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  Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
The founders of St. John Church settled in what was known as “Swedetown,” which in 1926 became a part of the Borough of Scottdale.
Swedetown’s location was not in close proximity to Leisenring or Trauger, two communities where Byzantine Catholic churches were already established.
The early residents of Swedetown had to walk or travel by horse and buggy to these churches.
www.archeparchy.org /page/directories/parishes/scottdale.htm   (524 words)

  
  Science Fair Projects - Swedetown, Michigan
Swedetown is a small, unincorporated locale in Houghton County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.
It is within Calumet Township at, west of Osceola Road and the junction with Swedetown Road.
It is the site of the Swedetown Cross Country Ski Trails, a system of cross-country skiing trails, sledding and snowboarding hills.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Swedetown,_Michigan   (256 words)

  
  Swedetown, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swedetown is a small, unincorporated locale in Houghton County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.
It is within Calumet Township at 47°14′11″N, 88°27′53″W, west of Osceola Road and the junction with Swedetown Road.
It is the site of the Swedetown Cross Country Ski Trails, a system of cross-country skiing and mountain biking trails, sledding and snowboarding hills.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swedetown   (134 words)

  
 Swedetown Cross Country Ski Trails
Located in Calumet, Michigan, the Swedetown cross country ski trails offer more than 30 km of groomed ski and snowshoe trails.
The Swedetown trail system is known for quality grooming and something for every level of skier.
For 2007, the trails have been revamped to ensure novice loops with few hills and to enhance the intermediate and advanced skier loops.
www.keweenawtrails.com /swedetown/index.htm   (135 words)

  
 IMBA News: MTB News Wire: New bike trails will offer off-road action (October 05, 2006)
He was grinding them with a roto-tiller along with grass, roots and dirt; cutting a new swath of mountain bike trail at the Swedetown trails.
After helping construct 12 miles of mountain bike trails at Swedetown over the last three years (that's 12 miles of trail independent from the 30 kilometers of cross country ski trails), Oikarinen might soon be called "Mr.
He constructed both the Muggan Creek Loop and the Lake Shore Loop on the west side of Swedetown, which together comprise roughly a third of the mountain bike trails there.
www.imba.net /news/mtb_news_wire/10_05_06_applesauce.html   (882 words)

  
 Adelsman's Cross-Country Ski Page: Trails
The flow of the trail is Swedetown's specialty.
The trail is meticulously groomed and the addition of a warming chalet and lighted trail have made Swedetown hard to beat.
It's a low snow year up in the Keweenaw as well, but Swedetown is open and the enough of the trails are very skateable.
www.skinnyski.com /trails/traildetail.asp?Id=154&offset=13   (388 words)

  
 Swedetown Pub - Salt Lake City, UT, 84116-1210 - Citysearch
In a ramshackle building standing on about an acre of bare dirt on north Beck Street, Swedetown Pub looks salt-worn, as if the building were rescued from the set of Popeye.
This is not the sort of place you're likely to wander into accidentally, looking for directions or hoping to run into the restroom and plug the condom machine.
In fact, if you came to harm in Swedetown on a Saturday night, you could expect little sympathy from local law enforcement.
www.citysearch.com /profile/10390812   (384 words)

  
 IMBA News: MTB News Wire: New bike trails will offer off-road action (October 05, 2006)
He was grinding them with a roto-tiller along with grass, roots and dirt; cutting a new swath of mountain bike trail at the Swedetown trails.
After helping construct 12 miles of mountain bike trails at Swedetown over the last three years (that's 12 miles of trail independent from the 30 kilometers of cross country ski trails), Oikarinen might soon be called "Mr.
The trail is accessable from the Swedetown parking lot and from a trailhead off M-203.
www.imba.com /news/mtb_news_wire/10_05_06_applesauce.html   (882 words)

  
 Oregon Judicial Department - Publications
Thus, the question narrows to whether "the farm" referred to in article 4.1 is the Swedetown Road farm referred to in article 3.1(a).
Thus, the text of the will, as evidenced by both the proximity of the two references to "farm" and the fact that Gartin was the devisee of both farm-related devises, suggests that decedent's reference to "the farm" in article 4.1 referred to the same farm described in article 3.1(a).
Given that context, it is apparent that decedent had his Swedetown Road farm in mind when he executed his will, and that the will's references to "my farm" and "the farm" are synonymous.
www.publications.ojd.state.or.us /A109948.htm   (3562 words)

  
 Swedetown Cross Country Ski Trails, Calumet Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula
The flow of the trail is Swedetown's specialty.
The trail is meticulously groomed and the addition of a warming chalet and lighted trail have made Swedetown hard to beat.
Swedetown Trails are south of Calumet on US - 41, turn at the Swedetown entrance and follow the signs.
www.exploringthenorth.com /northshore/swedetown.html   (210 words)

  
 Swedetown Trails - Calumet Biking, Cross-Country Skiing, Hiking & Backpacking - Pure Michigan Travel
The flow of the trail is Swedetown's specialty and trails are meticulously groomed.
There are several trails of varying length and difficulty totaling 30km for both skating and classic skiing.
New to Swedetown are the 16 km of single track, 5.2 km of two track and 2.7 km of mixed track biking trails.
www.michigan.org /travel/detail.asp?m=4;1&p=G12980   (133 words)

