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Michigan Tech students help Main Street Calumet prepare the village for winter. This past November Michigan Technological University Sustainability Living Community program students helped Main Street Calumet complete end-of-the-year work to clean out the garden boxes at the community gardeners and positioned planters for this coming spring. The MTU Sustainability …

From 1975 to 2025 the Canal Run has kept the Copper Country running along the Portage Canal in the Keweenaw Peninsula. This year marks the UPHS-Portage Canal Run’s fiftieth race. Race Director Angela Luskin says organizers are thrilled to celebrate this special anniversary and bring the community together to foster …

For five decades, the Copper Country Humane Society has housed the pets of the Keweenaw Peninsula until they find a forever home. Over the past couple of years, the CCHS has had more dogs living at the shelter, says Assistant Shelter Manager Rebecca Brink, adding that adoptions tend to slow …

The Christmas tunes will end tonight at midnight. But the Breeze will blow in the decade’s best soft sounds.   Over the holidays 96.3 Houghton’s Breeze, Queen Bee’s Knees’ latest addition to its group of Keweenaw Peninsula radio stations, provided the community with the background music for a fantastic Thanksgiving, …

A new year can be a great time to pick up a new skill or activity. And why not try out a sport with a little local connection? On Saturday the Calumet Drill Shop will host a Learn to Curl event.   Calumet’s drill shop, a former site owned by …

Experiencing the fun on New Year’s Eve helps close out a great or not-so-great year. Hancock Police and local law enforcement want the community to enjoy the evening’s festivities. While making sure residents get home safely. Police Chief Tami Sleeman says the department’s biggest concern tonight starts with drunk driving. …

This story was produced by My UP News correspondent Jessica Goska, find the original story here. Earlier this year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) paid a surprise visit to the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department, where Undersheriff Ryan Hering was presented with a special award.  For his seven years of …

Michigan State Police UPSET arrest one person in connection to a months-long drug trafficking investigation during a traffic stop in Delta County. Yesterday the Michigan State Police Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team announced it arrested one person during a traffic stop on Saturday. On December 28thUPSET detectives and MSP Troopers …

Copper  Dog might be a couple of months away. But the fun and excitement will start to build after Saturday. With some snow in the forecast, and dogs ready to pull a sled or two, Copper Dog’s organizers invite kids to the CopperDog Kids Dog  Sled Rides in Agassiz Park. …

Three… two… One! It’s almost New Year. Houghton and visit Keweenaw will host a ball drop on the waterfront tomorrow night. But the event will include a symbol of the region, a chook. The city will host the New Year’s Eve chook drop for the second time in 2024 going …