One of two snowmobile accidents yesterday in Schoolcraft County was fatal. Yesterday a little before  three pm, 46 year old Alain Davis of Charlotte, Michigan, was killed when she lost control of her snowmobile at a trail intersection, and was not able to negotiate the curve, causing her to go …

The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition plan to hear from Director of Northwood Alliance and Author of From Barbells to Spruce Grouse, Joe Hovel tonight. Hovel will join UPEC during their livestream conservation speaker program. Hovel plans to discuss a variety of conservation topics centered around his experience managing a land …

Michigan’s first congressional district representative, Jack Bergman, has found his committee assignments for the 118th congress. Representative Bergman will return to the committees on veterans affairs and house armed services. He also rejoins the House Budget committee; he served with the budget committee previously in 2017 and 2018. Bergman additionally …

Over the past year there have been so many great volunteers and individuals making strides within the Copper Country. And each year the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce does their best to recognize those innovators, leaders and volunteers in the community. Coming up soon is the Chamber’s annual Sparkplug awards, that …

The Keweenaw Snowmobile Club reminds riders that it is illegal to snowmobile off trail or across private property without permission. The club has received reports of snowmobilers not adhering to posted signs on trail 122, between Sawmill Road and Gay. Trail 122 is only open from the Lake Linden Trail …

The Copper Harbor Trails Club sure started off the year on the right foot. Last week the trails club collected their Portage Health Foundation Giving Tuesday 2022 campaign donations, totaling 117,556 dollars from the community. This year’s donations to the trails club marked the largest fundraising jump of any group …

Doctor Sharon Franklin-Rahkonen has been named the new council chair for the Finnish Council of America at Finlandia University. She takes over the role from previous chair John Niska. Franklin-Rahkonen has sat on the Finnish Council of America for many years, serving as secretary of the executive committee. She says …

Last week’s Heikinpaiva cultural events and classes sure sounded like fun last week. And the classes will keep going this week, all leading up to the big day this Saturday. This week will included only a couple of events before Satruday, but one class is available all week long. Starting …

Three men charged with entering a mine in Keweenaw County and taking minerals have been sentenced in Keweenaw County court. In March of 2020 Calumet residents, Bent Hiltunen, Ike Kinsinger, and Eric Grandchamp were arrested for illegally entering a mine in Copper Falls, and taking minerals. Hiltunen and Kinsinger were …

Across the country there are thousands of Americans who claim Finnish ancestry. A Finnish film maker named, Santi Fox, began to wonder why his home country, with a smaller population than most other European countries, appears so often in pop culture, and in history around the globe. Finding that many …