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HOUGHTON, MICH – The two wolves brought to Isle Royale National Park on September 26 have been seen on wildlife cameras and tracked via a GPS monitoring collar, moving around the island and feeding on provisioned moose left for them. The joint capture effort between the Grand Portage Band of …

A bi-partisan group of US Senators are urging the Army Corps of Engineers to allocate and request funding for projects critical to the Great Lakes. The group included Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters, as well as 10 other senators on the Great Lakes Task Force. In a letter to …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is continuing their effort to inventory and classify ORV trails throughout the state.  Mapping the state forest roads is meant to encourage more people to enjoy Michigan’s public lands through enhanced off-road vehicle opportunities. The northern Lower Peninsula inventory and classification are complete, currently …

Federal officials will conduct the first-ever nationwide test of the government’s emergency alert system for cell phones Wednesday. At, or around, 2:18, all cell phones will receive a message that says “”THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” All cell phones that …

The Copper Country Community Arts Center is hosting a pre-writing workshop this month called Developing a Novel. Stephanie Flint will lead a series of classes designed to prepare students to write a novel during National Novel Writing Month. Each class will go in-depth about various topics related to developing a …

HOUGHTON, Mich. – A free diabetes self-management workshop is being offered at the Portage Lake District Library in Houghton to help adults with Type 2 diabetes improve their health and better manage their symptoms. The workshop provides the skills and tools needed to face the daily challenges of living with diabetes. …

Houghton, Michigan, September 28, 2018 – The Upper Peninsula Economic Development Alliance will be holding a program on health care issues in the Upper Peninsula on October 22, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern at the Magnuson Franklin Square Inn in Houghton. Registration Opens at 10:00. The keynote speaker will be …

More than 200 Great Lakes researchers will converge at the State of Lake Superior Conference Oct. 9-12, 2018 at Michigan Technological University. Lake managers, lake ecosystem stewards, university researchers, tribes, government agencies and decisionmakers will convene in Houghton to discuss the results of the latest Lake Superior scientific research and …

HOUGHTON, MI (September 26, 2018) – The next 1 Million Cups event will take place on Wednesday, October 10th at 9am at the historic Keweenaw Mountain Lodge in Copper Harbor. The event is free and open to the public, with coffee being provided. John Mueller, the new owner of the …

Own a business in Calumet and want to give the outside a facelift? The community is invited to come learn about new façade grant opportunities at an informational meeting Monday, October 8th. The meeting will be held at Keweenaw Coffee Works at 6pm. Main Street Calumet and the Keweenaw Economic …