Copper Country Today – January 8, 2023

On this week’s Copper Country Today:

• Heikinpäivä returns to Hancock after a COVID-19 break. Host Todd VanDyke talks with Jim Kurtti of the Finnish Theme Committee about the history of the mid-winter festival, and this year’s plans. Listen to the segment here.
• The Portage Health Foundation is asking for community input as to the possibility of building a significant regional wellness center. Foundation Director Kevin Store joins host Todd VanDyke to talk about the possibilities, and how listeners can weigh in. Hear the segment here.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.