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There was plenty of fun this weekend in Calumet, Eagle Harbor and Copper Harbor. The last Upper Peninsula dog sled race finished up yesterday afternoon. And with the end of the Copper Dog race, comes the end of the first Superior Crown Sled Dog Series. The three headed competition, challenged …

The Finlandia Foundation National, Inc. intends to preserve much of the University’s heritage center and archives. The non profit, Finlandia Foundation, was founded in 1953 with the intent to connect the United States’ Finnish Americans. The foundation plans to establish a task force who will identify significant objects and materials …

Pleasant weather and the addition of a fourth race made this year’s CopperDog 150 the busiest in the event’s 14-year history. While no official crowd counts are made, officials said that the turnout at the start of the event Friday evening in downtown Calumet may have been the largest ever. …

A Wisconsin man was killed Thursday when the snowmobile he was operating crashed into an approaching trail groomer in Iron County. 42-year-old Todd Lisowe, of New Holstein, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Trail 113 south of Crystal Falls. He became the 15th snowmobile fatality in …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School Boys basketball district playoffs begin tonight.• In Division Two, Houghton plays at Negaunee in a quarterfinal game. Coverage begins at 5:40 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf. Escanaba, Gladstone and Kingsford have byes.• Division Three, Hancock …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School Houghton blanked Escanaba 8-0 Saturday, to advance to the state hockey tournament semifinals. Mikey Maillette scored five goals for the Gremlins. The fifth ended the game midway through the third period because of the mercy rule. Jace Deforge, Landon …

On this week’s Copper Country Today: A group in the Copper Country is helping to facilitate people who like to make things. Host Todd VanDyke talks with members of the Superior Fab Lab. Listen to the segment here. Five counties in the western Upper Peninsula are considering adopting a new …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School In girls basketball district championship games last night… • In Division Two, Kingsley defeated Boyne City 44-29. The Stags will face Houghton in the regional semifinal Tuesday at Manistique. Coverage will begin at 6:40 on the Voice of the …

Leaders from around the Copper Country are showing their condolences for the students and staff of Finlandia University. Yesterday afternoon the university announced they plan to close their doors following the spring semester. The city of Hancock in a statement today, expressed they are working with the university’s administration and …

One man died in a two car crash in Iron County yesterday. At about 2:30 pm MSP Iron Mountain Post Troopers were dispatched to US – 2 and Bates-Gaastra Road in Bates Township. Officers determined that a 2019 Chevorlet Equinox, carrying two people from Amasa, was traveling west on US …