A poll conducted by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor show some parents may be changing their minds about getting their kids vaccinated. Of the parents surveyed 35-percent think vaccines have more benefits then they did last year and 25-percent think vaccines are safer than they were last …

A new report ranks the Pure Michigan campaign as one of the world’s most popular. Michigan ranked 13th on the Rise Report list of 1000 top travel destinations. The list is organized based on number of Twitter followers to tourist board sites. Michelle Grinnell of Travel Michigan wasn’t surprised by …

The old adage goes “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” and a group of researchers have been sifting through Michigan’s garbage trying to find out how much of that treasure is in our landfills. The goal of the state-funded project is to learn how much reusable material is making …

Can you legislate quality of life? That’s the question facing lawmakers in Lansing as they try and figure out how to get more doctors to set up shop in rural areas. House Speaker Kevin Cotter says you can’t really draw up a law to encourage people to live somewhere but …

For some, it’s a place of scenic beauty, a pristine recreational spot and a home to local wildlife. For others, it’s good place to throw out their trash. In the area of the Hungarian Falls, someone has dumped a fair amount of old junk apparently thrown off the side of …

It certainly is the sweetest summer event held in the Copper Country. The Chassell Strawberry Festival begins today as Lions Club members serve up delicious locally grown strawberries on soft spongy shortcake. Though late spring frost did a number on the strawberry crop this year, Lions Club President John Mackrain …

Members of The Chocolay Raptor Center brought their four resident birds to Houghton to teach students about these animals. Michigan Tech students got an up close look at an American kestrel falcon, a peregrine falcon, a great horned owl and red-tailed hawk. Wildlife rehabilitators Bob Jensen and Jerry Maynard enjoy …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with Chassell Lions Club members John Mackrain and Lois Berg about the Chassell Strawberry Festival. In the second segment, Candace Koski, Tony Sertich and Philip Kraus join Rick to talk about the Pine Mountain Music Festival. Copper Country Today is sponsored the Copper …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with Jeff Foss about the International Frisbee Tournament and the sport of Guts Frisbee. In the second segment, Steve Patchin and Amanda McConnon join Rick to talk about the upcoming Keweenaw Science and Engineering Festival. Copper Country Today is sponsored the Copper Country …

There are countless things to do and places to eat in the Keweenaw. To help you navigate the area, the Keweenaw Convention and Visitors Bureau has launched a brand new app for your Smartphone. The app was designed by Indiana-based Bluebridge and contains information on many of the shopping, dining, …