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Keweenaw County Sheriff locates kayaker in Lake Superior after a faulty emergency beacon was triggered. Yesterday at 2 pm the Keweenaw County sheriff was dispatched for a s.o.s. distress signal offshore from the Horseshoe Trail in Grant Township. Keweenaw County Sheriff, Michigan Parks and Recreation, and the U.S. Coast Guard launched four boats …

Visit Keweenaw launches a new social media documentary series sharing the stories and exploring the inspirations of the people living in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The series titled The Crossing Place, derives its name from the deep Ojibwe heritage tied to the region. Keweenaw translates in Ojibwe to the crossing place, for the natural waterway …

MI-TRALE trains over 150 young ATV and ORV riders before the start of the 2024 ATV/ORV season. Helping prepare the next generation of trail club members with knowledgeable safety information and passing state off-road license requirements. This season the Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and the Environment set out to start the …

Last Saturday search and rescue agencies from throughout the Upper Peninsula and areas of Northern Wisconsin met in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park for a full-scale training exercise. Local Search Group Superior Search and Rescue was a lead agency in the training opportunity for the Lake Superior region after working with the Michigan …

Becoming an incredible parent takes a lot of work and knowledge. And most of the best advice comes from other parents and peers. Tomorrow evening the Copper Country Intermediate School District and the Portage Lake District Library will invite parents at all stages to meet at the library for a parent café. …

Michigan Technological University College of Computing names a new associate dean of the college. Applied Computing Professor Yu Cai has been selected as the new associate dean for the College of Computing Yu Cai will take on the role effective August 1st ahead of the fall semester. In the associate dean role, Cai will provide oversight …

The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center at North Michigan University launches a website extending the reach of the Walking Together: Finding Common Ground Exhibit. The website, named in companion with the traveling exhibit, shares the stories of indigenous communities in the Upper Peninsula and Midwest, including the experiences attending Native American …

CCISD Career and Technical Education announces a significant program milestone after a student signs a letter of intent with Great Lakes Sound and Vibration. Recently home-school student Baron Colbert signed a nonbinding letter of intent to join Great Lakes Sound and Vibration as a second-year CTE Work Based Learning student. The …

The Northbound sidewalk on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge will close to pedestrian traffic today while MDOT crews complete elevator replacement work. Starting today, and continuing through June, the Portage Lake Lift Bridge northbound sidewalk will close, and a pedestrian detour set up. The repair is part of a 4.3 million dollar …

MDOT will begin a 2.2 million dollar project to rebuild a section of M-95 from Hamilton Avenue and Woodward Avenue in Kingsford and Iron Mountain. The project will complete work over a 0.2-mile stretch for asphalt rebuilding, water main, storm and sanitary sewer work, and construction of sidewalk and concrete …