Category Archives: Featured

Houghton County Memorial Airport TSA workers organize donation drive to support employees
Houghton County Memorial Airport has organized a donation drive to support Transportation Security Administration workers affected by the recent government shutdown. The airport announced the initiati...
Thomas Fournier Mar 27, 2026

Gogebic-Ontonagon FAP Forester organizes tree pruning workshop at the Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts
The Gogebic-Ontonagon Forest Assistance Program forester will host a tree pruning workshop next week. Sawyer Forbes began working in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties in 2025 to lead the region's Forest ...
Thomas Fournier Mar 27, 2026

GLHL Tourney Opens Today - Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. GLHL The Great Lakes Hockey League tournament begins today here in the Copper Country. The Portage Lake Pioneers are hosting. Pool play games today in...
Todd Overbeek Mar 27, 2026

Locavore Festival seeks vendors for the 2026 fun at the Houghton Waterfront Pier
The City of Houghton seeks vendors for the 2026 Locavore festival. The city of Houghton has helped kick off the Copper Country's annual farmer's market season with a fun festival at the waterfront pie...
Thomas Fournier Mar 26, 2026

Community Impact Fund supports SSAR's K-9 search team
Keweenaw Community Health Foundation will support Superior Search and Rescue's K-9 search team with a grant award. Recently, the Superior Search and Rescue group announced it has received a $5,000 gra...
Thomas Fournier Mar 26, 2026

Community Nutrition Survey informs programming needs in the Copper Country
Copper Shores Community Health Foundation wants to know what has kept the community from reaching its nutrition goals. In 2023, the foundation collected responses from the first community nutrition su...
Thomas Fournier Mar 26, 2026

Tech Men Fall in NCAA Hoops Quarterfinal - Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. College Basketball The Michigan Tech men's basketball team ended the longest NCAA tournament run in program history with a 75-49 loss to Gannon in yes...
Todd Overbeek Mar 26, 2026

Used-book sale supports the Van Pelt & Opie Library
The Friends of the Michigan Tech Library will host its used book sale, offering entertainment options for readers while supporting student success. The sale opens tonight for members and students on c...
Thomas Fournier Mar 25, 2026

Bright Futures Fair helps students explore future education opportunities
Seniors graduating at the end of spring will gear up to begin college during an upcoming festival. In April, MTU GEAR UP and TRIO precollege programs host the Bright Futures Fair with the Copper Count...
Thomas Fournier Mar 25, 2026

Copper Country Trout Unlimited reintroduces the chapter to the wider Keweenaw Peninsula communities
For close to 100 years, Trout Unlimited chapters across the United States have protected cold water ecosystems with conservation efforts. These local chapters organize groups of residents from a wide ...
Thomas Fournier Mar 25, 2026






