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Celebrate the beauty and bounty of Lake Superior!  Copper Harbor community volunteers, along with the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative, are organizing the 5th annual Lake Superior Day Festival Sunday with lots of special activities at the 6th Street Dock along the Copper Harbor Boardwalk (near Isle Royale Queen boat dock): Enjoy fish stew (Kalamojakka), homemade pies, rieska (Finnish flatbread), and …

The Portage Health Foundation hosted informal sessions for people who are looking to fund their projects through their Stop The Roar Of Hunger food initiative. The sessions allowed potential applicants to ask questions and learn more about the funds. During this round of funding, Chelsea Goodreau from PHF Marketing and …

Although the road construction near the bridge in Hancock is almost over, Hancock Police Chief Wayne Butler cannot overlook driver’s mistreatment of construction workers. “Not only were they being screamed at and yelled at, their equipment was getting hit while they were working out there because of motorists not paying …

A video is out from an Upper Peninsula celebrity, talking about the benefits of Career and Technical Education. Host of the DIY Network’s “Man Caves”, “Sledgehammer” and “Desperate Landscapes” Jason Cameron was born and raised in the U.P. and took CTE classes in high school. Cameron credits the program with …

While she was a patient at Aspirus Keweenaw, 10 year-old Maija White turned her boredom into an idea to help others. “I was in the ER and I only had to watch TV and I had nothing else to do” said White. White put together 100 Smile Bags filled with …

The Hancock City Council is saying farewell to a longtime member of their fire department. Joe Neher is retiring after 22 year of service to the department, including five as the Fire Chief. The council expressed their appreciation for his dedicated, valuable and exemplary service.

You’ve probably heard them by now–sea planes on their way to Isle Royale. Some residents in Hancock have complained to the city council about the noise of these planes as they come off the hill and begin the trip out to Lake Superior. Others have compared the noise to that …

The Houghton City Police Department says they have seen several cases of distemper in wild animals this summer. Distemper is a viral illness that can affect dogs and other wild animals. The illness attacks the animal’s respiratory, gastrointestinal and central nervous system, causing them to act differently, almost as if …

Motorists are frustrated with the construction on the Hancock side of the bridge and are taking it out on the workers there. Police Chief Wayne Butler says there have been reports of people throwing objects at the workers from car windows and shooting at them with pellet guns. Drivers are …

A group of Houghton Middle School students led a presentation at the Community Art Center in Hancock, about their findings on the negative impacts of burning plastic. The ten eighth graders teamed up for the 2017 Lexus EcoChallenge, which allows students to solve local environmental issues. While the team has …