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Category: Life on Copper Island

Going Bonker’s

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019
Kristin Neva
Books, Life on Copper Island

Sing with me — ♩ She’ll be flying through the window when she comes… One of the things that brings me joy is singing with kids. I’ve played guitar and led kids in songs at summer day camp, church camp, and

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Keweenaw Sweetness

July 17, 2017July 17, 2017
Kristin Neva
Books, History, Life on Copper Island, Suffering

The Strawberry Festival is over, but fortunately the Keweenaw is still producing the little red berries. It’s some solace in a summer that’s slow in coming. In Snow Country, Beth found hope in Pastor Chip’s words. “It’s going to take

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Moms with Sisu

May 14, 2017May 14, 2017
Kristin Neva
Books, Life on Copper Island, Suffering

As we celebrate Mother’s Day, we honor the many women who have shaped our lives and have had sisu to persevere through the winters of life.

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You Speak Yooper, Hey

January 16, 2017January 15, 2017
Kristin Neva
History, Life on Copper Island, Writing

“Hyvää päivää.” “Where you live?” “Out Mohawk way.” “Yous get lots of snow dere, hey.” “Yeah, we woke to two feet today. I scooped myself out then drove Hough’on, but dey hardly got none.” I didn’t think I had an

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Speaking Finglish

December 14, 2016December 7, 2017
Kristin Neva
History, Life on Copper Island

Many American Finns, descendants of 19th and early-20th century immigrants, retained several Finnish words in their family cultures. I remember my grandma calling me something like “bego boyga.” She would never translate for me, so I could only surmise it

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A Wreath Thief

December 2, 2016March 1, 2017
Kristin Neva
Books, Life on Copper Island

“So I was sitting on the couch looking out the window at a woman getting out of a burgundy truck. I was thinking, What? Is she here to read the meter? Then I see her walking back to her truck

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It’s Sow’-na

June 8, 2016March 1, 2017
Kristin Neva
Life on Copper Island

She pulled into the driveway and her headlights lit up the Johnson’s sauna. Smoke curled out of its chimney and a bright window lit the white bark of a birch tree next to it. She got out of her car.

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Kuparisaari

May 18, 2016March 1, 2017
Kristin Neva
History, Life on Copper Island

“Beth drove Grandma over the old, double-decker Lift Bridge as snowmobile traffic passed underneath on what was once a railroad track carrying ore off Copper Island.” ~ Snow Country The old Finns called it Kuparisaari, Copper Island. It was an

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