SOUTH RANGE — The Village of South Range is becoming more of an outdoor destination with continued construction of Backcountry Village, a 300 acre power sports resort featuring lodging, day parking, an RV park, off road trails and more. Backcountry Village, located off of Old M–26 has recently completed its large parking lot and will have an RV park ready for service by summer.

The idea for Backcountry Village had its beginnings when its CEO and owner, Marc Franchi and co-owner Saralee Franchi began an interest in the U.P. after people told them about the Keweenaw area on a snowmobiling trip in Wisconsin in 2017. The couple then drove their snowmobiles from northern Wisconsin to Copper Harbor and back. On that trip, Marc said the two were taken back by the beauty and the uniqueness of the

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