Keweenaw Boat Tours

12/14/2024

Nothing beats the combination of crisp cool air and steamy sauna!

Keweenaw winter nights 🥶🔥

12/09/2024

An x-class (strong) solar flare erupted Monday. Now waiting on a potential earth directed CME. Possible Aurora Weds/Thursday.

Learn more by subscribing to my northern lights blog. Fun blog posts coming!

https://www.keweenawboattours.com/blog

Region 3912 produced an X2.2/2b X-ray flare (R3-Strong radio blackout) on 08 Dec at 0906 UTC (0206 ET). A CME was observed in LASCO coronagraph imagery, beginning at approximately 08/0924 UTC (0224 ET), likely associated with the X-flare. Forecasters are analyzing the CME to determine if there is an Earth-directed component. Appropriate Watches/Warnings/Forecasts will be issued, pending the results of that analysis. Stay tuned to our webpage for the latest updates.

11/27/2024

Looks like clouds will cover most of the upper Midwest, but might be worth taking some test shots with any breaks in the clouds tomorrow night into Friday.

A G1 (Minor) watch has been issued for 28 Nov and a G2 (Moderate) watch was issued for 29 Nov due to the arrival of a CME associated with a filament eruption that took off the Sun late on 25 Nov.

11/25/2024

If you have clear skies above the 45th parallel (northern MI, WI, MN, etc) you may have a shot at catching the northern lights right now/tonight. This rather unexpected activity looks like it may be the result of enhanced solar winds from a coronal hole currently facing earth.

11/20/2024

Aurora update- it’s been a quiet couple weeks since the surprise show on 11/8-11/9.

Currently there are no major sunspots facing earth, but that shouldn’t last long. There is a group rotating into view from the east limb (left side looking at the sun). The green/yellow cluster on the left image, and the “brighter” activity on the right image will be facing earth over the next few days. Then we hope for a flare that produces a CME directed at earth. Stay tuned.
Reminder- you must have clear skies to see the aurora when it happens.

11/19/2024

MLive.com picked up our new offering.

November gales and icy waters have chased this captain off the water, but he’s still showing visitors around the Keweenaw Peninsula.

11/17/2024

New Blog Post- Apps and Resources for Predicting the Northern Lights

Apps and Resources for Predicting the Northern Lights

11/15/2024

An interesting take by an Aurora expert. Though we’re currently at solar maximum, this theory claims the best is yet to come over the next few years!

I’ll continue to provide Aurora activity updates and possible northern lights for beginners tours.

Mark your diaries for the 2026/27 aurora season could be a big one!

11/11/2024

11/11/2024

Houghton, MI again one of best towns to visit.

It's no wonder Michigan has a long list of favorites, notable for its great restaurants, unique holiday traditions, lakeside escapes, and more.

11/09/2024

11/8/24 at 7:00pm- Get outside now if you can and look north! It’s building.

Some sightings at the 45th parallel a lower with clear view to the north and clear skies.

10/30/2024

Our introductory blog post. Make sure to subscribe on our website to receive email notifications when new blog posts are published. You can unsubscribe any time.

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This introductory post gives insight into what subscribers can expect in the future.

10/29/2024

🌌BRAND NEW UNIQUE EXPERIENCE🌠

After many conversations with guests, I have decided to offer tours for the Northern Lights. These will be geared towards photographing the aurora for beginners.

Also, I will be publishing a "Northern Lights in the Keweenaw" blog. To receive a notification every time a new blog post is published, go to www.keweenawboattours.com and subscribe.

10/28/2024

We’d like to thank all the City of Houghton employees, volunteers, and businesses for making this town great! The best is yet to come!

If you haven’t done so, check out the presentation in the link provided. 🏆

We have talked about the Community Excellence Award from the Michigan Municipal League that we were awarded in September. If you'd like to see the presentation that netted us the W- please check it out below.

The REASON we won was everyone involved- our employees, volunteers and members of our great community (far & wide). Thank you!

This is the Stanley Cup of community awards and we are proud to share it with you!

https://vimeo.com/1022743767/08676a1ab6?share=copy

10/28/2024

We are days away from putting the Pedal Trolley away for winter hibernation, but we want to give you one last opportunity.

📢FREE LONG DRINK coozies for the last couple rides.
$25/person - 4 person minimum

Call 906-281-1556 for questions or to book.

10/24/2024

Possible northern lights alert for this weekend! Share and follow us for updates.

X-Flare!

A returning sunspot region now reassigned AR 3869 just produced a strong X3.3 solar flare at 03:57 UTC (Oct 24). A type II radio emission with an estimated velocity of 610 km/s was recorded. This event will be associated with a coronal mass ejection (CME) based on dimming following the event. Because the flare location is located off the east limb, it will be directed mostly away from Earth. A further update will be provided once coronagraph imagery is updated.

Stay tuned to SolarHam for the latest details.