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Ever wanted to travel back in time to see how people lived in the Keweenaw before? The Keweenaw Time Traveler is set to launch this week, giving people a virtual opportunity to take that trip. A group of Michigan Tech researches led the project to create a digital map that …

A case against a Detroit man accused of delivering and manufacturing heroin in Lake Linden continues. 25 year-old Breon Garner appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court Friday. Garner was originally arrested in March following a warranted search by UPSET detectives of a residence in Lake Linden. The defense said a …

Morning winds Saturday pushed the Baraga County Lake Trout Festival indoors to the Meadowbrook Arena in L’Anse, but the day was still entertaining for the whole community. The festival gets its name from Baraga County’s reputation as the Lake Trout Capital of the Great Lakes and it has been providing …

WalletHub recently released its rankings for the Best U.S. Cities for Hockey Fans, and Houghton was 23rd on the overall ranking and the first non-NHL city mentioned. WalletHub compared 72 U.S. cities that had at least one college or one professional hockey team. Nineteen metrics were used to evaluate each …

A planned power outage is taking place today in the L’Anse area. Upper Peninsula Power Company says the planned outage is necessary to perform maintenance on equipment owned and operated by American Transmission Company to improve electric reliability and safety. Electrical service will be shut off between 8am and noon. …

As part of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Natural Resources Commission meets once a month to regulate and discuss topics like animal populations and ethical hunting practices. The NRC met in Houghton on Thursday on the campus of Michigan Tech. DNR Director Keith Creagh says it is important …

Houghton, Michigan—The 2017 Bernard F. Gaffney Memorial Scholarships were presented Thursday, May 25 at the Houghton High School Senior Honors Banquet. Harkin Massopust, Abigail Mauno, and Carly Ronis were each awarded scholarships totaling $5,600. Harkin will be attending Michigan State University and plans to study linguistics. Abigail will attend Michigan …

Finlandia University is one of 80 schools nationwide to be recognized by University Research & Review as a 2017 Best Value School. “We work extremely hard to make sure Finlandia University remains affordable to people of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Midwest as a whole,” said Director of Student …

If you’re heading down to Ontonagon or Gogebic County, there’s some roadwork you’ll want to watch out for. The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing $5 million to chip seal 52 miles of roadway on M-64 south from M-28 to US-2, M-64 north from M-28 to the M-107 junction at …

Houghton MI Skatepark has raised over $50,000 through the crowdfunding campaign to meet the $50,000 challenge match from MEDC. The Patronicity site can continue to accept donations until 11:45 p.m. on Friday, June 9 for people wanting to help build the skatepark in Houghton, but it is exciting and gratifying …