For the second year in a row, Michigan Tech will bring together leaders in healthcare from around the region to campus. Today and tomorrow Michigan Technological University will host the University’s Health Research Institute’s 2nd Annual Upper Peninsula Medical Conference. The two days will bring together leaders, experts, and medical …
Read More »Jutila Center and Old Main Auction Date Set for December
Two Finlandia University properties that have been abandoned will enter into an auction with Keen Summit Capital Partners. Finlandia University State Receiver O’Keefe LLC has retained Keen Summit LLC to act as a real estate advisor in the sale of the Jutila Center and Old Main. An auction for the …
Read More »BKG Shelter Home Returns to the Agassiz House for an Evening at the Inn
The Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter home for many years operated out of the former home of Calumet Hecla Mining Manager Alexander Agassiz. The domestic violence shelter has since moved away to a new facility still in the area. However, the non-profit’s leadership was very happy to see their former home …
Read More »Calumet Celebrates Halloween with Trunk-or-Treating on Fifth Street and More
Plenty of small towns are gearing up for a great end to a fantastic October, with Halloween just around the corner. This weekend there are a few great haunts to check out. And plenty of houses to visit for trick or treating. But in the Calumet area this weekend, kids …
Read More »Law Enforcement Confirms Spectrum Contractors are Working in the Region
Local law enforcement officials have confirmed that Charter Spectrum does have contractors working in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The company has hired a team of third-party contractors in the region to do mapping of the area for potential fiber optics installations in the future. Earlier in the week the village of …
Read More »Michigan Tech Students Get Creative to Immerse Audiences in Scares at the haunted Smelter Tours
Those who enjoy the spooky season will choose to get scared at the haunted smelter tours starting tonight. Behind the scenes are Michigan Tech students who have been putting in hours’ worth of work to set to the stage. The entertaining scares each year are brought to the community by …
Read More »Houghton Will Take More Time to Consider Street Light Installations
City officials will continue to talk with West Houghton residents about potentially installing street lights in the neighborhood. The city had recently received survey responses from residents in the area at its last council meeting. Some residents in attendance pointed out that residents walking in the evening and early morning …
Read More »Former Michigan Tech University President Dale F. Stein Passes Away
A former president of Michigan Technological University has passed away. Former University President, Dale Stein passed away on October 9th, in Tucson, Arizona. Stein led the university from 1979 until his retirement in 1991. Before his presidency at Michigan Tech, Stein headed up the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and was …
Read More »Copper Shores Community Health Foundation Partners with Feeding America to Bring a Mobile Food Pantry to the Area in November
The Copper Shores Community Health Foundation and Feeding America West Michigan have helped more than 300 families in the western upper peninsula secure access to healthy food through a mobile food pantry program. The two groups have been working together for a few years now, since 2020, to bring free …
Read More »Annual Overnight Parking Bans Begin Next Week
Local city leadership wants to provide an important reminder to the area before the snow starts piling up in the streets. Starting next Wednesday, residents will not park on the streets overnight. The annual all-night parking bans found around downtown sectors and in residential areas begin November 1st and end …
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