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Pride Market returns in June for the second year
The Copper Country's Pride Market returns for its second year, setting up inside the Orpheum Theatre on June 28. The market gathers 20 LGBTQIA+ artists and makers to share artisan-made soap, jewelry, ...
Thomas Fournier Jun 22, 2026

Keweenaw Community Foundation announces 2026 spring grant cycle recipients
Spring marks a time of regrowth and renewed commitments. Last week, the Keweenaw Community Foundation announced it continues to commit support for a variety of causes in the Keweenaw Peninsula, sharin...
Thomas Fournier Jun 22, 2026

EPA, EGLE, and Honeywell begin clean-up work in Torch Lake
The Environmental Protection Agency, EGLE and Honeywell met with the Lake Linden community this spring to share information about an environmental cleanup project starting this summer in Torch Lake. C...
Thomas Fournier Jun 22, 2026

Estonia, Finland and Hungary visit Hancock for the Summer Solstice
hree foreign dignitaries made Hancock a destination Friday, joining the city's Juhannus summer solstice celebration and sharing their vision for growing Finno-Ugric connections in the United States. F...
Thomas Fournier Jun 19, 2026

6th annual KORC spring clean-up removes 4,300 pounds of refuse from the Keweenaw Peninsula
More than 75 volunteers helped the Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition remove 4,300 pounds of trash from the Keweenaw Peninsula during the organization's sixth annual spring cleanup in May. Voluntee...
Thomas Fournier Jun 19, 2026

CLK Schools seeks $21.85 m bond renewal at August 4th election
Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw Schools is asking voters to approve a $21.85 million bond renewal on Aug. 4 to fund targeted improvements to aging building systems across the district. Heating, ventilation, ...
Thomas Fournier Jun 19, 2026

Finno-Ugric diaspora gifts Hancock with the flag of Kindred Peoples
Juhannus lectures and presentations resume Friday morning after a ceremonial close to the celebration opening on Thursday. The four-day summer solstice celebration kicked off with an open forum inviti...
Thomas Fournier Jun 19, 2026

Treehouse Family Resources launches new support groups and continues new pop-up programs
Treehouse Family Resources is expanding its community programming this summer with new support groups and pop-up events designed to help parents navigate the earliest and most challenging stages of ra...
Thomas Fournier Jun 18, 2026

Canal View - Houghton County appoints Dr. Leah Abbott as new Medical Director
Canal View, Houghton County's long-term care facility, appointed Dr. Leah Abbott as its new medical director Thursday. Abbott earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Wayne State University and her ...
Thomas Fournier Jun 18, 2026 Add a heading - 2

Pure Michigan campaign highlights the Upper Peninsula as a destination
Pure Michigan marked 20 years of promoting the state's recreation, tourism and quality of life this year - and the Keweenaw Peninsula is front and center in its latest summer campaign. The Michigan Tr...
Thomas Fournier Jun 18, 2026





