Category Archives: News

Ontonagon Area Schools seeks to renew a 10 year Sinking Fund millage
Ontonagon Area Schools will ask voters to renew a sinking fund that has supported facility improvements across the district for the past eight years. The district seeks approval for a 1.2750 mills rat...
Thomas Fournier Apr 22, 2026

Finlandia Art Gallery exhibit highlights a local artist in the Keweenaw Peninsula
A local art gallery highlights a local artist during May. Tomorrow evening the Finlandia Art Gallery will host an opening reception for Bonnie Loukus' "Liminal Sanctuaries" exhibit. Loukus grew up in ...
Thomas Fournier Apr 22, 2026

Midsommer marks a special celebration of Hancock's heritage during its reign as the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture
For close to 150 years Finland's culture has had a pocket of influence in the Keweenaw Peninsula. Thanks to many Finnish immigrants who arrived to work in the region's copper industry. Those Finns beg...
Thomas Fournier Apr 22, 2026

Keith Allen Harri sentenced to 38 month minimum on aggravated stalking offense
A Houghton County man was sentenced Monday for aggravated stalking after he failed to return to jail following a medical furlough. Keith Allen Harri received a sentence of 38 months to five years in j...
Thomas Fournier Apr 22, 2026

Tour da Yoop, Eh! announces details for the 2026 route
A 10-day bicycle tour around the Upper Peninsula will kick off this summer to raise funds for families experiencing financial hardship due to childhood cancer. Tour da Yoop Eh! will begin July 24 from...
Thomas Fournier Apr 22, 2026

KORC plans to clean up the Keweenaw in May
The Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition will host its annual Keweenaw Clean Up and Community Picnic on May 16, coordinating volunteers throughout the region to clean parks, beaches and roadsides. Th...
Thomas Fournier Apr 21, 2026

Calumet Copper Bots earn an invite to the 2026 World Robotics Competition in Texas
Calumet High School's robotics team earned a spot at the World Robotics competition in Houston, Texas, after winning a division championship at the Michigan FIRST Robotics state competition hosted by ...
Thomas Fournier Apr 21, 2026

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





