Santa is making an early stop in the Copper Country for several nonprofits. The Portage Health Foundation is inviting the 22 organizations involved with its Giving Tuesday initiative to collect their checks on Friday. The total is an eyepopping one. Once the $200,000 match from PHF is figured in, it …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has reached a deal with the Straits Area Snowmobile Club to resume grooming trails in Mackinac and Chippewa Counties. The agreement covers over 100 miles of routes between Saint Ignace, Epoufette, and Trout Lake. Negotiations have been ongoing for weeks. The DNR had previously …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Fred Burcar Jr, age 78 passed away at the GreenTree of Hubbell on Tuesday December 21, 2021. He was born on May 15, 1943, a son of Fred and Ann Burcar and graduated from Calumet High School in 1959. He served in the …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Rodger Arola, 84, a resident of Stanton Township passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday December 19, 2021. He was born on October 23, 1937 to Arthur and Edith (Hansen) Arola in Laurium. He attended the local schools and graduated …

Just before Christmas in 1913, one of the greatest tragedies in Copper Country history occurred. The Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw Rotary has been commemorating the Italian Hall disaster for decades, and will do so again beginning this afternoon. At 4:30 PM the village firehall siren will sound to mark when the first call …

Late Monday will represent the first time this season where snowmobilers can traverse the Portage Canal between Houghton and Hancock. The Keweenaw Snowmobile Club announced on Facebook yesterday that they will have access to the lower level of the lift bridge starting on Monday. Groomers work with local officials to …

What comes next after May’s Fifth Street Fire was the focus of Tuesday’s Calumet Village Council meeting. The group discussed fees attached to installing a block perimeter around the site. The quarry stones themselves were free, but a $4,000 charge was assessed to place them as a protective barrier. In …

Coming up on March 3rd [correction: Date was originally written as 3/5], the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce, Keweenaw Young Professionals, the Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance, and the Portage Health Foundation are once again set to host the Sparkplug Awards. The honor is meant to recognize all community members, from individuals …

Contractors for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will continue work requiring closures of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between Houghton and Hancock Wednesday. The contractor anticipates restricting access to the span twice between 9 p.m. and midnight Wednesday. These closures will result in delays for vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Randolph M. Schulze, 70, a resident of Chassell passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021, at his home. He was born on July 24, 1951, in Hancock, MI, a son of the late Heinz and Gloria (Maki) Schulze. Randy was raised …