Category Archives: News

Copper Country 100 Women Who Care plan to meet in May
Caring for your community can become pretty easy when you join a group. In 2025, the Copper Country 100 Women Who Care came together to join forces. The organization brings its membership together at ...
Thomas Fournier May 14, 2026

Dollar Bay veterans gift CTE welding students and instructors for help restoring the Memorial Site cannon
Dollar Bay veterans gifted CTE welding students and instructors for recent help restoring a historic cannon. Since 2022, the Dollar Bay VFW Post 6028 has worked to restore sites honoring veterans' ser...
Thomas Fournier May 14, 2026

Keweenaw Community Forest Company Endowment Fund ensures the future of land stewardship
The Keweenaw Community Forest Company has worked to protect more than 10,000 acres, going back further than the nonprofit's establishment in 2003. President of KCFC Gina Nicholas says the group was st...
Thomas Fournier May 14, 2026 Gratiot River (on the GRF property)

Incredible Bank excited to sponsor a Copper Country tradition
A June celebration in the Keweenaw Peninsula could not start summer without fireworks. After several years, many council meetings, evaluations and conversations with the United States Coast Guard, Bri...
Thomas Fournier May 13, 2026

Semi-truck delivery snags wire, causes traffic jam in Hancock
A semi-truck delivery caused a traffic jam in Hancock yesterday. On Tuesday around 2:30 p.m., a semi-truck delivery was attempting to back into the Vollwerth's receiving dock when the back of the trai...
Thomas Fournier May 13, 2026

Houghton County will not sell Canal View long term care
Canal View has more value to residents than a dollar figure. In the fall, Houghton County's board of commissioners and Canal View long-term care agreed to assess the facility's value of the operation ...
Thomas Fournier May 13, 2026

Lake Linden - Hubbell Schools retains Dr. Emily Geiger as superintendent and 6-12 principal
Dr. Emily Geiger will continue to lead Lake Linden Hubbell Schools as the district's superintendent. Earlier in the school year, Emily Geiger was brought into Lake Linden Hubbell Schools to provide th...
Thomas Fournier May 13, 2026

KBIC Elder Nutrition establishes new caregivers' butterfly garden to honor a culture of caring
A butterfly garden established by KBIC Elder Nutrition honors a culture of caregiving. Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Elder Nutrition will join A Caregiver's Butterfly Garden initiative with IMPART All...
Thomas Fournier May 12, 2026

We Energies plans to award $150,000 in grants to first responder agencies in the Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin
We Energies Foundation plans to award $150,000 in first responder grants. Recently, We Energies Foundation announced it will begin accepting grant applications from first responder agencies in the Upp...
Thomas Fournier May 12, 2026

Copper Country Community Arts Center opening 6th Annual Online Auction Fundraiser
Just like how spring brightens up the Keweenaw Peninsula, art can brighten up a home. Starting Wednesday, the Copper Country Community Arts Center opens the 6th annual online auction fundraiser. The C...
Thomas Fournier May 12, 2026






