Exhibit Dates: March 30 to April 18, 2017 Reception: Thursday, March 30, 7:00 p.m. Student and Alumni Fashion Show at 7:15 p.m. HANCOCK, MI – A juried exhibit of artwork by students in the Finlandia University International School of Art & Design (ISAD) is featured at the Finlandia University Gallery, …
Read More »Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau Rewards MTU Winter Carnival Statue Winners
Calumet, MI – The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau would like to announce that they will be rewarding those that participated in the Michigan Tech Winter Carnival statue building for all their hard work. The KCVB will award prize money to the first, second and third place winners of the …
Read More »Petition Calls For Public Workshop On Italian Hall Victims Memorial
The Village of Calumet would like to erect a memorial to the victims of the 1913 Italian Hall tragedy, but what that memorial will look like is the topic of a growing controversy. At the March meeting of the village council, a motion was passed to adopt a recommendation from …
Read More »Donations Still Needed For Yooper Relief Convoy
A group of local farmers and truck drivers are working together to help victims of a series of devastating wildfires. Called the Yooper Relief Convo–seven trucks hauling bales of hay and other supplies are scheduled to leave from Bruce Crossing Friday, headed to Oklahoma. The effort was started by Marty …
Read More »Wings Win in OT; Pistons Fall Again
Click on the bold scores for more details. Gibson Cup The Gibson Cup series will be decided tonight, when the Portage Lake Pioneers and the Calumet Wolverines meet at Dee Stadium. The Wolverines took game one of the best-of-three series 3-2 on Friday. The Pioneers tied the set with a …
Read More »U.P. Company Donates Computer Equipment To Michigan Tech
A donation of equipment to Michigan Tech’s School of Business and Economics will create more opportunities for students. Iron Mountain based CCI Systems donated over 50 pieces of equipment to support the new Information Systems Student Lab of the Management Information Systems program. Assistant Professor Jeffrey Wall says the computers, …
Read More »Person Pulled From Water After Going Over Side Of Bridge
The Houghton Police Department says they responded to a call around 1:40pm Friday afternoon that a person had gone over the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. Officers arrived on scene and found a person in the water near the bridge. Houghton Police officers as well as officers from Michigan Tech Public …
Read More »DNR Announces More Funding To Implement Master Plan At McLain State Park
Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials said a recent $1.25 million capital outlay allocation has helped boost to nearly $3 million the total amount of funding available to design and construct master plan concepts at F.J. McLain State Park. Work was initially planned to begin this spring, but has been …
Read More »Convoy From Western U.P. To Bring Supplies For Wildfire Victims
An effort is underway to help victims of devastating wildfires in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado. Some two million acres of land have been burned resulting in the loss of tens of thousands of cattle and other livestock and the lives of six people who died trying to save them, …
Read More »Wings Edge Wild – Monday Sports Wrap
Click on the bold scores for more details. Gibson Cup Alex Roy’s goal in the second overtime period gave the Portage Lake Pioneers a 5-4 victory over the Calumet Wolverines Saturday night, and set up a deciding third game in the Gibson Cup series. The finale will be played tomorrow …
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