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The weather may have rained out the parade, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of those who came out to celebrate Calumet’s Sesquicentennial. The township marked their 150th anniversary with fireworks, live music and a fair in Agassiz Park over the weekend. Organizers estimate 800-1,000 people came out Friday to take …

From now on, when players take the fields at the Hancock Driving Park, they’ll know for whom those hallowed grounds are named after. In 2015, the Hancock City Council named the baseball field the Bill Givens Memorial Little League Field, named after one of the areas most dedicated players and …

Hancock, Michigan—The Keweenaw Cross Country Skiing Endowment Advisory Committee of the Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) announced that $4,995 has been awarded from the Keweenaw Cross Country Skiing Endowment Fund to three local organizations supporting skiing programs in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. The grant recipients are: Copper Country Ski Tigers for …

ONTONAGON – Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital is pleased to welcome Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), Lauren Siren, to its excellent outpatient therapies team. Siren specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders. She works with patients of all ages, including those affected by stroke, head injuries, neurological disorders, and …

Houghton, MI – Since 1997 Isle Royale National Park has charged a $4 per person daily user fee. In 2015 Isle Royale began the process of updating its fee program to comply with federal regulations, allow acceptance of all Federal Recreation Passes, and study changing the user fee to an entrance fee. …

The Michigan Rail Conference is an event designed to gather stakeholders in rail transportation to discuss facets of the industry. The 4th annual conference, held in the Upper Peninsula, gave participants a first hand look at local rail sites. One of those sites was the Eagle Mine’s Humboldt Mill, where …

Copper and Culture: A Conference on Prehistoric Metal Working in the Lake Superior Region. That’s the topic of a two day event being held this weekend at the Houghton High School Auditorium. The 2nd annual conference brings together archeologists, Native Americans, Artifact Collectors, Geologists and the public to talk about …

Attention Seniors–a special day is being planned for you! The Senior Heritage Day Picnic will be held at the Houghton County Arena on Tuesday, September 13th from 11:00am to 1:00pm. The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program is now coordinating the event previously ran by the now disbanded Commission on Aging. …

The party is in Calumet this weekend as the township celebrates its Sesquicentennial. The Big 150 kicks into high gear this evening in Agassiz Park with live music starting at 5pm. They’re featuring a beer garden plus other food and beverages, capping the evening off with fireworks at dusk. Despite …

Dollar Bay resident Tom Rossi is the 400th person to achieve the dream of homeownership through Michigan State Housing Development Authority’s Key to Own program.   “This most definitely is a milestone worth celebrating for the Key to Own program,” MSHDA Executive Director Kevin Elsenheimer said. “Not only is it …