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Giving Tuesday: Unite Mental Health and Wellness

Unitē Mental Health and Wellness opened their doors with the goal of filling gaps in mental health services in the Copper Country. Over the past year their group has brought on six therapists, and many patients seeking the tools and resources for improving their mental well being. Unitē Mental Health …

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Giving Tuesday: Swedetown Trails Club

Swedetown Trails attracts outdoor enthusiasts from all over the Upper Peninsula, all year round. Offering great trail options for cross country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, and mountain biking. For many years their trails club has created an area for people to recreate, and get active outside. Over their time as an …

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Giving Tuesday: Keweenaw Family Resource Center – Home of the Treehouse Indoor Playground

Giving Tuesday with the Portage Health foundation is tomorrow and there are just a few more groups we have yet to meet. The Keweenaw Family Resource Center – Home of the Treehouse Indoor Playground, has engaged with the annual day of giving since it’s inception. The donations to their non-profit …

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Meet Hancock’s New Police Chief Tomorrow at the Hancock Fire Hall

Residents of Hancock will have the chance to meet the city’s newest police chief tomorrow evening. From 4 -6 pm at the Hancock Fire Hall, Tami Sleeman will meet with residents with light refreshments available. Sleeman plans to step in as the department’s newest leader in the beginning of December, …

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Hancock Planning Commission to Mull Solar/Wind Power Ordinance

The Hancock Planning Commission will continue its discussion about a proposed ordinance to regulate solar and wind energy devices in the city at its meeting tonight.  A draft ordinance has been prepared, and posted on the city’s website. Comments from the public are welcome, and can be submitted in person, …

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Mackinac Bridge Closures Planned

If you’re planning a late-night trip downstate, be prepared for a delay at the Mackinac Bridge.  The Mighty Mac will shut down between 2:30 and 3:00 Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning. Technicians will be installing a new back-up power system for the 65-year-old structure. The times were chosen because they …

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Memorial Day Reservations Now Available at Most State Parks

As we continue to enjoy Thanksgiving leftovers, it’s time to start thinking about next summer’s camping season. Campsites and slip reservations at Michigan State Parks and Harbors can be reserved online beginning six months in advance. That means you can now lock in your site for the Memorial Day weekend. …

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Baraga Man Arraigned on Child Sex Charges

As received from the Michigan Attorney General’s Office: An undercover sting operation in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula resulted in the arrest of a local man for seeking out an officer posing as an underage girl online for sex, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. William Michael Brunk, 26, of Baraga, …

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Giving Tuesday: Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club

The Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club is in their second year working with the portage health foundation’s giving Tuesday. Last year the group used those donations and funding from other sources to re work, re route and design new and existing trails in the Maasto Hiihto trail system in Hancock. The …

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