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The Keweenaw Community Foundation announces the Herman Gundlach Donor Advised Fund will support 30 non-profit organizations in 2024. On Friday the Keweenaw Community Foundation announced the Herman Gundlach Fund’s 2024 grant awards will split 56,000 dollars among 30 local non-profit organizations working in the Copper Country. The awards include 35,000 …

From a land where winter is synonymous with its culture, to a region that welcomes feet of snow each winter. Finnish culture feels right at home in the Keweenaw Peninsula. Majority Finns hope to keep the recent Finnish Independence Day celebrations and spirits high with more fun this weekend. The …

Michigan truly is an all-weather, any-time-of-the-year recreation sort of state; from sunny beach days on the great lakes to enjoying a snowshoe hike in the state’s national forests. Last Thursday the U.S. Forest Service announced several recreation sites across the Ottawa National Forest will have plow services during the winter, …

The Village of Laurium seeks community input for its 5-year Parks and Recreation Plan. Recently the Village of Laurium published a copy of the proposed Parks and Recreation Plan to the village website. The five-year recreation plan will guide village decisions for parks and recreation opportunities. The village operates several …

The Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park attracts people from all over the Midwest for its expansive beauty and incredible recreation opportunities. Even in the winter visitors pack up the car and travel long distances to explore one of the region’s most isolated areas of wilderness. In just a couple of …

The Keweenaw Peninsula has many people concerned for its environment and protecting the region’s natural resources. One of the most active groups in recent years, includes the Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition. The organization works throughout the year to bring together individuals, businesses, and community organizations to secure permanent access to …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announces the western Upper Peninsula Citizen Advisory Council will meet next week for a review of the 2024 deer rifle season, and look ahead into winter snow sports. The Western UP Citizens’ advisory commission will meet on December 12th from 6 to 8:30 pm …

Lake Linden official notify residents that garbage pick up will change during holidays later this month. Recently Lake Linden officials announced that garbage pick ups in the village for Christmas and New years will move from Tuesday Thursday. During Christmas week pickups will occur on the 26th and during New …

This story was produced by My UP News correspondent Jessica Goska, find the original story here. For the last six years, researchers at Michigan Technological University (MTU) have been making a PUSH for clean energy storage in the Upper Peninsula’s abandoned hard metal mines.  Timothy Scarlett and Roman Sidortsov, associate …

Enjoying the company of the community while supporting technical education scholarships with KEDA, the Keweenaw Young Professionals and the Chamber of Commerce sounds like holiday hoopla. Next week the groups will invite the community to the annual holiday hoopla celebration. KEDA Executive Director Jeff Ratcliffe says the exciting party includes …