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Heikinpäivä activities begin this week.  After two years off because of COVID-19 issues, the mid-winter celebration is back. Opening events include a two-part inkle band weaving class that starts Wednesday, and additional enrichment classes through the month. While the schedule includes many of the traditional activities, Jim Kurtti of the …

Ice cover is developing slowly on Lake Superior this winter. The latest map issued yesterday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows just four percent of the lake surface frozen – mostly in shallow areas near Duluth, Ashland, and Thunder Bay. That’s just a third of the amount of …

Gasoline prices continue to rise. AAA Michigan’s ongoing survey puts the statewide average price of a gallon of unleaded regular at $3.32 this morning. That’s 14 cents higher than a week ago, and basically the same price as a month ago. Prices on the Keweenaw Peninsula continue to be among …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In boys basketball this evening…• Calumet plays at Negaunee. Coverage will begin around 7:00 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.• Hancock travels to Ishpeming.• Jeffers visits Ontonagon.• L’Anse journeys to Ironwood.• Ewen-Trout Creek hosts Republic-Michigamme. In …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey Saturday… • Houghton pounded Novi 9–1. Camden Markham and Landon Stevens each had two goals and three assists. Mike Maillette had two goals and one assist. Gab Carlson had one goal and four assists. Sully Rajala …

On this week’s Copper Country Today: Heikinpäivä returns to Hancock after a COVID-19 break. Host Todd VanDyke talks with Jim Kurtti of the Finnish Theme Committee about the history of the mid-winter festival, and this year’s plans. Listen to the segment here. The Portage Health Foundation is asking for community …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey last night… • Houghton blanked Brighton 6-0. Camden Markham scored twice in the opening period to give the Gremlins an early lead. Houghton exploded for four tallies in the second frame to put the game away, …

A veteran Heikinpäivä organizer will reign over this year’s event as the 2023 Hankookin Heikki. Mary Aho Brunet was awarded the honor this year, as the mid-winter festival returns after a COVID-19 hiatus.  Jim Kurtti from the Finnish Theme Committee said Brunet will be featured in an event she usually …

As preparations begin for this year’s Winter Carnival snow statue competition, some nationally-recognized experts will visit the area to offer some advice. The group Sculptora Borealis will be in town this weekend, and has set up several sessions that are open not only to Michigan Tech students, but to all …

High school students from across the Copper Country will be dancing for fun, and for a good cause, tomorrow night. The Copper Country Snow Ball semiformal has been put together by seniors at Houghton High School. Organizer Stella Wickstrom thinks it will be a unique opportunity for students… Most schools …