With single digit temperatures in the forecast… Keweenaw area residents are reminded to stock up on winter gear and be prepared for the cold and snow.   Snow shovels, gloves, hats, space heaters and generators, are all hot commodities in these ridiculously cold temperatures. In fact Swift Hardware in Houghton …

Two Lake Superior freightliners have been freed after being stuck in the ice. The U.S. Coast Guard came to the aid of the ships with the crew of the Biscayne Bay, a 690 ton Ice Breaking Tug. The icebreaker and its crew spent several hours of efforts before finally releasing …

Firefighters spent the evening hours battling the flames of a lumbermill in the Keweenaw. Sources say that the Penegor Lumber mill of Twin Lakes caught fire in the 7:00 hour. Its uncertain at this time what started the blaze. No injuries have been reported and the cause remains under investigation.

The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs… also known as LARA has released information to inform and advise patients regarding the registration process for acquiring a registry identification card for the Michigan Medical Marihuana Program.   The Agency is reminding patients who are in the application process that the …

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley signed legislation yesterday that he says will help combat the opioid epidemic.   Calley says  “The addiction epidemic is now claiming more lives than car accidents and we are taking an all-hands-on deck approach in Michigan to combat it and prevent future addiction.”    Under the new legislation.. the prescribing physician …

 Art Heart is an event that took place at the Magnusen and was created by Black Ice Comics Owner Shana Porteen and actress Patricia Summersett who would like to make it an annual event after the successful turn out.   The gathering was a convention-like style celebration of arts, comics, …

The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge will reopen again in 2018. The decision was made recently by the Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners who voted to open the golf course in the spring, but wait until July before opening the Lodge. The board discussed the options of closing the lodge and only …

The Houghton County Fair has announced this year’s board members. The Board’s Annual meeting was held recently and elected Rick Freeman, Jack Dunstan, Taana Kalliainen and newcomer Kyle Maki each to three year terms.   2017’s Fair season brought nearly 23,000 in attendance over the four days, a relatively low …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is encouraging people to get out of the house and enjoy the outdoors. The DNR is offering a couple of free winter programs at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park including a Lantern Lit ski and Snowshoe Trail and a guided Snowshoe Hike. The lit …

A familiar gas station chain with many stores across the UP is changing ownership. Holiday Stationstores Inc. has officially been acquired by one of the largest company-owned convenience store operators in the world. Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. finalized the purchase of the Holiday gas station chain on December 22nd, as approved by …