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DNR officials are reminding us to watch for moose as we’re driving.  The caution comes after five crashes were reported in a four-day period earlier this month. Three took place June 10th – one along US-41 west of Nestoria, one along US-141 south of Covington, and one along M-95 south …

Traffic will be disrupted this week at the busy M-28/US-41 intersection in Harvey, east of Marquette.  The intersection will be repaved as part of a larger project stretching three miles south on US-41. Because of the heavy traffic, paving at the intersection will be done at night, to minimize disruption. …

Editor’s Note; 97.7 The Wolf’s Kevin Ericson was able to provide us with some photos from tonight’s firework display. You will find them below within the photo gallery.  Bridge Fest has returned. Hundreds of people flocked to Quincy Street in Hancock and Sheldon Avenue in Houghton to see the grand …

Following Bridgefest weekend the city of Hancock will keep on rocking the night away. As Canal Rock returns to Porvoo Park next Friday. The first band kicking off the summer concert series for the city is Conga Finn. The Canal Rock series will continue through the month of July with …

Out on Torch Lake will be the third annual fastest show on h2o, the Jeff Moyle Memorial Watercross race. Lake Linden is one of the International Watercross Association’s most pristine venues on their circuit. The watercross race is hosted by and benefits the Lake Linden Fire Department, who will put …

Today the Portage Lake Lift Bridge earned a new milestone achievement. This morning ASCE Society President, Dennis Truax presented Houghton City Clerk Ann Volrath and Hancock Mayor Paul LaBine with placards commemorating the lift bridge as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. A small crowd gathered at Bridgeview Park in …

Bridgefest opens today in Houghton and Hancock. After a two-year pause because of COVID-19 pandemic concerns, the celebration of the two cities, and the single, historic bridge that links them, returns with a full schedule of events. Activities begin this morning, with a ceremony acknowledging the Houghton-Hancock Bridge’s recognition as …

Michigan Deprtment of Transportation Director Paul Ajegba is in town today. He is in the area for the Portage Lake Lift Bridge’s dedication ceremony tomorrow and to check on the status of the College Avenue project. He and other local MDOT officials toured the construction project, starting off near where …

Tomorrow morning Houghton and Hancock will receive plaques commemorating the Portage Lake Lift Bridge as a Civil Engineering Historic Landmark, from the American Society of Civil Engineers. Taking a look back, there have been two other bridges that have connected the mainland to the rest of the peninsula. The need …

The City of Houghton has approved its 2022-2023 budget. The $17.8 million plan was adopted by the city council last night. The base property tax millage rate will remain unchanged, at 15 mills. The council also voted to authorize borrowing up to $1.5 million to tear down the aging big …