Category Archives: Featured

Michigan Sustainable Tourism Summit brings experts to the Copper Country
Visit Keweenaw will host the Michigan Sustainable Tourism Summit next month as part of its five-year initiative to promote sustainable tourism in the Copper Country. The four-day summit runs May 20-23...
Thomas Fournier Apr 24, 2026

Ewen Trout Creek seeks bond that could replace 30-year-old infrastructure
Ewen Trout Creek Schools will ask voters to approve a $6.1 million bond May 5 to replace aging infrastructure without increasing current property taxes. The district seeks to address 30-year-old facil...
Thomas Fournier Apr 24, 2026

Nearly 1,300 Huskies ending academic journeys this weekend
Congratulations to nearly 1300 students earning degrees from Michigan Technological University. Spring commencement begins today, with the graduate ceremony beginning at 3pm inside the John MacInnes I...
Thomas Fournier Apr 24, 2026

Tork's Walkoff Lifts Tigers - Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School In high school softball yesterday... Calumet split their doubleheader at Gogebic. The Kings used a late surge to take the opener 9-4. Calu...
Todd Overbeek Apr 24, 2026 Created with GIMP

June fundraiser aims to bring Keweenaw Heartlands Forest Fund closer to $600,000 target
Close to one year later, the Keweenaw Heartlands Forest Fund has raised half of the campaign's goal. In July 2025, the Keweenaw Community Foundation partnered with The Nature Conservancy to manage the...
Thomas Fournier Apr 23, 2026

Three Houghton High School students earn scholarships from Breakwater Federal Credit Union
Breakwater Federal Credit Union awards scholarships and donates $2,500 during its annual members meeting. Earlier in the week, Breakwater Federal Credit Union held its 72nd annual membership meeting. ...
Thomas Fournier Apr 23, 2026

Sweeps for Jeffers Baseball, Softball - Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School In high school softball yesterday... Jeffers swept L'Anse 14-13 and 19-0. Meg Ruohonen hit two homers in the opener. Her solo shot in the ...
Todd Overbeek Apr 23, 2026

Baraga Area Schools seek voter approval for sinking fund
Baraga Area Schools will ask voters to restore funding for ongoing facility maintenance when they head to the polls May 5. The district seeks voter approval to bring the sinking fund's millage rate ba...
Thomas Fournier Apr 22, 2026

Ontonagon Area Schools seeks to renew a 10 year Sinking Fund millage
Ontonagon Area Schools will ask voters to renew a sinking fund that has supported facility improvements across the district for the past eight years. The district seeks approval for a 1.2750 mills rat...
Thomas Fournier Apr 22, 2026

Finlandia Art Gallery exhibit highlights a local artist in the Keweenaw Peninsula
A local art gallery highlights a local artist during May. Tomorrow evening the Finlandia Art Gallery will host an opening reception for Bonnie Loukus' "Liminal Sanctuaries" exhibit. Loukus grew up in ...
Thomas Fournier Apr 22, 2026






