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Finlandia University Gallery will be closed from December 23-January 3, 2018 for the holidays. The Gallery will re-open on January 4th.  The current 27th Contemporary Finnish American Artist Series Exhibition featuring the ceramic of Kristin Pavelka will be on display through January 13th. The Gallery will resume regular hours Mon-Fri …

The Portage Lake District Library will host two training sessions that will show participants how to use Ancestry Library Edition to search family records on Wednesday, December 20, at 1:00 p.m. and again at 6:00 p.m. Ancestry Library Edition contains billions of records in census data, birth, marriage and death …

Students who are thinking of making the switch to Finlandia University are invited to a Transfer Open House today. The event will take place at the Jutila Center from 4:oopm to 8:00pm and will focus on the university’s new transfer pricing and online nursing program.   “We have new tuition …

A winter clothing drive will be held during the MacInnes Holiday Classic hockey tournament. The drive is sponsored by the Calumet Education Association, Hancock Education Association, and Houghton Education Association. Donations of new or gently used winter clothing items of all sizes will be accepted on Wednesday evening from 5:00 …

By Allison Mills Director of Research News Michigan Tech Climate change and predator-prey dynamics with wolves make for smaller moose. For the booming moose population of Isle Royale, a key species in the world’s longest running predator-prey study on the island, skulls have shrunk by about 16 percent over a 40-year …

Highland Copper Company says they’ve agreed with Copper Range Company to further extend the period to complete the acquisition of the White Pine project to February 28th. The final closing of the acquisition is subject to releasing Copper Range from certain environmental obligations associated with the remediation and closure plan …

The Keweenaw Gas Co-op on Sixth Street in Calumet experienced a power surge that went through the building and blew out several electronic devices in the store as well as the gas pump dispensers. On early Thursday morning security cameras recorded flickering canopy lights and at 2:03 am the security …

HANCOCK — There’s no better way to warm yourself on a chilly winter’s evening than to dance. And Heikinpäivä 2018 is offering plenty of opportunities to do just that – even for folks who’ve never danced before. That’s because the City of Hancock’s Theme Committee is partnering with Finlandia University …

Houghton, MI – Isle Royale National Park is now accepting applications for the summer 2018 Isle Royale Teen Artist Exploration. This artistic discovery is geared to all aspiring teen artists who want to develop their art through experiencing wilderness, and is open to all visual and performing artists, writers, and composers ages …

The Portage Lake District Library will host the Keweenaw Garden Club for a discussion about the preservation of the Quincy Mine Historic Landscape on Monday, December 18, at 6:30 p.m. Steve DeLong, Landscape Architect for the Keweenaw National Historical Park, will focus his presentation on the resources, preservation and stewardship …