Casper Sorvala, 78, a resident of Hubbell, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the Omega House in Houghton. A graveside service with Military Rites will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, July 2, 2018 at the Lake View Cemetery in Section 62, with Pastor Rodney Johnson to …

Ewen Henry W. Peters, 76, a resident of Ewen, passed away Wednesday morning December 6, 2017, at the Omega House in Houghton, MI, following a lengthy illness. As requested no service will be held. To send condolences to Henry’s family please visit www.memorialchapel.net. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes …

HOUGHTON, Michigan (December 7, 2017) – The Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra performs Ralph Vaughan Williams’ tragic winter symphony, Sinfonia Antartica, an orchestral celebration of the heroism and tragedy of the ill-fated terra nova Antarctic expedition of 1912. They will also perform a world premiere of Libby Meyer’s Lakeside, a new composition …

ONTONAGON, Mich. – Every month, providers and staff at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital and Clinics have the option to wear jeans on Fridays for a small fee of $1. At the end of the month, the dollars add up and a local nonprofit organization benefits. For the month of November, Aspirus …

Hancock, Michigan – Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) announced that $13,000 has been awarded from the Portage Health Foundation (PHF) Community Wellness and Outdoor Recreation Fund to Copper Harbor Trails Society Inc. also known as Copper Harbor Trails Club (CHTC) to improve trail conditions, reduce noise and emissions, and to provide …

As Finland marked 100 years of independence, communities across the Upper Peninsula joined in the celebration. Here in the Keweenaw, many residents gathered yesterday at the Finnish American Heritage Center where they enjoyed a viewing of the Presidential Palace Reception from Helsinki. “And Finland is raising up this vision for …

Osceola Township is seeking public feedback for its new Five-Year Recreation Plan. The Recreation Plan is available for Public Comment and can be viewed online at both the Township’s website www.osceolatownship.org and WUPPDR’s website www.wuppdr.org. Printed copies are available at the Township Office during normal business hours, Monday through Wednesday …

Lake Superior could be seriously affected if Line 5 were to rupture. The Superior Watershed Partnership acknowledges that most of the attention has been rightly focused on the Straits of Mackinac and the waters of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, but they point out that many of the rivers and …

Askel      Arne E. Heikkinen, 83, a resident of Askel passed away Wednesday morning December 6, 2017, at UP Health – Portage Hospital in Hancock following a lengthy illness.      He was born on December 10, 1933, in Askel, a son of the late John and Mamie (Onkalo) Heikkinen.  Mr. …

Earl “Ordie” Ernest Froberg, age 73 of Keweenaw Bay, MI passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017 at Bayside Village. He was born May 24, 1944 in Keweenaw Bay, son of Edward and Hazel (Shippy) Froberg. Earl graduated from Baraga High School. He was in the Army National Guard from …