Category Archives: Local News

For many years, the Calumet Players have entertained the Copper Country with performances in Calumet. This weekend, the troupe moves to a much larger stage at the Rozsa Center. The show, the 25th Annu...

The Copper Shores Community Health Foundation announced Sunday it plans to award more than $600,000 in support of three recreation projects. The largest award will support construction and expansion e...

While many machines help visitors traverse the Keweenaw Peninsula, many people in the region still choose to travel under the power of a single horse. While many trails in the western Upper Peninsula ...

Late in the 1926 shipping season, a storm ran two ships aground near the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The City of Bangor, a freighter carrying cars from Detroit to Duluth, and the Thomas Maytham, ca...

Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College announced Friday it will receive a $700,000 National Science Foundation award to strengthen applied research and hands-on student learning opportunities. The cros...

Law enforcement responded early this morning to Dunkin' of Houghton-not for donuts and coffee, but to collect donations supporting Special Olympics of Michigan. City of Houghton Police Lieutenant Nick...

The Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress will host a caregivers retreat next month at Fortune Lake Camp in Crystal Falls designed to provide rest and rejuvenation for non-professional family c...

Starting a new school year on the right foot is important. By bringing a college's campus community together before school starts, students can interact with faculty, staff and organizations that supp...

A common challenge many municipalities face is maintaining how advertisements and signs appear around town. That challenge often becomes more difficult to manage during political election years. On We...

Bay Ambulance and L'Anse Township will meet next week to continue working toward a resolution on the 2026 contract for services in the community. Bay Ambulance has provided emergency and medical trans...