Category Archives: Featured

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.

Bootjack Fire Department and U.S. Coast Guard warn residents and visitors to stay off of the ice
Just because the trails have enough snow for a base. Does not mean the Copper Country has cooled down enough for ice to begin forming on lakes and canals. Despite the region receiving more than 75 inc...
Site Staff Dec 27, 2024

MacInnes Hockey Classic Opens Today - Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The annual MacInnes Holiday Hockey Classic opens today at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. In the JV tourney... Houghton will fac...
Site Staff Dec 27, 2024

Renewed accreditation renews the Keweenaw Community Foundation's dedication to the Copper Country
The Keweenaw Community Foundation works within Copper County and with its residents to solve community challenges. In January, the foundation became an independent foundation, which led its leadership...
Site Staff Dec 26, 2024

The need for blood donations grows during the holidays
Throughout the year blood donations create critical tools for medical care in emergency situations. A car accident or major injury can occur at any time of the year. During the holiday season cases of...
Site Staff Dec 26, 2024

Michigan DNR shares how to recycle a Christmas tree after the holidays
Some homes might keep the Christmas tree up for a few more days. But others will want to remove the source of dead pine needles, and pollen as soon as possible. Michigan's Department of Natural Resour...
Site Staff Dec 26, 2024