C.C. Today

The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition’s Celebrate the UP forum is virtual again this year, beginning on Friday afternoon. Themed “Rewild the UP,” gray wolves are in focus. Horst Schmidt and Terri Bocklund discuss the program. Lauren Scherr is the regional administrator for the foreign exchange program in the Upper Peninsula. …

How will the City of Houghton pay to demolish its aging parking deck? And what could potentially take its place. Manager Eric Waara talks about the public engagement process to chart the future of the valuable property. UP Health System – Portage is once again the title sponsor of this …

Copper Island Academy’s open enrollment period is underway. Learn more about the school with principal Steve Aho. Michelle Morgan is part of the Copper Country’s newest mental health advocacy organization, Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds. Find out more here.

Kristy Walden stops by to talk the artistic process, the different courses offered at the Calumet Art Center, and how gratifying it is to see as a student progresses in their abilities. What does Winter Carnival mean to the economy of the Keweenaw Peninsula? Convention and Visitor Bureau Executive Director …

Circle Power Vice President Chris Moore makes the case for the Scotia Wind Farm in Adams Township. Guardians of the Keweenaw Ridge provide the opposite viewpoint on the Scotia Wind Farm. Secretary James Mihelcic says there are a lot of reasons for Adams Township to reject the proposed project.

Ryan Heinonen joined the program to talk about being made the permanent CEO at UP Health Systems – Portage. He’s a Copper Country native and had most recently served as Chief Nursing Officer. The National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation has just released a documentary on the rerelease of the …

Special events for the 100th anniversary of Winter Carnival begin this Saturday. Blue Key’s Ian Lawrie and Rachel May discuss what to expect from this year’s event. Dan Jamison and Jacob Mihelich from the Calumet Theatre tease this year’s fundraiser. Expect an announcement with full details on February 4th.

Learn all about Copper Dog from organizer Doug Harrer. Coming up this Saturday, they are putting on free dog sled rides and hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser in Calumet. The Great Lakes Research Center at Michigan Tech has a new director. Learn more about Dr. Timothy Havens, who has a …

Ryan LaPorte, Justin Rogan, and Scott Heikkinen from the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club talk about what it takes to keep 200+ miles of trails maintained from Toivola to High Point. Meteorologist Matthew Zika talks about conditions necessary for lake effect snow, how real-time temperature and snowfall data helps improve the National …

Happy New Year! The topic this week is the upcoming midterm election and, more specifically the Secure MI Vote imitative proposed by Republican lawmakers in Lansing. William Keith from the Houghton County Democratic Party and his GOP counterpart, Dan Holcomb, weigh in.