Over 60 kids discover what 4-H clubs do during the Houghton Keweenaw counties 4-H Spring Discovery event. Recently Houghton and Keweenaw County 4 – h held the annual spring discovery event at The Mineshaft. The free event encourages local youth to learn about and get involved in agricultural activities through …
Read More »Michigan DNR Temporarily Closing Parks and Boating Sites in Baraga and Marquette Counties for Infrastructure Improvements
Michigan DNR will temporarily close several Upper Peninsula State Parks in June for short construction projects. Nearly a dozen parks in Marquette and Baraga counties will have temporary facility closures starting this week. DNR Western Upper Peninsula Parks and Recreation division director Doug Rich says that the department has already …
Read More »Upper Peninsula Teen Defensive Driving Program Starts in June
There’s something freeing about driving down the highway with the windows down. But it’s always important to have the right skills in case traffic slows down the summertime cruising. At the end of June Michigan State Police will host the 3rd annual Upper Peninsula Teen Defensive driving program. Throughout the …
Read More »Michigan Technological University Announces the Start of the Center for Artificial Intelligence
The progression of artificial intelligence in today’s society has Michigan Technological University thinking ahead. Michigan Tech’s Institute of Computing and Cyber systems recently announced the formation of the Center for Artificial Intelligence. The new center’s inaugural director Vinh Nguyen aims to cultivate cutting-edge research in AI development and application to …
Read More »Keweenaw Community Foundation Supports CTE Construction & Technology Students Building a Home
The Keweenaw Community Foundation supports students building new skills in trades with grant awards to the Copper Country ISD Career and Technical Education programs. The Keweenaw Community Foundation recently awarded 5,000 dollars in grant funds from the Herman Gundlach Fund and Funding Youth Initiatives to support the CTE Construction Technology …
Read More »Keweenaw Community Foundation Announces Spring Kellog Youth Fund Grant Awards
Spring can mean the start of something new. This Spring the Keweenaw Community Foundation will support several new projects and programs with the Kellogg Youth Fund. Projects and programs were chosen by the Youth Advisory Council made up of local students interested in leadership and philanthropy. In 2024 the Kellogg …
Read More »One Person Dead in Fatal ORV Accident, Minor Injured in Schoolcraft County
One person was injured and another died in an off-road vehicle accident on Sunday in Schoolcraft County. The Michigan State Police Manistique Outpost was dispatched after 8 pm on Sunday for an ATV 4-wheeler crash on Hemlock Trail in Thompson Township. Upon Arrival officers found an ATV overturned after losing …
Read More »MI TRALE Scholarships Support Four Ontonagon County Students
MI TRALE supports Ontonagon County students with scholarships for education. Last Tuesday MITRALE leadership presented two 250-dollar scholarships to Ontonagon Area Schools students Naomie Braget and Gracie Pluthcak at the district’s Junior and Senior High School Awards program. The scholarships are a part of the Trails Club’s Marvin Westendhal Memorial …
Read More »The Keweenaw Remembers Fallen Heroes
Around the Copper Country Veterans groups gathered at flag poles, at memorial dedications, and before the graves of the fallen to honor their memory. One of the first ceremonies occurred at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Hancock with the Alfred Erickson American Legion Post 186. After raising the flag at …
Read More »Keweenaw Queers Return with Keweenaw Pride in June
June’s pride celebrations around the country will celebrate lgbtq+ identities. Throughout the month advocacy and awareness groups will hold pride festivities in some of the country’s largest cities. And even some small towns too. On June First this Saturday, Keweenaw Queers will hold the group’s second annual Keweenaw Pridefest. Last …
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