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Summer officially settled into the Copper Country Saturday, as the annual Juhannus celebration took place in Hancock. The traditional midsummer pole was raised at noon at Quincy Green. Finnish Theme Committee member Jim Kurtti said it’s the continuation of a centuries-old, shared Scandinavian tradition… “The midsummer pole is a tradition …

Laurium has changed the village’s office hours. Starting today, the village will be open an hour earlier, starting at 8 am. Laurium leadership hopes that increasing the office’s hours of operations will allow residents more opportunities to pay bills, or voice concerns and frustrations to the village’s staff. The Laurium …

The Swedetown Trails are a great place to take in the beauty of the Calumet-Laurium area. Offering cross country ski trails in the winter, and switching to biking trails when the snow melts. Now that the Swedetown chalet is twenty five years old, some improvements and repairs are needed. Representatives …

In the home of Motor City and the big three auto makers, Michigan has put in a lot of effort to electrify communities. Popping up throughout the Upper Peninsula over the last couple of years, have been fast charge EV charging stations for vehicles. Now you’ll even be able to …

It is well-known that ticks can carry diseases, and Michigan Tech’s Genomic sequencing lab has been crowd-sourcing ticks for disease surveillance. 400 ticks have been collected and submitted to the lab, including 39 Lyme-positive ticks and 23 Anaplasma-positive ticks. Anaplasmosis is a bacterial infection that can cause flu-like symptoms such …

The Barbara Kettle Gundlach shelter is a local organization that offers shelter to domestic violence victims and their children. The organization offers free and confidential services, such as information and referral to appropriate agencies, an outreach advocate to help the victim work with law enforcement, and transportation to the shelter. …

Stanton Township will host the Copper Country Volunteer Firefighters Association Tournament at Breakers tomorrow. It will be the first time the event is being held by Stanton Township. The Races will be staged at North Canal Township Park beginning at noon. The Dress Parade will begin at 6:00 on Canal …

The Lake Linden farmers market will have their grand opening today. There will be live music courtesy of Cathy & The Black Roads Band, and over 25 vendors for fresh produce, baked goods, handcrafted items, community causes, and information about the area. There will also be Keweenaw Boat Tours departing …

Keweenaw County will discontinue the use of zoom during regular commission meetings going forward. The commission noted that there has been a lack of participants taking part in meetings. Previously the commission discontinued public comment through zoom during meetings. The commission also feels that if an issue is large enough, …

The UP Health System Regional Blood center is in critical need of all blood types. Make an appointment for a donation today by calling (906) 449-1450 for the blood bank in Hancock, Marquettte, or Escabana. One donation can save up to three lives.