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In 2023 Calumet held its Olympic competition awarding gold medals to top contender pasty eaters and pullers. This year Calumet’s annual pasty fest will travel back in time for a medieval-themed pasty fest. Annually the streets of Calumet fill with hundreds of people enjoying the regional dish that came to …

Key ingredients return to fill the streets and music. And event goer’s stomachs. Starting at 6 pm tonight Quincy Street will shut down and participants will freely walk around downtown Hancock. Taking in a summer evening in the copper country. Owner of 5th and Elm Boone Fiala says that before …

A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison on charges of coercing a minor and traveling between states with intent to commit an illicit sexual act. Yesterday the United States District Court of Western Michigan sentenced Tod Stafford, 60 years old of Bailey, Wisconsin, to serve 156 …

Military planes will land in Gwinn due to a 9.8 million project at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base. 350 airmen have been assigned to the 127th Wing’s A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft mission, which will deploy to an undisclosed location. The project’s impact will affect its local flight operations due …

Visit Keweenaw Awards 85,000 dollars to eleven projects in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. Recently Visit Keweenaw announced it has awarded grants as a part of the Destination Development program that seeks to fund projects that highlight different aspects of the Copper Country. The largest grant awarded went to the Swedetown …

With the canal run just a couple of days away Houghton County Sheriff Josh Saaranen has a message for motorists. Slow down. The main route for the hundreds of runners and walkers for the canal run follows M 203, with the half marathon starting as far away from the Quincy …

Hancock starts talking trash. And recycling. Last night the Hancock city council chose to bring the city’s garbage service back under city control. Hancock needs to complete details for the Department of Public Works’ pick-up services before its contract ends with waste management, by September 1st. Hancock City Manager Mary …

We have received the following message from Upper Michigan Water Company: Due to a leak in the system, customers are experiencing cloudy water. The leak has been located and isolated. The cloudiness in the water is due to air that was brought into the system. We are currently flushing hydrants …

Just as Michigan Tech’s students will get into the swing of the semester this fall, the university will host its annual parade of nations to welcome and back its international students and celebrate cultures in the Keweenaw. Each edition of the festivities has included a way for local students to …

The stories telling the tales of the people in the Copper Country run as deep as the region’s historic mines. Throughout the summer the Quincy Mine Hoist Association has invited the community and area’s visitors to learn about the history on the hill at the Quincy Mine with help from …