It was a nearly perfect fall day in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, bluebird skies stretching for miles above the changing leaves and Lake Superior to the north. I'm normally not scared of heights, but ...

Optimism is soaring high among supporters of the landmark Copper Peak ski jump near Ironwood, Mich., after they secured backing this month to host international competitions starting in 2017 -- what ...

For more than two decades, skiers flew down Copper Peak just outside Ironwood, Michigan, and into the air. Considered the largest artificial ski jump in the world, it hosted approximately 10 ...

IRONWOOD, Mich. (WJMN) — In the far western Upper Peninsula, you’ll find the not-so-hidden-gem of Copper Peak. With views of Lake Superior, the Porcupine Mountains and acres of lush forest the summit ...

It's been nearly 20 years since athletes soared into the sky off the Copper Peak ski jump near Ironwood, Mich. But change is in the air. The board that operates the western Upper Peninsula landmark is ...

The small, rural community of Ironwood, in the far western end of the Upper Peninsula near Wisconsin, hopes the world — once again ― will come to them. The aspiration is based on the long-held idea ...

For the last three decades, mostly adrenalin-seeking tourists have ventured to the top of the Upper Peninsula’s Copper Peak, a hill with a towering, odd-looking structure once used for ski jumping, to ...

The view from Copper Peak is breathtaking. On a clear day, a visitor to the top of the world’s tallest ski jump overlooks more than 2,500 square miles, three states (Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota) ...

UPPER PENINSULA -- Even after ski flying competitions ceased there in 1994, Copper Peak remained an attraction unto itself in the Upper Peninsula. The ski ramp, billed as the "largest ski jump on the ...