Category Archives: News

Misery River Bridge along the Bill Nicholls Trails reopens after temporary repairs put in place
The Misery River Bridge on the Bill Nicholls Trail has reopened. MI TRALE and Superior Snowmobile Club volunteers completed work last week to restore a small section of the Bill Nicholls Trail near Tw...
Thomas Fournier 46m ago

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers anticipates public comment for the Line 5 project will open after May
The United States Army Corps of Engineers announced plans to review the Line 5 tunnel project permit and environmental impact statement timeline. US Army Corps expects it will publish a draft Environm...
Thomas Fournier 48m ago

Portage Lake District Library issues statement concerned for potential federal cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services
Portage Lake District Library joins other institutions in the Upper Peninsula sharing concern for potential funding cuts at the federal level. On Friday the Portage Lake District Library Board of Dire...
Thomas Fournier 51m ago

Finnish American Folk School opening its doors for the community to explore Finnish heritage
People perceiving heritage take a lot of pride in their work. And throughout the year in Hancock examples of Finnish heritage are displayed throughout the year. In part, Finnish American culture has b...
Thomas Fournier 53m ago

Representative Markkanen requests Michigan's budget includes support of the Copperwood development
Representative Greg Markkanen adds an earmark request to the 2026 state budget to support the Copperwood Mine development in Gogebic County. Markkanen's request would provide funding to Wakefield Town...
Thomas Fournier May 02, 2025

Visit Keweenaw seeks to highlight the best of the best in the Keweenaw Peninsula
The Copper Country has plenty of great options for food, a day out or day in, and hot spots. Visit Keweenaw recently launched a new way to get the community's perspective on the best of the best. Yest...
Thomas Fournier May 02, 2025

Community support for the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter takes many forms
The Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home continues to support survivors of domestic assault 45 years after its establishment in 1980. The shelter was one of the first in the state certified to care fo...
Thomas Fournier May 02, 2025

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Western Upper Peninsula earn national recognition with the Platinum Award
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Western Upper Peninsula earned the platinum award of Excellence in 2024. Recently the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Nationwide Leadership Council selected the wes...
Thomas Fournier May 01, 2025

MDOT plans to build a new Carpool lot in Marquette
Mdot will begin work to pave a new carpool lot in Marquette County. Crews will start work tomorrow on US 41 southeast of Lake Street in Marquette to create a new carpool lot. Work includes asphalt pav...
Thomas Fournier May 01, 2025

Houghton County Memorial Airport experiences highest recorded traffic volume to start 2025
Now that tourism time has started picking up in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The Houghton County Memorial Airport plans to continue greeting more passengers traveling through the Copper Country. So far in ...
Thomas Fournier May 01, 2025