  
 Youth movement leads the way in the new hotbed of Nordic skiing
In fact, although Swedetown was closed for the season after that Sunday, we decided to stay Monday for one last day of skiing.
What I especially enjoy when I'm in the Keweenaw, is that Swedetown and Tech are a perfect compliment to each other; Tech provides screaming downhills and long climbs, whereas Swedetown features rolling terrain.
The second thing she mentioned was that "The great facilities at Swedetown are the reason Ski Tigers exists.
www.silentsports.net /features/youth_movement_leads_the_way_i.html   (2341 words)

  
 Ferruginous Hawk - Houghton Co.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
There was an adult Ferruginous Hawk in the Swedetown marsh today from 5 - 7 pm (for out of towners this is on the outskirts of Historic Calumet, Michigan 12 miles north of Hancock).
Once on Agate turn left on Swedetown Road and follow it down until it dead ends at a T (stop sign).
Later it was seen on the opposite side of the road on a telephone pole where it perched until sunset.
lists.envirolink.org /pipermail/mich-listers/2006-April/002710.html   (301 words)

  
 williamsarena.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The picture on the cover is of my sister, Margaret, and me taken by the Peterson's home in East Swedetown.
The Swedetown Lutheran Church is in the background.
The church building was moved from Muchakinock (near Eddyville) to East Swedetown in Buxton where it stood until it burned down on December 21, 1954.
www.williamsarena.com /book   (142 words)

  
 FOR SALE Calumet Lake
Swedetown trails are just a few minutes away for lighted and well groomed cross country ski trails.
Swedetown trails are less then one mile away which offers both winter and summer trail use.
A wide variety of beautiful single track mountain bike trails for all skill levels to enjoy.
www.keweenawexplorers.com /gpage3.html   (127 words)

  
 Cross Country Ski Lessons - Chassell, Michigan Tech, and Swedetown
The dates and locations are February 11 at Tech Trails, February 18 at Swedetown, and February 25 at Tech Trails.
The dates and locations are January 16 at Tech Trails, January 23 at Swedetown, and January 30 at Tech Trails.
The dates and locations are January 15 at Tech Trails, January 22 at Swedetown, and January 29 at Tech Trails.
forest.mtu.edu /ski/lessons.html   (586 words)

  
 Great Lakes Endurance -- History
For the hill climb we selected the trail from the beach in Eagle Harbor to the top of Mt. Lookout because the summit featured the most panoramic, ultra scenic views of any place in the entire Keweenaw.
Finally, the venerable Maasto Hiihto became the easy choice for the 25 Km, mostly due to the remarkable glacially cut Swedetown Creek Gorge and the sweet single tract on the adjacent Churning Rapids trail system.
One runner from Colorado said, " This trail is better than anything in Aspen." Richard Magin, a professor at UIC in Chicago, described running the Maasto course as "a religious experience." The trail featured waterfalls along Swedetown Creek, lush hardwood forests, highland meadows, and winding single track along Finney Creek.
www.greatlakesendurance.com /history.htm   (1565 words)

  
 Great Race Cross Country Skiing   (Site not responding. Last check: )
swedetown is. Ve a búsquedas en skiing adelsman's cross a small, unincorporated locale.
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it is. Season with their tribute to the site of the swedetown cross country.
racingeq.career21.info /Great-Race-Cross-Country-Skiing   (229 words)

  
 Keweenaw Chain Drive 2007
Also present were (from left): Rick Oikarinen, Swedetown trail builder; Arnie Kinnunen representing Portage Health, title sponsor of the Chain Drive; and Marc Norton, Swedetown mountain bike trail builder.
The land in question has been used as part of the Swedetown ski trails and mountain bike trails for years.
The ski club, which grooms and maintains the trails in the winter, has committed to raising $34,000 for the matching requirement of the DEQ grant.
www.chaindrive.org /2007/swedetown.htm   (360 words)

  
 Baker Towers CD Unabridged: A Novel by Jennifer Haigh
Bakerton is a community of company houses and church festivals, of union squabbles and firemen's parades.
Its neighborhoods include Little Italy, Swedetown, and Polish Hill.
For its tight-knit citizens -- and the five children of the Novak family -- the 1940s will be a decade of excitement,...
www.harpercollins.com /books/9780060759506/Baker_Towers_CD_Unabridged/index.aspx   (667 words)

  
 Keweenaw Local Resource Guide
A daily pass is $2.00, annual pass is $30 for an individual ($40 for a family).
An MTU trail pass is $30 for an individual ($40 for a family).
Discount passes are available with a Maasto Hiihto or Swedetown trail pass.
www.edopp.mtu.edu /klrg/k_mountainbiking.htm   (367 words)

