The Village of L’Anse is a picturesque community that benefits from a “Superior” location on the shores of beautiful Keweenaw Bay (Lake Superior). The village offers a balance of amenities and opportunities. The traditional residential neighborhoods are within walking distance of essential products and services and offer a safe, warm feeling of community. The historic Downtown is full of vibrant shops and restaurants, and even a large grocery store and hardware store. As you come down the hill into L’Anse the first thing you see is Lake Superior welcoming you to stop, and enjoy our village. Within the village we have a lot to offer to anyone whether you live here or just visiting. In our downtown area we have a beautiful waterfront park that has a splash pad, a playground, nice sandy beach, clean bathrooms, a pavilion which is a great place to have a picnic, and free WiFi. If you enjoy music you can sit in your lawn chair and watch the sun go down while listening to some great music which is every Thursday night in the summer at 7pm. Plus, this park is the Home of the Baraga County Lake Trout Festival, and the start of the Lake and Country Tour. If you enjoy fishing we have a great marina with public showers for transient boaters, gas, and a fish cleaning station, and our newest additions is an electric car charging station. All this is in walking distance from our downtown area which is where you can grab a bite to eat or take stroll through some of our shops that we have in our downtown area.
The Falls River, which flows through the village, provides secluded nature trails and fishing opportunities for village residents. Downtown banks even have walk-through service windows in addition to drive-thru service windows. All this creates a safe and welcoming environment for people who value living near where they work and play and who don’t want to rely on automobile transportation. Residents do not have to drive to survive in L’Anse. There is rail service into the community and a deep water port.
CertainTeed Corporation provides employment near Downtown, and the village has available space in business and industrial parks along the highway corridor. The L’Anse Warden Electric plant and our new community solar garden are part of a green economy cluster. The area school is located close to the neighborhoods and just up the hill from the government facilities and Downtown. The surrounding area offers a variety of natural features for the enjoyment of outdoor enthusiasts. Second Sand Beach Park provides beaches and picnic opportunities in a pine forest setting. Kayakers will be delighted exploring the shores of the unique landform that is home to historic Pequaming while searching for shipwrecks. Boaters and fishermen, or even floatplane pilots, can put in at the L’Anse Marina and walk up to one of several restaurants or coffee shops for refreshments or get supplies at the local outfitter. There are cross-country skiing, mountain biking, snowmobiling, hiking, and nature-watching opportunities in abundance. And the people of L’Anse are friendly and welcoming. Once you fall in love with the area, you may never be able to leave. And why should you? Housing is affordable and life is simple in L’Anse.