Progress on the Keweenaw Waters Resort has stalled, due to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services and EGLE careful consideration. The health department spoke yesterday with MDHHS and EGLE to get a status update on the campground’s site approval. Both departments have concerns with lack of knowledge of …

Boyne Mountain gave up last week, making Mount Bohemia the last standing ski resort open in the state. Boyne shut down their artificial snow operations as temperatures in Michigan’s lower peninsula move into springtime. Driven by a solid winter of natural snow, over 300 inches in Keweenaw County, Mount Bohemia …

State Maritime Archaeologist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wayne Lusardi, will present “Aviation Maritime Archaeology in Michigan” at 10 am tomorrow. The talk will highlight research opportunities to study underwater and shoreline archaeology and natural systems. Balloons, biplanes, helicopters, fixed wing monoplanes, jet aircraft, even rockets and satellites, …

The Forest Service has announced their plans for prescribed burns in the Ottawa and Hiawatha national forests. Prescribed burns will begin in late April, and can continue into the fall. The burn schedule for 2022 is weather and fuel dependent. Five locations will be burned in the Ottawa national forest, …

Stanton Township Fire is offering Emergency Medical Responder training beginning in May. An EMR  is the lowest level of training for first responders, but is a first step toward helping the community. The hope is to never have to use training in a real scenario, but it is always important …

Update: the victim has been identified as Anthony Paul Shepheard. See his obituary here. A fatal car accident occurred on M-26 yesterday in Calumet. At close to 6pm Michigan State troopers responded to a two vehicle personal injury crash near Henwood Road, on M-26. A 27 year old Calumet man …

After 2 long years the American Society of Civil Engineers will finally dedicate the Portage Lake Lift Bridge as a national historic engineering landmark. The ceremony is schedule for 10 am on June 17th, and will be a perfect way to kick off the long awaited return of Bridgefest. Both …

Retraction: Keweenaw County has chosen to repair the tractor owned by the county. The tractor repair will cost 6,600 dollars. The county is not purchasing a tractor as reported yesterday by Keweenaw Report. The county did discuss the possability of purchasing a tractor, but chose to go with repair when …

Laurium’s part time police officer may get a raise soon. On Wednesday the village decided to table pay raises to next month’s meeting. The goal for the police department would raise wages up to 20 dollars an hour for part time police. This will help the department be more competitive …

Do it for Daniel is a movement that grew from tragedy. The story of the Ishpeming Hematites and their courageous 2012 season, that followed the loss of their star quarterback and their coach’s son, Daniel Olson, is one of overcoming loss and remembering the best qualities in a person. Today …