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Bridgefest will return to the Houghton Hancock area before you know it. Bridgefest’s celebration of all things summer and the Copper Country will include many local craft vendors, locally organized games, a fireworks display, and much more. Throughout the festival, activities are organized by local groups for the community including …

Over 60 kids discover what 4-H clubs do during the Houghton Keweenaw counties 4-H Spring Discovery event. Recently Houghton and Keweenaw County 4 – h held the annual spring discovery event at The Mineshaft. The free event encourages local youth to learn about and get involved in agricultural activities through …

Michigan DNR will temporarily close several Upper Peninsula State Parks in June for short construction projects. Nearly a dozen parks in Marquette and Baraga counties will have temporary facility closures starting this week. DNR Western Upper Peninsula Parks and Recreation division director Doug Rich says that the department has already …

There’s something freeing about driving down the highway with the windows down. But it’s always important to have the right skills in case traffic slows down the summertime cruising. At the end of June Michigan State Police will host the 3rd annual Upper Peninsula Teen Defensive driving program. Throughout the …

The progression of artificial intelligence in today’s society has Michigan Technological University thinking ahead. Michigan Tech’s Institute of Computing and Cyber systems recently announced the formation of the Center for Artificial Intelligence. The new center’s inaugural director Vinh Nguyen aims to cultivate cutting-edge research in AI development and application to …

The Keweenaw Community Foundation supports students building new skills in trades with grant awards to the Copper Country ISD Career and Technical Education programs. The Keweenaw Community Foundation recently awarded 5,000 dollars in grant funds from the Herman Gundlach Fund and Funding Youth Initiatives to support the CTE Construction Technology …

Spring can mean the start of something new. This Spring the Keweenaw Community Foundation will support several new projects and programs with the Kellogg Youth Fund. Projects and programs were chosen by the Youth Advisory Council made up of local students interested in leadership and philanthropy. In 2024 the Kellogg …

One person was injured and another died in an off-road vehicle accident on Sunday in Schoolcraft County. The Michigan State Police Manistique Outpost was dispatched after 8 pm on Sunday for an ATV 4-wheeler crash on Hemlock Trail in Thompson Township. Upon Arrival officers found an ATV overturned after losing …

MI TRALE supports Ontonagon County students with scholarships for education. Last Tuesday MITRALE leadership presented two 250-dollar scholarships to Ontonagon Area Schools students Naomie Braget and Gracie Pluthcak at the district’s Junior and Senior High School Awards program. The scholarships are a part of the Trails Club’s Marvin Westendhal Memorial …

Around the Copper Country Veterans groups gathered at flag poles, at memorial dedications, and before the graves of the fallen to honor their memory. One of the first ceremonies occurred at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Hancock with the Alfred Erickson American Legion Post 186. After raising the flag at …