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Isle Royale has updated food security rules. Recently the Isle Royale National Park Service announced it will begin implementing new food security rules in the back country to limit potential wolf and human interactions. The park’s response comes after wolves access human food and garbage in and around Rock Harbor …

For many decades the marina in Eagle Harbor has offered safety for ships and slips to dock at. The area’s safety on Lake Superior was increased by the presence of the US Coast Guard Eagle Harbor Life-Saving Station which operated until 1950. The Coast Guard now operates from Dollar Bay …

Another weekend wraps up in the Copper Country, and another Chassell strawberry festival goes in the book. Over the weekend many visitors parked and walked to Centennial Park on Friday and Saturday for the area’s annual strawberry festival. Friday’s fun started with the old-fashioned cake walk, craft, and artisans in …

In the 1860s a group of mining companies formed the Portage Lake and Lake Superior Company to dredge the remaining two miles of land separating the Keweenaw Waterway from reaching Lake Superior on the west side of the Peninsula. Since then the waterway has been used by countless ships traveling …

The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office reports undersheriff Daniel Willey has passed away following a short illness. He graduated from Ishpeming High School and earned an associate degree in Criminal Justice from Northern Michigan University. Undersheriff Willey grew up in Ishpeming and served with the United States Air Force as a …

In late July Copper Shores Community Health Foundation will host ASIST suicide intervention training with help from the West End Health Foundation in Negaunee. The program offers an opportunity for community members, emergency responders, and mental health professionals to learn techniques to prevent suicide. The two-day program dives deep into …

Strawberry farms have picked the fruit. Local artisans have crafted sweet treats. And local ladies will show off plates of strawberries tonight. Chassell’s community will begin descending on Cenntenial Park today for craft vendors and activities before the evening brings out the 2024 Strawberry Queen Candidates and starts the strawberry …

The Finnish American Heritage Center has new signage as the Finlandia Foundation national. Earlier this week Finlandia Foundation National placed its logo on the façade facing Quincy Street. Adding to the local landmark’s identity as the heart of Finnish-American activities in the Upper Peninsula. In April the foundation held a …

Houghton will need to send the city’s vactor truck out for repairs. The city regularly uses the vital piece of equipment for cleaning and pumping the sewer system as well as for hydro extraction. Houghton has received a bid for the repairs, which will complete a full rebuild of the …

Oil and Water Don’t Mix’s presentation will welcome Nichole Biber to the Keweenaw community to talk about Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinaw. On Sunday Biber will replace the presentation schedule speaker due to a personal emergency. Oil and Water Don’t Mix was organized over ten years ago to …