Copper Country Living

Recently we had a beautiful Saturday as a family exploring locally. I dread those cold winter Saturdays where getting the kids to go outside is like pulling teeth (and those are coming soon), so I try to find fun things to keep them busy in the fall before the weather gets nasty. Sometimes though, us parents have to join in. We're really lucky. We live here in the Keweenaw's Copper Country and there's always plenty to do. I realized recently that my husband and the kids had never been on the Quincy Mine tours. I worked there, years ago, and was excited to share something I knew would be educational, inexpensive, and take up a good portion of our Saturday to keep everyone away from the TV. To make it even better, we ended up with amazing weather (bonus!!!).  Aerial view of the mine- as seen on a poster in the gift shop The Quincy Mine tours are run through a non-profit known as the Quincy Mine Hoist Association . The site is included in the Keweenaw National Histori

It's been cold and foggy often in the past week which always makes me crave warm comfort foods for dinner. So for the first-ever post here at Copper Country Living, I've decided to share with all of you one of my favorite cold weather recipes- Chicken Pot Pie Soup. Chicken Pot Pie Soup My mom used to make this when I was a kid, and I have no idea where she got the recipe from (probably a cookbook or a friend). I've modified it over the years, and no offense to mom, but I think my version is better. My husband and the kids gobble it up and the recipe makes plenty of servings so we usually get at least two days worth. I've placed the instructions in bold so you can easily skim passed my side notes if you want- they aren't critical to making the recipe work. Without further ado, let's get started. Chicken Pot Pie Soup First you'll want to gather the ingredients listed below. You'll also need a skillet/frying pan, soup pot, spoon (I prefer wood