Category Archives: Featured

Fourth of July in the Copper Country invites people to visit small towns
Communities across the Copper Country will celebrate Independence Day this weekend with parades, fireworks, and family-friendly activities. Baraga County launches Lumberjack Days today with a street d...
Thomas Fournier Jul 02, 2026

Local HS Baseball Players Earn All-U.P. Honors - Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School The inaugural All-U.P. Baseball Team has been released by the Cold Weather Baseball Coaches Alliance. The Division 1-3 Player of the Year ...
Todd Overbeek Jul 02, 2026

Music, games and the Fourth of July in South Range
Music will fill the streets of South Range this Fourth of July as the community celebrates with live performances and family-friendly activities. The day begins with a flag-raising ceremony in the mor...
Thomas Fournier Jul 01, 2026

MDOT will resurface M-64 near Marenisco
The Michigan Department of Transportation will begin a resurfacing project on M-64 starting Tuesday, July 7th, in the village of Marenisco. Work will occur between Sawmill Lane and US-2, with crews co...
Thomas Fournier Jul 01, 2026

Swedetown Trails Great Deer Chase supports all-season recreation in Calumet
In the winter Swedetown chases a bear. But in the summer the recreation area chases deer. The Swedetown Trails will host the Great Deer Chase mountain bike race later this month, partnering with Cross...
Thomas Fournier Jul 01, 2026

Keweenaw Land Trust announce details of Land Jam benefit concert
The Keweenaw Land Trust is bringing the community closer to nature-and closer to its conservation goals-with a special fundraiser this July. Land Jam, a benefit concert on July 25th, will feature live...
Thomas Fournier Jul 01, 2026

Hancock Public Schools and Portage Lake District Library agree to nine-month contract, continue discussing the future
The Hancock Public Schools library will continue serving students and the community for at least one more year after the Portage Lake District Library Board agreed to a new operating contract Tuesday....
Thomas Fournier Jul 01, 2026

Skubal Cruises as Tigers Bash Yanks - Wednesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. Twilight League Baseball In Copper Country Twilight Baseball League play last night... Houghton Building Supplies/Stanton shut down Northern Driveline...
Todd Overbeek Jul 01, 2026

Copper Harbor ends fireworks tradition, but will keep the fun going during the Fourth of July
After four decades of lighting up the sky, Copper Harbor will not hold a grand fireworks show on the Fourth of July this year. Don Kauppi, an associate member of the Copper Harbor Improvement Associat...
Thomas Fournier Jun 30, 2026

Frank A. Douglass Agency Announces New Office Location After Serving Downtown Houghton Since 1858
Frank A. Douglass Agency announces a major move from downtown Houghton. On Friday the Frank A. Douglass Agency announced plans to move from its Shelden Avenue location to Sharon Avenue in Houghton. Th...
Thomas Fournier Jun 30, 2026





