Thru traffic on Townline Road will close tomorrow in Arvon Township. Starting in the morning, Townline Road will be closed between Skanee Road and Beesley Road. The Baraga County Road Commission will replace culverts in the area, for better water drainage around the roadway. Traffic on Townline Road will reopen …

Michigan’s Department of Natural Resource hopes changes to Craig Lake State Park’s back country will make camping safer and more enjoyable next year. All 22 designated back-country campsites within Craig Lake State Park will transition to reservation-only sites beginning with the 2023 camping season. The DNR is implementing this change …

Michigan Tech University’s Health Research Institute is planning a special conference for the Upper Peninsula. During the final weekend in august, The school is hold the first Upper Peninsula Medical Conference. Practitioners, researchers, and students will about health related issues, and their affects on rural communities. Throughout the weekend, attendees …

Ahead of public comment ending for Michigan’s wolf management plan, The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition spoke with Nicole Biber of the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians. Biber detailed the perspective on the wolf management plan from the leaders of Michigan’s twelve tribes, and their rejection of a state …

The Copper Range Depot was the former stop for many trains coming through Houghton, and today is home to a restaurant with a rail theme. This weekend the Copper Range Depot will have train experts and historians give lectures on various rail related topics in Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. …

The George Gipp Recreation Area will get a new addition to help the park become more handicap accessible to the community. Through a grant with the Portage Health Foundation, the Village of Laurium plans to install a new handicap accessible swing and picnic table in the park. The swing and …

Verna Mize’s monument was moved last year to overlook the waters she dedicated her life to protecting. That move prompted Mary Kaminski to organize the first Verna Mize Triathlon, and the race returns again this weekend. Because Lake Superior was the water Mize sought to protect, Kaminski wanted to incorporate …

This morning, bright and early, City Manager Eric Waara joined Tour Da Yoop, Eh!’s Founder James Studinger on a short trip across the bridge, to commemorate the city’s first annual Bike Day. Bike day came about from two residents, highly involved in the tour, and knowledgeable of the vibrant bicycle …

U.P. State Bank is excited to move into the Copper Country. President and CEO, David Williams, has been on hand while the branch has been setting up. Helping around the new office, and getting acquainted with some of his newest team members. For a few months he’s been ecstatic at …

Yesterday a missing man from Arvon Township was found safe. At 5:40 pm Baraga County Sheriff responded to a call for a missing elderly man, who was suspected to have wandered off a trail near his home. At close to 7 pm, a MSP K-9 unit trooper found the 80 …