Specialties
Snowmobile trail 133 runs through our driveway. Riders love our house for the great location, mid Keweenaw Peninsula, on the beautiful shore of Lake Superior. Skiers headed for Mount Bohemia love our house for the comforts, including breakfast goodies and hardy snacks provided in the modern kitchen. Lodging at Dockside is enjoying awesome rustic nature with touches of comfort and luxe. The lake view is spectacular all year round!
History
Established in 1995.
Back in the 20's our grandfather, Charlie Kauppi, started his commercial fishing near Gay, MI. The Marina started with breakwalls made of wood! It was upgraded to stone and cement by our Dad, Sully Kauppi in the 40's and 50'. In the 90's. Your hosts, Bob and Sherry Kauppi, started converting this magic lakeside treasure into a resort. We have 1200 feet of shore line. The houses were moved from an Air Force Base, and are being renovated into vacation homes. So much history here!
Meet the Business Owner: Bob and Sherry K.
We are a brother/sister operation, building on our family history. Charlie Kauppi, our grandfather, was a boat captain. He started the ferry service to Isle Royale. His commercial fishing business was passed on to our Dad, Sully. He expanded and improved the docks. As kids, we attended the one room school, now museum, in Gay.
Bob, the construction and excavation guy, lives in the house by the dock. He built the campground, 7 hook-ups, on the west side. Bob moved the 6 vacation houses to the east end of the property.
Sherry had a career at MTU for 22 years. Now she loves working and hanging out at Dockside. The Kauppi's have a rich history in the hospitality business. The King Copper Motel in Copper Harbor was in the family for 3 generations. In Gay now, we love to welcome guests and share the beautiful land, marina, lodging, trails, and all aspects of the resort. We added a yacht for rent at the docks, bikes and kayaks, in the summer. An observation tower is in the works too.