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This year marks the 110th anniversary of remembering the lives lost in the Italian Hall disaster. On the evening of December 24th, 1913, Miners and their families while amid the Copper Country Strike gathered at the Italian Hall in Calumet to celebrate Christmas. During the festivities, it was reported someone …

Although temperatures barely got above zero, a great crowd showed up for Heikenpaiva this weekend. The event commemorates Saint Henrik’s Day, who is the patron saint of Findland. A Finnish-themed parade marched down Quincy Street in downtown Hancock, with David Maki, this year’s Hankooki Heikkie riding alongside his daughter in …