Canal Run

Want to relive our 50th year celebration? We sure love thinking back to it. Especially on cold, cold Keweenaw days like this one! Our 2025 adult and youth Canal Run shirts are available for purchase thr... coppershores.cc/3NsYZ54 #CopperCountry #CanalRun #keweenaw #UpperPeninsula

Presenting our 2025 Kathy Johnson Volunteer Award winner - Mary Jo Munch!! Mary Jo has been a dependable volunteer for our race for more than a decade helping on Friday afternoon at bib pickup and at the Church of the Resurrection every Saturday morning. Thank you, Mary Jo, f...!

This year we celebrated 50 years of Canal Run and we're hoping to keep that historical celebration going moving forward with some great content - including historical photos! If you have any great old photos you can share with us, please emai... #CanalRun #CopperCountry #keweenaw

We're still looking for historical photos of the Canal Run. If you have any great photos you can share, please email them to us! Our email is hello@canal.run. #CanalRun #CopperCountry

The planning for next year's Canal Run will start shortly. If you have any ideas for how we can improve the event for next year, please complete our survey! coppershores.cc/4mqBINi #CanalRun #CopperCountry

Also, if anyone knows Alyssa Northey please let her know to check her email or message us here. (=

Each year it takes more than 100 volunteers to make our amazing race happen. These people are amazing and we're so incredibly thankful to have all of them as part of the race. A couple years ago we asked sponsors to step up and make great prizes available to several of ...!

If you loved that historical video we shared the week before the race, you'll love what else we have coming! We could still use your help making it the best it can be. If you have any great Canal Run photos from the past (especially pre-2005), we would... #CopperCountry #CanalRun

You never know the story someone has when crossing through the finish line. "I never thought I'd be at this point," Tina Lindgren-Hendra said as she fought back tears. "Especially after working from home all winter and not seeing people that was the m... coppershores.cc/3GZ1eKv

Did you miss out on getting some sweet Canal Run apparel over the weekend? Don't worry! Our friends at Level Up Branded Apparel Specialists are still taking orders! Order your Canal Run apparel online now! coppershores.cc/4kYmjTk #CanalRun #CopperCountry

PHOTOS ARE IN! A big shoutout to brockit inc. for another year of absolutely incredible photos! Remember you can download these for free, purchase the full resolution copies on their website AND you can search by your bib number to find photos of just you. coppershores.cc/40v9JU6

RACE DAY IS HERE! Let's make it a safe and amazing Canal Run! Today's schedule: 🎽 6-8:45 a.m. - Bib Pick-Up - Bib pickup at the Church of the Resurrection 🚌 6-8:45 a.m. - Shuttle Service to Race Starts (race course closed to traffic, all partic... coppershores.cc/44RoZfi

Remember -- all volunteers are entered into our drawing for a stand up paddle board from Portage Paddle Sports, $100 in Keweenaw Cash or a $50 Gino's gift card!

We still have a couple important volunteer spots open. Below are a couple higher priority spots that need to be filled. You can see the full list openings AND sign up to volunteer at coppershores.cc/46nDg65. 🦺 Road Crossing Patrol - Ethel St./North M203 (7:45-10:...

What a flipping weekend we're going to have!!! Not only did we reach more than 1,000 participants, but we've now surpassed 1,050 people participating this weekend! IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT WEEKEND! Below is what you need to know for today (including how... coppershores.cc/44RoZfi

For quite a while our organizing committee has had a reach goal of seeing more than 1,000 people register to participate in this great event. AND FOLKS, IT HAS FINALLY HAPPENED! This year, as we celebrate 50 years of Canal Run, we'll also officially celebrate our larges...

Some volunteer positions are still open, visit canal.run to register to volunteer!

The perfect event for the whole family! We have distances for everyone from our ~1/4-mile Keweenaw Coop Kid's Dash, two-mile fun run/walk, five and 10-mile walks and runs to our half marathon. Today is the final day for ONLINE registration, which you ca... coppershores.cc/42P3lYj

950 and counting! We're closing in on the largest Canal Run ever, and there's still time to register! Thank you to everyone who showed up this morning to help with packet stu... #CanalRun #CopperCountry coppershores.cc/4m4lJ7z coppershores.cc/4lZiM8e coppershores.cc/44RoZfi

Holy moly - we're now at more than 900 participants registered for the race!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Registration remains open for participants and volunteers! We're excited to once again offer distances for runners and walke... coppershores.cc/42P3lYj! #CanalRun #CopperCountry #UpperPeninsula