Category Archives: Local News

Isle Royale National Park prepare for first supply trip to the island
Isle Royale National Park Service Staff look forward to welcoming visitors to the island park this summer. While many rumors have floated about potential service and operation gaps in 2025, the Nation...
Thomas Fournier Apr 07, 2025

MDOT's Paint a Plow program returns to partner with school districts
With the recent snowstorm dropping off more powder in the Upper Peninsula, winter is not quite done in the region. To help get the state through the final stretch of winter Michigan Department of Tran...
Thomas Fournier Apr 04, 2025

Torch Lake Federal Credit Union to merge with Peninsula Federal Credit Union
Torch Lake Federal Credit Union will merge with the Peninsula Federal Credit Union. At the Torch Lake Federal Credit Union's annual meeting in March, the financial institution announced it would merge...
Thomas Fournier Apr 04, 2025

Art in Silico found at the intersection of STEM and Humanities
Technology's influence on everyday life has grown rapidly in recent years in part due to advances in artificial intelligence. At that same time Michigan Technological University has placed itself as a...
Thomas Fournier Apr 04, 2025

2024-25 brings more than 300 inches of snow to the Keweenaw Peninsula
It took the Copper Country 153 days to break the 300 inch threshold in the 2024-2025 winter. That's right, after a disappointing 2023-24 winter that brought 153 inches of snow to Keweenaw county. The ...
Thomas Fournier Apr 04, 2025 Sculptora Borealis' Winning Sculpture at Hancock's inaugural Snow Sculpting Invitational

Local law enforcement deliver late Christmas joy to area schools
Christmas arrives late in the copper country. Yesterday morning high school seniors helped local law enforcement load a U-haul truck from Atlantic Mine with extra toys from the recent Toys for Tots pr...
Thomas Fournier Apr 03, 2025

Wear Blue Day raises awareness for child abuse and neglect victims
Tomorrow, April 4th, is Wear Blue Day. Encouraging people to recognize victims of child abuse and bring awareness to the issue. The Keweenaw Family Resource Center offers a variety of programs and ser...
Thomas Fournier Apr 03, 2025

The battle for the Gibson Cup starts tonight
The battle for the Gibson Cup starts tonight. For over 85 years the trophy has been passed to a champion-caliber team in the upper Great Lakes. The cup was first awarded as the championship trophy for...
Thomas Fournier Apr 03, 2025

Fuel shortage, and bridge closures impacting the Straits region puts strain on firs responders
Communities in northern Michigan and the eastern Upper Peninsula continue to face challenges following a recent ice storm. On Monday the Governor's office declared a state of emergency for communities...
Thomas Fournier Apr 02, 2025

HED of Royal Oak earns National Recognition Award for work with Michigan Technological University to develop the H-STEM Complex
A Royal Oak company earns a National Recognition Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies for work completed on the Michigan Technological University H-STEM Health Technologies Complex...
Thomas Fournier Apr 02, 2025