Category Archives: Featured

Locavore Festival returning to the waterfront pier expects 60 vendors in Houghton
The Locavore Festival will return to Houghton's waterfront pier May 23, featuring more than 60 vendors from the local area who produce handmade goods, fresh farm products and small-batch food and beve...
Thomas Fournier May 06, 2026

Houghton High School Alumni Association celebrates Armed Forces Day with picnic lunch and rededication ceremony
Edit: The HHSAA lunch will occur inside the building, in the multipurpose room. During America's 250th anniversary communities in the Copper Country will center veterans at many events. The Houghton H...
Thomas Fournier May 06, 2026

Weider Block Building redevelopment earns $1.2 m Revitalization and Placemaking grant
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday that Michigan's Revitalization and Placemaking grant program will award funds to support three redevelopment projects. Further supporting projects around the st...
Thomas Fournier May 06, 2026

Western UP residents support education millages across the region
Western Upper Peninsula voters chose to support education millages across the region in the May 5 consolidated election. Five districts requested support for funding mechanisms to support educational ...
Thomas Fournier May 06, 2026

LL-H Softball Remains Unbeaten - Wednesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School In baseball yesterday... The Houghton v Calumet games were canceled because of weather. Lake Linden-Hubbell v L'Anse - no report. Ewen-Tro...
Todd Overbeek May 06, 2026

MTEC SmartZone hosts AI Training Series for business owners in Houghton and Watersmeet
The rise of AI has a wide range of applications, most notably in business day-to-day operations, and MTEC SmartZone plans to help local entrepreneurs harness this technology. In May and June, MTEC Sma...
Thomas Fournier May 05, 2026

Foundation construction phase limits traffic behind downtown Houghton UP State Bank and Moyle Condo site
Construction near downtown will close traffic as work continues on a major development project. Moyle Construction Company's ongoing work on UP State Bank and Moyle Condo project downtown will affect ...
Thomas Fournier May 05, 2026

MDOT starts cycling traffic light at Canal Road/M-26 intersection for the summer
The Michigan Department of Transportation will begin cycling the traffic light at Canal Road and M-26 for the summer, marking another step in efforts to improve safety at a historically problematic in...
Thomas Fournier May 05, 2026

Hancock Retains Copper Ball in Split with Calumet - Tuesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School In baseball yesterday... Jeffers swept Houghton 26-6 and 17-15. In the opener, the Jets pounded out 21 hits and drew 10 walks. Chad Isaacs...
Todd Overbeek May 05, 2026

Families brighten up Houghton with hand-painted stars
Copper Country kids are stars of the community, and today families stopped by the Portage Lake District Library to help the city of Houghton brighten up the town this summer. By painting new stars, th...
Thomas Fournier May 04, 2026






