Category Archives: Featured

Portage Lake District Library starts 2025 with a reading party
The Portage Lake District Library will be closed tomorrow and Wednesday. However, events and programs will begin almost as soon as the New Year. The Portage Lake District Library has two events happen...
Site Staff Dec 30, 2024

A Munising preschool helps Michigan State Police stuff a blue goose
This story was produced by My UP News correspondent Jessica Goska, find the original story here. Ahead of their holiday concert, preschoolers at Good Shepherd preschool and church helped others in the...
Site Staff Dec 30, 2024

UPDATE: Precautionary Boil Advisory Lifted in Hubbell
UPDATE: As of Friday, January 3rd the Upper Michigan Water Company lifted the precautionary boil advisory for the Hubbell and Lake Linden area. Residents with questions should contact their water serv...
Site Staff Dec 30, 2024

MTU, NMU Fall in GLI Openers - Monday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School On today's boys basketball schedule, Jeffers plays a 4:30 game at Ishpeming. The first MTU Showcase takes place today, pitting teams ...
Site Staff Dec 30, 2024

Stevenson Takes MacInnes Title - Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School Livonia Stevenson reigns as the champion of the MacInnes Holiday Tournament, following a 3-1 victory over Houghton in the title game ...
Site Staff Dec 29, 2024

Houghton to Play Stevenson for MacInnes Title - Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School Houghton and Livonia Stevenson will play for the title, as the MacInnes Holiday Hockey Classic concludes today at the John MacInnes S...
Site Staff Dec 28, 2024

Michigan Technological University department launches a new magazine exploring work by faculty and students
Michigan Technological University's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering launches a new publication. This fall the university announced the addition of a new Aerospace Engineering degree...
Site Staff Dec 27, 2024

Animal Life: Art from the Kalevala explores Finland's epic poem with the Copper Country Community Arts Center
Heikinpaiva celebrations must have the community residents involved. Without incredible artwork, fantastic volunteers, and exciting dancers the Finnish cultural festival would not bring a unique atmos...
Site Staff Dec 27, 2024

Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship invite Kathryn Larlee to share how to prepare a will or trust
The end of the year offers time to reflect on the past. A new year allows people to take charge of obligations to themselves. On January 12th the Keweenaw Unitarian Universialist Fellowship plans to h...
Site Staff Dec 27, 2024

DNR and Keweenaw Snowmobile Club remind visitors to respect property owners key to the trail network
Another winter weekend in the Copper Country means more snowmobiles traveling through town. Each year, communities in the Upper Peninsula welcome the tourism economy that comes along with traveling th...
Site Staff Dec 27, 2024 Snowmobilers make a pit stop at a gas station along M-28 in Bergland in Ontonagon County. Credit: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.