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Isle Royale’s ability to inspire art extends to even young people in the community.   Soon after the ball drops and the calendar turns over to 2025 the Isle Royale National Park will begin accepting applications for the 2025 summer teen artist exploration program. The National Park Service offers opportunities …

With so much snow on the ground already some may have taken to the cross-country ski trails.   While the daytime and sunlight offer expansive views of the forests and landscape. There’s something special about an opportunity to race down the trail lit by candlelight.   This evening the Keweenaw …

The fair might have been a few months ago. But planning starts right away. The Houghton County Fair Board recently shared the 2025 county fair plans are underway.   This year the fair welcomed more than 22,000 people to the Houghton Count Fair Grounds in Hancock. A major area the …

Copper Country has several organizations working to fight food insecurity in the region, including the Calumet Free Fridge. The local food pantry, free to anyone in need living in the community, fills gaps where others can’t. Ron Rea, who owns the Office Shop, where the Calumet Free Fridge is located, …

During December Michigan State Police Troopers delivered more than tickets to drivers speeding on highways or delivered assistance to a car stuck in a snow bank.   The state police agency delivered some joy and Christmas cheer to children in the Upper Peninsula. Throughout the region, the Michigan state police …

For many around the country, Christmas time delivers joy and cheer.   That was the goal for a group at a Christmas Eve party held in Calumet over 100 hundred years ago. But the joy quickly turned to tragedy, and Christmas Eve in Calumet would go on to have a …

The United States Federal highway Administration awards MDOT a portion of 135 million dollars in grant funds to support wildlife crossings on major highways. On Monday the Michigan Department of Transportation announced it has been awarded 467,000 dollars to fund the analysis and streamline efforts to improve motorists’ safety by …

A little more than 75 inches of snow has landed in the Keweenaw Peninsula. Since Thanksgiving, the region has felt the warm embrace, or perhaps cold embrace, of winter’s return in the Copper Country. The start of the season comes in contrast to the 2023-24 season’s start says Visit Keweenaw …

The Keweenaw Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council brought together young people in the Copper Country for some holiday cheer earlier this month. During a Youth Advisory Council social event, students from the area met at the Rozsa Center for Performing Arts to watch the Charles Dickens-inspired and Jim Henson classic …

The parade, wife-carrying races, and circle dances will gather the community on Hancock’s Quincy Green next month. But until Heikipaiva returns the Copper Country will enjoy cultural enrichment activities and events before the bear rolls over. Recently Sew Cranky started the annual snowflake challenge. While using an antique hand crank …