The Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club and Sons of Norway annual Barnelopet takes place this Sunday, February 7th. Barnelopet is Norwegian for “kid’s race.” The annual event, held at Hancock’s Maasto Hiihto trails, encourages kids and families to get out and enjoy the winter weather. Registration is open for kids ages …
Read More »Ontonagon Man Arrested for Attempted Murder
An Ontonagon man is in jail on multiple charges including attempted murder. The Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office says 51-year-old Timothy Wayne Pietila was arrested Wednesday morning around 1:45 a.m. He is charged with attempted murder, first degree criminal sexual conduct, assault by strangulation, and felony firearm. Pietila is being held …
Read More »Winter Carnival Statues- Interview With the Winners
The snow statues of Michigan Tech’s Winter Carnival draw people from all 50 states…so it’s perfect that this year’s theme celebrated each and every one of them. The theme for this year is “As snow accumulates at alarming rates, we show our love for the fifty states.” There were 21 …
Read More »A coffee company in Calumet continues to grow their business from the grounds up
Most people don’t think of coffee beans when they think of the Copper Country. But for nearly three years…Keweenaw Coffee Works on 5th Street in Calumet has been roasting their own successful line of coffees. U.P. native Valerie Baciak co-owns the store along with her husband, Nate Shuttleworth. Baciak said, …
Read More »Winter Carnival Snow Statues Results Are In
Here are the results of this year’s snow statue contest. Judging is done differently this year. Categories are not broken up into Fraternities, Sororities, Student Orgs, etc. They are instead divided into Classes depending on how many Winter Carnival Events they are participating in. The rules are below. Month …
Read More »Snowy All-Nighter Gets Things Going At Michigan Tech's Winter Carnival
Winter Carnival is underway at Michigan Tech. As usual, festivities kicked off with the Carnival All-Nighter. This year’s theme is “As snow accumulates at alarming rates, we show our love for the fifty states.” Snow statues are the main event at the campus party. These teams work on their snow …
Read More »Baraga County's Winter Happening This Weekend
Michigan Tech isn’t the only place in the Copper Country that is making a festival out of winter. The Baraga County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring Winter Happening with events throughout the weekend. The celebration begins Friday at 4:00pm at the Whirl-I-Gig with a family dance followed by a dinner …
Read More »FAHC Language Classes Still Accepting Registrations
Mother Nature had an impact on the scheduled first session for the Finnish American Heritage Center’s community enrichment classes, so there’s still an opportunity to sign up and take part. All classes are $50 per student, per class. Advanced registration is encouraged, but not required. This year’s lineup includes three …
Read More »Aspirus Sets In Motion New Emergency Department For Ontonagon Hospital
ONTONAGON – The Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Board of Directors and Aspirus Inc. approved construction of an 8,210 sq. ft. expansion and renovation project of the hospital’s emergency department. Engineering and design plans are in the process of being finalized. Project completion is set for March of 2017. The project includes …
Read More »UP Health System – Portage To Begin Site Preparation For New Calumet Clinic
HANCOCK, Mich. – UP Health System will begin site preparation activity at its planned new UP Health System Calumet clinic in late February. Initial activity will focus on demolishing a portion of the current structure at the site where the new clinic will be constructed. Construction of the new clinic …
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