We are just under a month away from one of Houghton’s biggest events. Bridgefest’s parade is incredibly popular. The board wants to stress that all parade entrants need to register, and all cars and floats need to be decorated, with the exception of classic cars. “Well when we chose the …

Kick off the spring season with a spring cleanup event hosted by Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition (KORC). Help clean our beautiful outdoors in Keweenaw County, focusing on county roads, beaches, and trails. Volunteers should wear good shoes, bring water, sunscreen, and work or garden gloves. There will be a limited …

Spring is finally here, and many outdoor enthusiasts are itching to get out into nature. The Keweenaw Natural Areas board released updates on some publicly accessible land. After long deliberation, Seven Mile Point is no longer open to the public, even on a limited basis. The area has been handed …

A Lake Linden-Hubbell High School senior has been named the winner of this year’s Parade of Nations logo contest. Natalia Janczewska’s design reflects this year’s theme, “Fairy Tales from Around the World”. In vivid reds, golds and black, it includes a flying dragon, the Pied Piper, Little Red Riding Hood, …

Michigan Tech has announced the appointment of Chief Financial officer and Senior Vice President for Administration. After a thorough nation-wide search, Nick Stevens has been chosen to fill the position. He will now oversee the finance, administration, technology, institutional research, facilities and financial functions of the Michigan Tech. President Koubek …

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Michigan Director of Policy, Rich Bowman, stopped in at Keweenaw County’s commission meeting to introduce the board to the Keweenaw Heartlands new project manager. Julia Petersen will lead The Nature Conservancy’s team over the next year as the conservation group collect data on cultural sites, natural …

Construction is well underway for the new KFC building in West Houghton. A press release was announced for Glenn Flewelling, who owns and is building the new KFC building just off West Sharon Ave. across the street from Culvers. The press release mentioned the previous lawsuit filed from the land …

New information about drinking water system improvements was presented to the Hancock city council last night. 4-inch water pipes for public access to water is no longer the norm, and are outdated. The city approved an estimate submitted to the state that would give them an idea of how much …

The Nature Conservancy announced the acquisition of more than 32,000 acres last year, known as the Keweenaw Heartlands. They held public input sessions and surveys, gathering responses from locals on what they would like to see happen with the Heartlands. The draft summarizes the desired characteristics of the body that …

The Village of Laurium has been awarded a BS&A software grant. Laurium will use a 51,000 dollar grant from the state of Michigan to implement BS&A software for village bill payment, and administrative tasks. Currently Laurium uses four types of software to run administrative tasks such as bill keeping, payroll, …