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Keweenaw Chain Drive runs and bikes to support the local area’s trail system. For several years the organizers of the Keweenaw Chain Drive use the event during Bridgefest to promote trail use by residents. The completely free event offers chances to use the mountain biking trails or running trails at …

The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission awards 117,000 dollars for historic preservation projects around the Western Upper Peninsula. The Keweenaw National Historical Advisory Commission has awarded grants as a part of the Keweenaw Heritage Grant program to thirteen projects stretching from Ontonagon to Eagle Harbor. The three largest projects …

A Keweenaw Peninsula company was recently recognized as a business to watch by Michigan Celebrates Small Business. Last month Mohawk Technology received a 2024 Michigan Companies to Watch Award at the annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards gala. Company founder and CEO Jay Isaacson says that the honor represents years …

Inspections of the M/V Michipicoten discover a 13-foot-long crack in the hull. On Saturday the lake freighter m/V Michipicoten began taking on water while traveling east on Lake Superior from Two Harbors Minnesota with a load of Tanorite. The ship was ferried to Thunder Bay Ontario for an inspection to …

The two missing boaters in Keweenaw Bay have been located. Michigan State Police Marine Services Unit located the capsized vessel and both missing boaters involved in a lake accident on Saturday, yesterday afternoon. Michigan State Police report that both individuals were found deceased located in an area approximately 220 feet …

The markets in Houghton Hancock and Calumet will open starting this week. The From the Ground Farmer’s Market Collective joins local food producers, artisans, and vendors around the copper country to make the markets more accessible to the community. Since the organization’s inception, it has worked with vendors to make …

Bridgefest’s fun times start Friday. Continue into Saturday. And wrap up on Sunday with a community pancake breakfast. This summer’s largest pancake breakfast for the entire Copper Country will benefit the Copper Country Humane Society. Vice President of the CCHS Board of Directors Kerri Sleeman says that in 2024 the …

The 2024-2025 budget for the Village of L’Anse is in place. After no one spoke at last night’s public hearing, the council approved the spending plan. Millage rates will remain the same in the village. L’Anse Fire Chief Cory Frisk recognized a grant received from the Koppers Company… They were …

The anticipated repaving of the parking lot at the Baraga County Sheriff’s Department and Jail will have to wait a bit longer. At last night’s county board meeting, commissioners reviewed bids received from Bacco Construction and Payne and Dolan. Both came in at around $80,000, and included removing the existing …

Houghton helps make recreation in the city more accessible. Recently the city of Houghton secured funding from the Copper Shores Community Wellness and Recreation Fund and Equipment Loans of the Keweenaw to purchase a beach wheelchair for Kestner Park and Houghton Beach. The equipment will make it easier for individuals …