Category Archives: Featured

Qunicy Mine Hoist Association invites the Copper Country to explore history in June
Whether the temperatures fall down to zero, or if it's a hot and humid day in the Keweenaw Peninsula, the Quincy Mine Hoist is always 40 degrees. Throughout the year, the Quincy Mine Hoist Association...
Thomas Fournier Jun 02, 2026

Friends of the Porkies launch new Park Artist Ambassadors with two artists
The Friends of the Porkies will have two artist ambassadors roaming the state park this summer. Recently, the Friends of the Porcupine Mountains shared the group's newest initiative, Park Artist Ambas...
Thomas Fournier Jun 02, 2026

State Trooper, Inspector Danison, retires after 31 years in the Upper Peninsula
Michigan State Police honors a retiring inspector following a 31-year career in the Upper Peninsula. On Friday, the Michigan State Police announced Inspector Randal Danison will retire after 31 years ...
Thomas Fournier Jun 02, 2026

Keweenaw Community Foundation launches The Current: Community in Motion initiative
Keweenaw Community Foundation launches a new support initiative geared toward helping community organizations. On Monday, the Keweenaw Community Foundation announced plans to start a new initiative ai...
Thomas Fournier Jun 02, 2026

Tigers Outlast Rays - Tuesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School Baseball regional semifinals will be staged tomorrow. In Division Four, Jeffers will play North Dickinson at Felch. Coverage will begin ar...
Todd Overbeek Jun 02, 2026

UPDATE: M-26 head-on collision sends three individuals to hospital
UPDATE: The Houghton County Sheriff has provided more information on the M-26 Ripley accident on Friday. The article has been updated to reflect the information provided by the Houghton County Sheriff...
Thomas Fournier Jun 01, 2026

Houghton County jail Committee continues work analyzing the jail issue in June
This afternoon, the Houghton County Jail Committee will meet for the first time since Committee Chairman Jared Hrykas resigned at a meeting in May. Hrykas shared with fellow members that the time comm...
Thomas Fournier Jun 01, 2026

Seniors combat loneliness and share a nutritious meal at new Copper Shores Meet and Eat sites
Last August, Houghton County voters chose to add a new senior nutrition millage to the tax roll. The move helped the county join much of the state's county governments in supporting Meals on Wheels th...
Thomas Fournier Jun 01, 2026

Lakes Boys Win DIII U.P. Track Title - Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School At the U.P. Track and Field Finals held in Kingsford on Saturday... Lake Linden-Hubbell won the boys Division III team title. Among local ...
Todd Overbeek May 31, 2026

Copper Country Today - May 31, 2026
On this week's Copper Country Today: Host Todd VanDyke talks with Jessica Mills from Copper Shore Meals on Wheels about their expansion since the passage of the Houghton County Senior Nutrition millag...
Todd Overbeek May 30, 2026






