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If your travel plans take you out east and into Canada this weekend, keep in mind that you may be delayed Saturday morning. The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic during the Sault International Festival of Races. The bridge will close at 6:45 a.m. and …

HANCOCK–New Power Tour is hosting an Energy Summit Friday, Sept. 28, at the Finnish-American Heritage Center, including a Business & Technology Energy Conference and free Home Energy Show. “These are two great events,” said Melissa Davis, executive director if New Power Tour. “The Energy Show is for one for everyone …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is predicting a successful deer hunting season. The DNR has provided a forecast of the upcoming deer seasons in the 2018 Michigan Deer Hunting Prospects report. Deer numbers appear to be up over last year and biologists are expecting the number of deer taken …

Residents in the Houghton—Portage Township School District are seeing the money raised from the recent bond proposal put to work. In the Houghton High School newsletter, School Superintendent Doreen Klingbeil listed the items that were completed over the summer. Among them were new lockers and benches in the Middle School …

Many Upper Peninsula Power Company customers will soon have smart meters installed to monitor energy usage in their homes. The company says UPPCO’s advanced metering solution utilizes new infrastructure, state-of-the-art technology and smart meters to modernize the power grid. The primary benefit of this new system is the ability to …

A home in Calumet was destroyed by a fire on Saturday, leaving a local couple in need. According to a post on the First Baptist Church’s Facebook page, the home belonging to Ed and Donna Parsons is a total loss. The fire started in the upstairs of the home Saturday …

Edward Jones financial adviser John Nelson and Jacob Spear from the elder law firm Sturgul & Long will give a presentation on estate planning this week at the Portage Lake District Library. The presentation called “Preparing Your Estate Plan” will take place tomorrow at 6:30pm. Their discussion will focus on …

Copper Country residents and visitors are invited to a unique Nordic Music Workshop on Saturday, October 6 at 2 p.m. at the Finnish American Heritage Center. Come to learn more about unusual and beautiful Nordic instruments like the hardingfele, the nyckelharpa, the theorbo, and some not so unusual and complimentary instruments like the …

After School Science and Engineering Classes are available at Michigan Tech for students in 1st through 5th grade. The students will take part in hands-on explorations taught by Michigan Tech science & engineering students and staff at the Great Lakes Research Center. The six week classes will run from October …

Finlandia University welcomes renowned documentary filmmaker Byron Hurt to the area for an event titled “Locker Room Talk or Toxic Masculinity?” on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Finnish American Heritage Center. “Byron Hurt provides an opportunity for our campus to think critically about gender, class and racial stereotypes and how those stereotypes …