The Superior Health Foundation (SHF) is interested in receiving grant applications for health-centered projects or equipment purchases. In the past, the average fall grant award has been between $10,000 and $15,000. SHF will award over $183,000 in grants during the fall cycle, and applications are currently open through July 3. …
Read More »Adaptive Athlete Races Now Part of Canal Run
The Canal Run is now opening two other races that are available to adaptive athletes. There will be the half marathon wheelchair race and the 5 mile blade run for single or double amputees. You can do the races individually, or either as teams of 5 or more or 8 …
Read More »Chassell Farmers Market Opens Tomorrow
The opening week of the Chassell farmers market will offer more than fresh, delicious and locally grown produce. There will also be baked goods, including gluten free options, farm fresh eggs, crafts, plants, freeze-dried candies, teas, locally raised pork and beef, and home décor. Local artisans will sell their goods …
Read More »Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry In Ontonagon Tomorrow
Feeding America is a food resource program that serves the UP and western Michigan. They gather donated food, purchase food to fill in nutritional or other gaps, prepare the food for distribution, distribute it through their Mobile Food Pantry Program, provide food to their network of partners, and aid the …
Read More »Donken-Tapiola Rd. Construction to Delay Travelers
A bridge replacement on Donken-Tapiola Rd. will delay travelers. Beginning from today, the construction is expected to take about 8 weeks. Motorists will be guided around the construction. The project will install an arched culvert over Misery river south of Donken and just east of M-26. The road will not …
Read More »Fire Danger Levels Expected To Raise Even Further
The Michigan DNR has commented that it has been unusually dry lately, and has restricted open burning as much as possible. There have been fires downstate, and there was even a small fire in Ontonagon county, which the Crystal Falls unit reported was due to lightning. There is a forecast …
Read More »Trail 3 Updates and Volunteers for Keweenaw ATV Club
The Keweenaw ATV club will meet to update the public on the Lake Linden trail that is currently undergoing serious reconstruction after the Fathers Day flood a few years ago. It was estimated that over 400 individual projects need to be completed on the trail. The club is always looking …
Read More »Bridgefest Waterfront Festivities Overview
Bridgefest is merely a week away, with quite a few of the festivities taking place on Houghton’s waterfront and at Ray Kestner waterfront park, also known as Chutes and Ladders. Beginning next Friday, vendors will be on the waterfront beginning at noon. More vendors, along with food, beverages, and music …
Read More »Houghton’s New Trash and Recycling Bins To Be Used This Week
Houghton’ s new trash and recycling bins will begin to be used this week. If you have not received your trash bin, you can place your trash out either in the city bags or a bag that holds up to 30 gallons, and it will be collected. If you have …
Read More »Pridefest Was An Overwhelming Success
June is considered Pride month, when the LGBTQ+ community is celebrated. Keweenaw Queers, a small local LGBTQ+ group put together a family-friendly Pridefest. Hosted at the east Houghton Waterfront Park, also known as the skatepark, it was expected it would be a small get-together of maybe only 30 people. One …
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