Local News

In a land with little light pollution, seeing the stars and night sky can be awe inspiring. Tonight the Gratiot Lake Conservancy has invited the Copper Country’s night owls to join the group at Mount Horace Greeley for a night with the Open Skies Project. The event is co-hosted and …

The first day of school will show up quicker than students expect. Ahead of the start to the school year the Copper Country Angel Mission will seek to help Copper Country students in need of school supplies. The local non-profit is currently accepting students registering to join the organization’s Backpack …

Hancock has joined one of many communities connecting with each other through new technology. Yesterday the city of Hancock unveiled for an official grand opening a new EV charger near downtown, at the DDA parking lot at Franklin Street and Tezcuco street. The new level three charge station can fully …

Build it and they will come. Today and tomorrow, area resident may notice some large boats docked by the new Houghton pier. This weekend the Great Lakes Cruising Club will host the lake superior rally in Houghton, thanks in large part to the new pier. The club’s Treasurer, Niels Jensen, …

Update 8/4/23: The U.S. Coast Guard and the Oil Spill Removal Organization are on scene near Manistee, Michigan cleaning up a diesel fuel spill that occurred Wednesday afternoon. The coast guard most recent observations of the spill note that the fuel has covered an area two miles ling by three …

Michigan Tech University is Helping Out With Living. The university has introduced a new housing program designed to allow community members and students to connect to find housing in the local area. HOWL for Huskies will let university employee and local residents who want to help students sort out housing, …

The Michigan DNR parks and recreation division will enforce a temporary road closure at multiple recreation sites in Baraga and Marquette counties. One campground is located in Baraga County, just west of Michigamme at Craig lake State Park. A portion of the main entry road, Nelligan lake Road, will be …

Copper Harbor is home to some new residents. Though these residents come from outside the area. While hiking recently in search of the Eurasian Tree Sparrow Citizen Scientist Brendan Leddy observed baby birds not previously in the location. The baby birds mark a significant change in the bird species’ behavior, …

Michigan Department of Natural Resources officers have found the source of the Greenland water spigot, advising the public to no longer drink water at the near by trail-side spigot. Though the agency will continue its search for a safe and viable well site. DNR officers were able to locate the …

Two Keweenaw Peninsula group have received grants from the MI HOPE program to help area residents rreedcue electric and heating costs in their homes. The Baraga-Houghton-Keweenaw Community Action Agency and Copper Country Habitat for Humanity were awarded a total of 750,000 dollars from the state of Michigan to become funding …