Soon enough howling dogs and their mushers will return to Calumet for the start of the CopperDog 150. But before then the race typically holds community events to help raise awareness for the race, and offer some fun during those gray cloudy winter days. Tomorrow Calumet will play host to …

The Baraga Chamber of Commerce is seeking board members to fill empty positions on their board of directors. Each term will hold the position on the board for three years. Applicants for the Baraga Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors have to be members of the chamber, either through their …

Traveling in the back country, whether on foot, in a canoe, or on a snowmobile, includes beautiful views and sights not many will see. But the remoteness does comes with certain risks, and riders who take to the back country should know what to do in an emergency. And more …

One female driver is in critical condition after a two car crash in Portage Township yesterday. At approximately 7 pm Calumet Post Troopers responded to a two car crash at the intersection of Paradise Road and Broemer Road in Portage Township. Hurontown Fire and Rescue was called to the scene …

Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce members met this morning to review the past year and begin their election of new board members and executive roles. Retaining Mary Myers for the role of Past President. The Chamber also added Eric Coon, Barbara Comier, and Lexie Jacques onto their board. The Keweenaw Chamber …

The Baraga Chamber of Commerce brings back business development lunch and learn series to the community. The first Lunch and Learn presented by the chamber for 2023, will host Gary Kruzich from the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, Business Department, to share strategies for digital marketing with Baraga County entrepreneurs …

The Portage Lake District Library’s floor redesign plans are taking a very big step forward this week. Library officials are inviting local contractors to an open house to begin looking into what it will take to complete work for phase one of the project. The first phase expects to complete …

Michigan State Police Missing Children’s Clearinghouse encourages kids to get creative with a national poster contest, focusing on awareness for missing children’s cases. The 2023 National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest promotes child safety, annually, by offering an opportunity to create a poster centered around the topic. The contest encourages …

The flu and respiratory illnesses are continuing to trend upward throughout Michigan and the western Upper Peninsula. Upper Peninsula Health Systems Portage continues to encourage residents, especially those working in medical facilities, receive their annual flu shot, and update other vaccinations. Throughout the flu season, the Center for Disease Control …

A Michigan Tech fraternity donated nearly 2,000 dollars to Dial Help, from a recent philanthropy event. Yesterday the crisis hotline provider announced they received 1,916 dollars from the Sigma Pi Fraternity – Zeta Epsilon chapter. Sigma Pi explained that they wanted to help support Dial Help due to the growing …