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Michigan Technological University welcomes many familiar faces to campus. And excitedly welcomes 110 new additional students compared to 2023. Michigan Technological University recently announced the institution’s student figures for the new school term, noting that 7,430 huskies call the Copper Country home. The addition of new students to campus continues …

Protect the Porkies partners with Upper Peninsula tribal nations to organize the Gichigaming Water Walk. Over the past year Protect the Porkies and tribal nations around Lake Superior have voiced concern for the Copperwood Mine development in Gogebic County with the Highland Copper company. The community action group believes the …

Classrooms are full. Fall leaves will soon start to change colors. And the end-of-year holiday season is just around the corner. Ahead of October’s spooky mood, and Christmas holiday joy the Baraga County Chamber of Commerce shares details for the community’s holiday décor tours. Storefronts and businesses throughout the county …

Houghton Portage Township School welcomed a handful of community members to the high school library to learn about the November bond extension. In the past year and a half the district has gathered public input from the community, using it to guide solutions to challenges with physical space. The district’s …

Baraga County has been offered some land with frontage on Huron Bay, but there’s a catch. The offer includes 231 acres with 3,400′ of beach frontage along Bower Road north of Bendry Point. It comes from a trust established by Markus J. Ladd, who passed away in June. The catch, as …

It might have been the end of summer over the weekend in Hancock. But fall is full of activity in the Copper Country. Recently Visit Keweenaw shared 15 festivals and events that will take place in the Keweenaw Peninsula this autumn. September starts that fun, with the End of Summer …

Finding fun and safe spaces for kids outside of school can be hard. But Kaleidoscope helps make the task easy on parents. With the new school year underway across the Copper Country, Kaleidoscope’s after-school classes and programs will start soon. The educational nonprofit works throughout the year with students in …

Michigan State Police report a fatal accident occurred recently in Copper City. On August 29th troopers from the MSP Calumet post responded to a fatal crash on Copper City road in Calumet township. Troopers say that a 27-year-old male on a dirt bike was crossing the center line and struck …

Loneliness and mental health can lead to devastation within a community. But suicide is not the answer to life‘s challenges. On Saturday Copper Shores Community Health Foundation hosts will bring the Copper Country together in support of preventing suicides for the 8th annual Suicide Prevention Walk. During the event the …

Tadych’s Marketplace and its parent company Coburn’s inc., support veterans with the Folds of Honor campaign in 2024. Throughout September Tadych’s marketplace partners with the Folds of Honor Foundation to raise funds for educational scholarships awarded to the spouses and children of fallen and disabled veterans and first responders. During …