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Today Finnish delegates made their long trek to the Keweenaw Peninsula. This week the country’s ambassador and select companies heads will meet with representatives from Finlandia University and MTU to discuss the progress the schools are seeing in various fields. As well as meeting with potential local business partners, to …

The USDA has award 3.24 million dollars in forest service’s eastern region, in order to support 17 fire related projects in the Northeast and Midwest. Michigan’s DNR will receive a portion of those grant funds. The projects are funded through the forest service’s Cohesive Fire Strategy Grant Program. Which supports …

The City of Houghton’s Downtown Development Authority and Tax Increment Finance Authority will hold a special meeting this morning. Members will discuss a report on the goals and directions of the organizations, and will consider their respective 2022-2023 budgets and the 2022 Mini Façade Grants. There will be an opportunity …

Six local recreation projects will get boosts from Portage Health Foundation grants. $105,714 will support two projects each in Keweenaw and Ontonagon Counties, and one project each in Houghton and Baraga Counties. Grants were awarded to: • Camp Josh, in Ontonagon County, which focuses on creating outdoor recreation opportunities for …

The Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition has scheduled its annual Keweenaw Clean-Up this Saturday. Volunteers will pick up trash on roads, trails, and beaches throughout Keweenaw County.  Some of the trash collected in 2021. Photo courtesy of KORC. Taken by Steve Brimm. If you’d like to help, meet at the Mariner …

Gogebic Community College is ending its partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to operate the winter sports complex at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. GCC took over the facilities in 2012, with the goal of rebuilding the operation. College President George McNulty notified the state two years ago …

Last year’s 63-foot spruce was donated by Carla Fletcher and her family from Marenisco. Courtesy of the State of Michigan. The search is underway for Michigan’s official 2022 Christmas tree.  Officials are looking for a spruce or fir tree, at least 60 feet tall, with a maximum crown of 24 …

High School In high school baseball yesterday • Houghton defeated Iron Mountain 9-3. • Hancock swept Ironwood 16-1 and 14-9. • L’Anse split their doubleheader against Gogebic. The Purple Hornets won the opener 9-8, on Les Lafernier’s walk-off double. The Miners took the nightcap 22-13. • Jeffers blanked Ontonagon 10-0 and 15-0. Levi …

Editor’s Note; Sundae in the Park’s Mohawk hours are 6 AM to 8 PM Monday through Friday. Last Friday, Sundae in the Park held a soft open for their newest location in Mohawk. Tom and his wife Suzanne Fouts, already run the Sundae in the Park at Fort Wilkins and …

Over the weekend the League of Women Voters joined in another demonstration, protesting the leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court. Saturday’s march was scheduled to take place along with many other Bans Off Our Bodies’ marches in other cities and states. Women, men and children gathered to show their …