Category Archives: News

Isle Royal National Park Artist-in-Resident program includes Michiganders from around the state
Isle Royale National Park announced that 25 artists from across the nation will participate in the 2026 Artist in Residence program. The program brings artists to capture the landscape, flora and faun...
Thomas Fournier Apr 21, 2026

360 inch Keweenaw Peninsula winter devastates a local farm and damages greenhouses
Relentless snowfall throughout a brutal winter destroyed three greenhouses at a local family farm, dealing a crushing blow to an operation that serves schools and seniors throughout the region. Matt a...
Thomas Fournier Apr 21, 2026

MTU Athletics and Rozsa Center events shifting to a new ticketing system
The Rozsa Center and Michigan Tech Athletics will implement a new ticketing system starting June 1. The performance center announced Friday that all university athletic events will begin using Vivenu....
Thomas Fournier Apr 20, 2026

Michigan Technological University prepares to send off a new class of graduates
Michigan Technological University announced its speakers for 2026 commencement ceremonies as spring weather arrives in the Keweenaw Peninsula. Jeffrey Littman, a life trustee of the Ralph C. Wilson Jr...
Thomas Fournier Apr 20, 2026

100 Women Who Care award first quarter donation to the Pewabic Street Community Garden
Copper Country 100 Women Who Care supports food and nutrition education for youth with a donation to the Pewabic Street Community Garden. Started in 2025, the group brings together women from Baraga, ...
Thomas Fournier Apr 20, 2026

Inaugural Keweenaw's Got Talent raises $3,500 to support renovations at the Hancock Community Hub
The Copper Country shows out for the inaugural Keweenaw's Got Talent. Over the weekend, the Hancock Community Hub hosted the first ever Keweenaw Got Talent showcase to highlight the region's creative ...
Thomas Fournier Apr 17, 2026

Copper Country ISD seeks to fill five vacancies on the Parent Advisory Committee.
The Parents Advisory Committees in the Upper Peninsula will seek new parents to join teams representing schools across the region. The Parent Advisory Committee works with families across the Upper Pe...
Thomas Fournier Apr 17, 2026

Superior National Bank promotes Eli Karttunen to Senior Vice President & CFO
Superior National Bank announced Thursday it has promoted Eli Karttunen to senior vice president and chief financial officer. Karttunen succeeds Sherry Hill in the CFO role. Hill retired at the start ...
Thomas Fournier Apr 17, 2026

EPA, EGLE, and Honeywell will begin work near the Lake Linden Recreation Area in June
The Environmental Protection Agency, Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, and Honeywell will begin removing contaminated sediment from Torch Lake in June as part of a Great La...
Thomas Fournier Apr 17, 2026 Photo courtesy of MI Environment and EGLE

Drunk Driver Who Injured Two Heading to Prison
A man who injured two people in a Houghton County drunk driving crash will spend considerable time in prison. Thirty-seven-year-old John Matthew Cook was arrested after causing a crash in January of 2...
Todd Overbeek Apr 16, 2026






