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United States Coast Guard begins ice-breaking operations in the Great Lakes
The United States Coast Guard has begun its ice-breaking operations in Lake Superior. Operation Taconite seeks to prevent newly formed ice from hindering commercial vessel traffic. USCG Cutter Mackina...
Jan 07, 2025 The Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay, a 140-foot ice-breaking tug, escorts the motor vessel Calumet through Lake Michigan near Lansing Shoal, Feb. 2, 2014. The cutter was operating as part of Operation Taconite, which is the ice breaking operation for the northern Great Lakes. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Daniel R. Michelson)
Nordic Film Series explores the happiest country in the world
Heikinpaiva brings the Copper Country together to celebrate the region's Finnish connection. The Keweenaw Peninsula became the home of many Finnish immigrants between 1870 and 1929. When more than 350...
Jan 07, 2025
CopperDog 150 opens the 2025 volunteer portal for race weekend in March
Huskies, malamutes, Greenland dogs, and sled dogs love to dance. And Copperdog's organizers are dancing alongside the howling hounds. Recently CopperDog 150 opened the 2025 volunteer portal. This year...
Jan 07, 2025
MTEC SmartZone names Grace Hsia Haberl the director of the AMMP program
The MTEC SmartZone names a new director for the AMMP Accelerator Program. Yesterday the MTEC SmartZone announced Grace Hsia Haberl as the program director for the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing ...
Jan 07, 2025
Hancock Cold Tori opens inside the Hancock Community Hub
The Keweenaw Farmers Market Association will bring the feeling of summer to a blue January at the end of the week. Starting on Saturday the Keweenaw Farmers Market Association will open the Hancock Co...
Jan 07, 2025
Gremlins Boys Bomb Gwinn, Set Team Three-Point Mark - Tuesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In boys high school basketball last evening... Houghton set a new school record with 19 three-pointers in an 80-50 victory over Gwinn...
Jan 07, 2025
Houghton Portage Township School seeks to fill a board of education vacancy
The Houghton Portage Township School District seeks to add a member to the board of education. In August the HPTS board of education filled a partial term seat with Julie Cischke, until the new year. ...
Jan 06, 2025
Keweenaw Community Sparkplug Awards begins accepting nominations for 2025
A great way to start a new year is by recognizing projects and people that impacted the community in 2024. Recently the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce opened nominations for the 2025 Sparkplug Awards. T...
Jan 06, 2025
Houghton County Sheriff respond to fatal snowmobile crash near Duncan Township
One person died on Saturday near Duncan Township in a snowmobile accident. On Saturday, just before 5 pm, the Houghton County sheriff responded to Trail 8 near Duncan Township for a report of a snowmo...
Jan 06, 2025
Northern Michigan University quietly withdrew support of the Copperwood Mine during the summer
This story was produced by My UP News correspondents Andrew Lorinser and Schyler Perkins. Find the original story here. The president of Northern Michigan University has taken back the support it once...
Jan 06, 2025
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