Word of the copper boulder brought fortune hunters to this Ontonagon River Country before the War of the Revolution. There “By the shores of Gitche Gumee, by the shining big sea water,” they found the Chippewa, led by Konteka—Large of stature, mighty of courage-leading his band to bountiful pastures.

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Native American Interpretation of Konteka was “bouy” plentiful food and drink.

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May our Konteka be a bouy to our guests, and as you enjoy our hospitality, may you remember a way of life “in the pleasant land and peaceful.”