Rep. Greg Markkanen, of Hancock, recently launched the Outstanding Educator Award program. Students, parents, and school faculty of the 110th district in the Upper Peninsula are encouraged to nominate local educators who have made a meaningful impact on their community. Markkanen will select three educators from the district and nominations …
Read More »Residents Invited To Rediscover The Hancock Public Library
As residents who live within the Hancock Public School District have recently seen a change in library services, they are being given the opportunity to come and explore the newly renovated facility with a social gathering set to take place this weekend. Located in the Hancock High School building, the …
Read More »Four More Wolves Released Onto Isle Royale
The following press release was issued by Isle Royale National Park: HOUGHTON, MICH- During a narrow weather window between storms last week, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (OMNRF) successfully transferred four wolves to Isle Royale National Park. Earlier this winter, severe weather on both sides of the border …
Read More »Lawmakers offer tribute to western UP conservation officers
A pair of conservation officers from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are being recognized for risking their lives to save others. State Representative Greg Markkanen presented the special tributes from the state to Officers Zach Painter and Jenni Hanson at the DNR office in Baraga on Saturday. The tributes …
Read More »New Grandmother Wins CopperDog 150
A drop in temperature is likely the cause of a scarce crowd Sunday afternoon as mushers and canine teams crossed the finish line at the CopperDog 150. Those who did attend, bundled up and lined 5th Street in the village of Calumet to see their favorite teams and anxiously waited …
Read More »Conservation officers locate Detroit-area snowmobilers lost in Baraga County
The following press release was issued by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources: A husband and wife from Farmington Hills, Michigan, were rescued early Friday morning after becoming stranded on an old snowmobile trail near Moose Mountain in the western Upper Peninsula’s Baraga County. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation …
Read More »Hancock Library Invites Public to Open House, Book Sale
The Hancock School Public Library will host an open house to celebrate the reopening of the library under management of the Portage Lake District Library (PLDL) on Friday, March 8 from 3:30 – 6:00pm and continuing on Saturday, March 9 from 10:00am – 2:00pm. The Friends of the Portage Lake …
Read More »Next Phase of H-STEM Complex Planning and Design Moves Forward
By Stefanie Sidortsova, JD-Executive Director of Communications, Michigan Technological University https://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2019/march/next-phase-of-hstem-complex-planning-and-design-moves-forward.html University Board of Trustees approves expenditures for planning and design of H-STEM Complex. At its regular meeting in Houghton today, the Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees approved expenditures to complete planning and design for what is currently being …
Read More »Houghton Man Killed In Snowmobile Accident
A Houghton man was killed when his snowmobile collided with a vehicle. The Michigan State Police Calumet Post says troopers were dispatched around 4:20pm Thursday to an accident on Lake Annie Road and Trail #3 in Franklin Township. Troopers say 63-year-old Timothy Young was traveling south on the trail and …
Read More »Snowmobile Competition Leads To Cleaner, Quieter Sleds
In an effort to protect our environment from hydrocarbons and harmful exhaust emissions, 22 collegiate teams from across the continent will be filtering into the Keweenaw area over the next few days with snowmobiling on their minds. The 19th annual Society of Automotive Engineering’s Clean Snowmobile Challenge is set to …
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