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Every year, Mother Nature provides the Copper Country with one of the most awe-inspiring displays of fall color anywhere in the world. And at the same time as the leaves start turning, Finlandia University’s Finnish American Folk School provides an equally awesome lineup of cultural programming, this year featuring two …

In 118 years of providing entertainment to the Keweenaw Peninsula, it’s hard to say just how many people have walked through the doors of the Calumet Theater. Hundreds of thousands for certain, perhaps that number is more than a million, no one knows for sure. What is for sure is …

Michigan’s bear hunting seasons are almost here, with the first opening Sept. 10 in the Upper Peninsula, the Lower Peninsula’s first season starting Sept. 14 in select areas, and Sept. 16 for remaining locations below the bridge. Bear seasons have staggered openers with various locations and hunt periods. For each of the …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school volleyball yesterday… – Hancock v Dollar Bay-Tamarack City – not reported. – L’Anse fell to Gwinn 3-1 (23-25, 12-25, 25-20, 13-25). – Jeffers downed Baraga 3-1 (22-25, 25-14, 25-4, 25-11). – Ewen-Trout Creek edged Ontonagon 3-2. Finlandia The …

Motorists in Calumet Township need to be aware of a slight change at the area’s busiest intersection. Crews have been installing new traffic lights at the intersection of US-41/Calumet Avenue and 6th Street Extension/Lake Linden Avenue. US-41 has also been repaved north of the Swedetown curve. One change that may …

Public Health, Delta & Menominee Counties, Marquette County Health Department and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) are investigating a cluster of severe respiratory illnesses associated with adenovirus infection in individuals residing in Michigan’s central Upper Peninsula (UP). Currently, all six of the patients with confirmed adenovirus …

The state’s Auditor General will conduct an audit of the decision to close the Ojibway Correctional Facility. State Representative Scott Dianda called for the audit after it was announced that the prison in Gogebic County would close on December 1st. Dianda says the Michigan Department of Corrections has not considered …

The investigation continues into the cause of a plane crash in the Upper Peninsula over the weekend. The accident happened shortly before 10:00 Friday night in St. Ignace near the Mackinac County Airport. The pilot, a Wisconsin man, was the only person on board the plane which had just taken …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school volleyball today… – Hancock visits Dollar Bay-Tamarack City. – L’Anse travels to Gwinn. – Baraga plays at Jeffers. – Ontonagon visits Ewen-Trout Creek Finlandia The Finlandia University men’s soccer team fell 1-0 to Lakeland University yesterday afternoon. Noah …

Click on the blue links for more details. Finlandia The Finlandia University men’s soccer team will host Lakeland University this afternoon at 1:00 at McAfee Field. MLB Victor Reyes hit his first major league home run yesterday, as the Detroit Tigers outslugged the New York Yankees 11-7. Reyes notched his …