and-a-half ago. He planned to...
By KAC Staffer Emily Hinsa Beep, beep, beep, goes my alarm clock. It goes off every single day. Usually at 8am, sometimes at 6am. It’s telling me to stop wasting time lying in bed when there’s plenty to do elsewhere. Late summer usually crosses my mind as a...
By KAC Staff Ryan Boushee The best adventures are the unplanned adventures when you are truly living in the moment, have no plans and just enjoying yourself. I have had way too many adventures here in the Keweenaw this summer to narrow it down to just...