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Mother Nature has a habit of reminding us just how quickly winter conditions can change and when it comes to snow, there aren’t too many places that can say they are as prepared for the constant repetitive cycle of removing it from its streets as the Keweenaw. Houghton City Manager …

Exhibit Dates: February 21 to March  18, 2019Opening reception: Thursday, February 21, 2019, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Dylan Evans Weiler,“they’re too young to even understand what’s on your mind”, Oil on linen on Panel, 2017 HANCOCK, MI –Finlandia University’s International School of Art and Design will present a faculty exhibit at the …

Finlandia University is thrilled to welcome Juha Vidgren, Chairman of the Board, Ponsse PIc,, to campus. Vidgren has been on the board of Ponsse since 2000, and with the company since 1998. Vidgren will be giving a presentation at the Finnish American Heritage Center on Wednesday, February 13 at 3 …

February is American Heart month. Celebrate by taking time out of your busy life to focus on your heart. Heart-healthy screenings will be offered free of charge and reviewed by Dr. Khouri, cardiologist from UP Health System Marquette. Screenings include a full lipid profile (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, blood glucose), blood pressure, …

The Quincy Mine Hoist Association, Keweenaw National Historical Park, and Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission are jointly hosting a National Endowment for the Humanities traveling exhibit. The exhibit, Jacob A. Riis:  How the Other Half Lives, will be on display at the Calumet Visitor Center from September 3 – October 20. …

As another major snowstorm rolls in, it’s great to see the amazing statues that Michigan Tech students can make with all the white stuff falling from the sky. Judging of the Winter Carnival snow statues took place Thursday morning, following the annual All-Nighter. Rome wasn’t built in a day and …

Three suspects are facing drug charges after a meth bust in Delta County. Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team conducted an investigation that led to the arrests on Monday. During the course of their investigation, detectives determined 23-year-old Taylor Ann Shanahan and 40-year-old Glen Thomas Lavance were involved …

A 65-year-old Ohio man is hospitalized after crashing his snowmobile Wednesday evening. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post say they were dispatched to Trail #23 in Schoolcraft Township near the Sawmill Road just before 7:00pm. Authorities say the man was traveling northwest on the trail when he lost …

No sleep on campus last night for the students of Michigan Tech as the magic of winter brings several weeks of snow sculpting to completion, earning the honor of display across the university and its reaches even across the Portage Canal. The University’s Winter Carnival event known as All-Nighter took …

(Calumet, MI) The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission is now accepting applications for the 2019 Keweenaw Heritage Grant Program. This program helps local partners preserve and interpret resources and stories related to the Keweenaw’s nationally significant copper mining history, from preserving buildings and landscapes to interpretation and museum collections. …