  
 Copper Country Explorer » Journal
After passing Swedetown on your right and traveling over a small lake, you would find yourself moving through the property of the Osceola Mine before turning south-west and heading into the wilderness.
Heading south out of town via Osceola Road, we too pass Swedetown up on the hill, and travel over a small lake, before we find the road heading off to the east.
Surprisingly we couldn’t see Calumet or even Swedetown to the north, although we knew they were there.
coppercountryexplorer.com /category/journal   (1494 words)

  
 Berwyn Development Corporation : History
The south end of Berwyn today was originally made up of three communities: LaVergne, Upsala or "Swedetown," and Berwyn.
The area, which became known as Upsala or "Swedetown," soon became well known for its excellent craftsmen and bakeries.
The city now known as Berwyn had its real beginnings when two attorneys and real estate partners, Charles E. Piper and Wilbur J. Andews, purchased 106 acres from the Field syndicate for the development near the CBandQ tracks.
www.berwyn.net /berwyn/history.asp   (1429 words)

  
 SmugMug - Bill Fink : Cat & Dave, December 31, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Their ceremony was conducted by Barry Elizabeth Fink, a lay celebrant from the Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Houghton.
Two willing skiers from Wisconsin were snared in the parking lot to serve as witnesses, hold the rings, and run the video camera.
After the brief ceremony, the party retired to the Swedetown Chalet, where the appropriate paperwork was signed and a few more photos were taken.
billfink.smugmug.com /gallery/1086373   (181 words)

  
 Great Deer Chase Entry
The Great Deer Chase showcases the Swedetown Recreation Area trail system, better known for skiing.
Racing will begin on the gravel road that leads to the Tamarack loop of the Swedetown trail system.
The course includes a mix of singletrack and doubletrack and takes in most of the trails at Swedetown -- from Tamarack down to M-203 and back.
www.greatdeerchase.org /info.html   (465 words)

  
 Salt Lake City Hoods: Swedetown! - UrbanPlanet.org
By 1930 there were approximately 375 residents living in Swedetown.
According to the 1990 Census, today Swedetown has a population of approximately 105 residents.
Further down the road is the Swedetown Pub.
www.urbanplanet.org /forums/index.php?showtopic=4593   (539 words)

  
 Swedetown Rec Area Trail Reviews at MTBR.com
Trailhead is located at the Swedetown Chalet parking lot on Osceola road 1/2 mile west of US 41 in Calumet.
It is really nice to see people making the effort to put networks or areas of single track together like the Swedetown Trails.
There is about 15 - 20 miles of sweet, relatively not real technical single track trails built in and around cross country ski and snowshoe trails.
trails.mtbr.com /cat/united-states-trails/trails-michigan/trail/PRD_366953_4555crx.aspx   (442 words)

  
 Swedetown tree planting ... more photos
Ski Club members Cynthia McDonald of Lake Linden and Brian Hesse of Laurium are among the 30 volunteers at the May tree planting.
Ed Kraai, new president of the Copper Island Ski Club and author of page 1 of this article, plants a tree with the help of Susan Serafini during the May tree planting.
The trees planted at Swedetown last spring were purchased from the Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District Tree Sale, an annual event.
www.keweenawnow.com /happenings/swedetown_trails_05_10/swedetown_trees_photos_p2_05_10.htm   (635 words)

  
 Michigan Nordic Ski Racer - 2003 Great Bear Chase
The Swedetown chalet will be open daily through Sunday, March 23, then closed that week, and open for one final weekend March 29 and 30.
Swedetown worked closely with Maasto Hiihto, and the new MTU trails in advertising, occasionally swapping grooming equipment, and events.
Some of us wondered if this area could support another top of the line XC ski area when Tech opened its trails.
nordicskiracer.com /Racing/2003/GreatBearChase.asp   (339 words)

  
 Swedetown
Swedetown, Michigan, United States [Place] is in Houghton County; location is 47°14'11"N 88°27'53"W [SourceGSP]
Swedetown, Oregon, United States [Place] is in Columbia County; location is 46°2'29"N 123°6'24"W [SourceGSP]
Swedetown, Pennsylvania, United States [Place] is in Cambria County; location is 40°40'29"N 78°41'57"W [SourceGSP]
www.placesnamed.com /s/w/swedetown.asp   (52 words)

  
 Map of Swedetown - World Atlas - MSN Encarta
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encarta.msn.com /mapof_1102666/Swedetown.html   (26 words)

  
 UP Rare Bird Report for April 6, 2006
Houghton County A FERRUGINOUS HAWK was found by Joe Kaplan on the 6th of April in Calumet.
The bird was in the Swedetown Marsh near the Swedetown Ski Area.
Make a left on Oscelola Rd. Swedetown Marsh is on both sides of the road.
lists.envirolink.org /pipermail/mich-listers/2006-April/002709.html   (718 words)

  
 2006 Junior Olympics Visitor Information
The Keweenaw has a number of cross-country ski trails, with varying levels of difficulty and grooming.
Swedetown, near Calumet, offers 24-kilometers of trails groomed daily with a Piston Bully.
Swedetown grooms for both classic and skating and has a wide variety of terrain.
www.mtu.edu /2006juniorolympics/visitor.htm   (455 words)

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