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Although the tip of the Keweenaw is still under a thick blanket of snow, the Copper Harbor Trails Club is anxiously waiting to open up the 2018 mountain biking season. “The trails are not open yet. We’ve had a lot of snow. It’s been a pretty cold spring so we …

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) and the Michigan Agency for Energy (MAE) are notifying residents near the Straits of Mackinac to increased activity related to damage to American Transmission Co.’s electrical transmission lines and Enbridge Energy’s Line 5. Crews …

A soldier from Calumet who has been missing since the Vietnam War has now been accounted for. An announcement from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency earlier this month said the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Marshall F. Kipina were identified. The aircraft Kipina was serving on was lost on a …

The national website SmartAsset ranks Houghton as one of the top 10 tax-friendly cities in Michigan. In their fourth annual study, the website analyzed sales, property, income, fuel and Social Security tax data to rank locations on how friendly they are for retirees. Houghton came in at number 8 on …

HANCOCK, MI – Finlandia University’s International School of Art & Design (ISAD) 2018 Bachelor of Fine Arts Diploma Works Exhibition is featured from April 28 to May 31, 2018, at the Finlandia University Gallery. The Finlandia University Gallery is located in the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock. A reception …

Creating Confident Caregivers is an exciting new program in select regions of Michigan, for family caregivers of persons with dementia and/or memory loss. This is a six-session workshop led by trained dementia care specialists. This university tested program provides participants with information, skills and attitudes to manage stress and increase …

Lansing – Upper Peninsula parents are less likely than those in other regions of the state to have begun saving for their children’s college education, a first-of-its-kind survey by the Michigan Education Trust (MET) found. The study by the state’s 529 prepaid tuition program discovered that 47 percent of Upper …

The Executive Director of the Calumet Art Center is stepping down. In a post on the center’s Facebook page last week, Ed Gray announced his retirement as of Saturday, April 14th. Gray has been the executive director of the art center since 2008. Gray indicated that he will continue to …

After nearly a yearlong search, the board of Directors at Michigan Technological University have unanimously Voted to appoint the university’s next President. ’Today was a historic Day at Michigan Tech. Today the Board of Trustees met and selected our 10th President.’ Said, Terry Woychowski, MTU Board of Trustees Chairman. Dr. …

Several area students will have their science fair project displayed in a Houghton museum after participating in the 20th Annual Western UP Science Fair and STEM Festival. The event took place yesterday afternoon on the campus of Michigan Tech, where a panel of judges awarded students Gold, Silver, and Bronze …