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The Bridgefest Parade has many spectators. People line the streets in Hancock, on the lift bridge, and in Houghton. The current route of the parade leads the floats backwards down Quincy street, across the lift bridge, and backwards down Shelden Avenue in Houghton. While there are many spectating, there are …

Isle Royale hosts one of the longest-running predator-prey studies in the world, now in it’s 65th year. Researchers study moose and wolf populations in the winter. During the seven week expedition to Isle Royale this last winter, researchers found a stabilized wolf population with a dynamic and somewhat unexpected social …

Bridgefest is more than just a parade and fireworks- it brings the community together for a variety of fun activities, including kid-friendly events. The brand-new Kids on the Green event starts at 11am and runs until 6 in the evening, taking place on Quincy Green. See below for the exciting …

The Keweenaw Co-op has been offering fresh, organic produce and healthy foods to the community for almost 50 years. They are moving from their current place to a building in downtown Hancock.  “Well, I mean it is definitely our desire to expand access and knowledge about healthy food, and so …

Bethany Baptist Church in Dollar Bay has been around for just about a century now. The current lead pastor, Brian Knight, explained how the church came to be. “It was a little over 100 years ago that there was a group of Finnish immigrants that were here in Dollar Bay, …

Houghton county property owners will continue to see a county millage rate of 6.222 mills over the next taxable year. While the millage rate will stand pat for property owners, the county will see an increase in taxable revue. As the value of property in the county rose by 5.4 …

The Portage Health Foundation announced the opening of the application period for a scholarship. The Bogan Health Administration Scholarship will give a lucky resident of Keweenaw, Houghton, Baraga, or Ontonagon county $5,000 towards their master program in a healthcare field. Those interested need to have a complete application form and …

The Houghton City Council will hold public hearings at their meeting. There will be a public hearing for the 2023-24 proposed operating budget, and for the 2023-28 Capital Improvement Program. Some highlights of the Capital Improvement Program include a dog park, a splash park at Kestner park, improvements to Dee …

Local historic nonprofit organizations are moving forward all under the same name with the introduction of Copper Shores Community Health Foundation. The name represents all services, programs and opportunities offered by Portage Health Foundation, Dial Help and Copper Country Senior Meals. Their mission continues to be the same- to positively …

Michigan Tech announced the winners of the Research Excellence Fund award. Principle investigators of the awarded projects were named.  Research Seed Grants: Briana Bettin (CS/ICC) Julia Burton (CFRES/ESC) Elena Giusarma (Physics) Vijaya V. N. Sriram Malladi (ME-EM/MARC) Mohammed Sadeghi (CEGE/MTTI) Chunxiu Yu (BioMed/HRI) Scholarship and Creativity Grants: Sue Collins (HU) …