Category Archives: Featured

Schools and businesses celebrate veterans in the Copper Country
The Western Upper Peninsula is home to many veterans. According to a report by rural insights in 2020, Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties are home to more than 4,300 veterans. Across th...
Thomas Fournier Nov 10, 2025

Keweenaw Snowmobile Club welcomes community to the new Calumet maintenance facility and trailhead
From Toivola to High Rock Bay, the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club keeps the Copper Country's trails in tip top shape. The region's snowmobiling season keeps travelers coming to the region and enhances the r...
Thomas Fournier Nov 10, 2025

Giving Tuesday 2025: Camp Josh
Out in Ontonagon County, a patch of land, with a fishing pond, a cabin and a camp helps people build confidence. Camp Josh provides space for disabled residents, and veterans a place to meet in the ou...
Thomas Fournier Nov 10, 2025

NMU Men's Soccer Wins Snowy Marathon - Monday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. College Soccer The NMU men's soccer team outlasted Purdue Northwest yesterday and moved into the GLIAC tournament semifinals. On a snowy fi...
Todd Overbeek Nov 10, 2025

MTU Hockey Sweeps NMU - Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School The Lake Linden-Hubbell football season ended with a 32-12 loss to North Dickinson in an Eight-Player Division Two regional tit...
Todd Overbeek Nov 09, 2025

Copper Country Today - November 9, 2025
On this week's Copper Country Today program: Ahead of Veterans Day, host Todd VanDyke welcomed Houghton County Veterans Service Officers Joe Battisfore and Amy Gregerson for an update on veterans' iss...
Todd Overbeek Nov 09, 2025

Bridgefest Date to Change in 2026
Organizers of the annual Bridgefest celebration in Houghton and Hancock have announced a date change. Traditionally held on Father's Day weekend, the festival is being moved up a week, and will be hel...
Todd Overbeek Nov 08, 2025

Hancock, Jeffers Win Volleyball District Titles - Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School The final district championships in the high school volleyball tournament were decided last evening... In Division Four, Distri...
Todd Overbeek Nov 08, 2025

NMU Head Football Coach Resigns
From the Northern Michigan University Athletic Department: Rick Comley, Northern Michigan University's Athletic Director, announced today that head football coach Shane Richardson has resigned from hi...
Todd Overbeek Nov 07, 2025

2025 Giving Tuesday Non-profits: Copper Country Recycling Initiative
Freshly becoming a 501c 3 organization can make a big difference for a non-profit that's worked in our communities since 2014. Including joining Copper Shores and other non-profits at the 2025 Giving ...
Thomas Fournier Nov 07, 2025






