Category Archives: News

Yoopfest build community for punk, alternative, and hardcore music in the Upper Peninsula
With no large cities in the upper peninsula, the alternative, hardcore, and punk music scene in the region thrives on community. This weekend the DIY scene will come together at the Orpheum Theater in...
Thomas Fournier Sep 19, 2025

KBOCC earns 1 million dollar grant from USDHHS for continued support of the Nursing program
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa community College earns a 1 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Serices. The initial award that came in 2024 helped the college establish its new nurse...
Thomas Fournier Sep 18, 2025

Copper Country Ford joins global Ford dealership efforts to fight hunger in communities
No one should go hungry in any community. This fall Copper Country Ford joins the Global Ford Dealers to Fight Hunger. The campaign started on Monday and will continue to collect items until September...
Thomas Fournier Sep 18, 2025

Baraga County TRIAD invites the Michigan Department of Civil Rights for a program on confronting unconscious bias
Living in communities with diverse residents and identities conflict will surely arise. But recognizing ways to minimize unconscious biases can keep miscommunication to a minimum and allow people to s...
Thomas Fournier Sep 18, 2025

Houghton County man to plead guilty to one count of possession of CSAM material, case will move to 12th Circuit Court
A Keweenaw Peninsula man will plead guilty to one count of possession of child sexual abuse material and will waive his right to a preliminary examination in district court. On Wednesday Raymond Reed-...
Thomas Fournier Sep 18, 2025

Traffic detour for Parade of Nations jogs around town
On Saturday the parade of nations will take over downtown Houghton. Students and RSOs, will line up near the Van Pelt and Opie Library on campus. The parade route will march down College Avenue before...
Thomas Fournier Sep 17, 2025

Copper Country Snowsports Club plans annual ski swap for October
When the leaves begin to change color, that also means something else is on its way. Snow. Most won't want to think about winter right now with plenty of sunny fall days still ahead. But in October th...
Thomas Fournier Sep 17, 2025

Visit Keweenaw tracks the Keweenaw Peninsula transformation into fall
Its nearly time leaf peepers begin to arrive in the Keweenaw Peninsula. For many years the Upper Peninsula's transformation into fall colors was a secret known only to locals. And those from downstate...
Thomas Fournier Sep 17, 2025 A view of fall color splendor from the ski hill at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. (Photo courtesy of John Pepin)

One man dies in a motorcycle accident in Grant Township
One man dies in a motorcycle accident on the covered road in Grant Township. On Monday the Keweenaw County Sheriff Office responded to a single vehicle motorcycle accident new the Keweenaw Mountain Lo...
Thomas Fournier Sep 16, 2025

Keweenaw Community Foundation sets date for annual Keweenaw Gold; The Next Chapter
When fall comes along the Keweenaw turns gold. In November the Keweenaw Community Foundation hosts Keweenaw Gold; The Next Chapter. The celebration plans to bring the community together, reflect on th...
Thomas Fournier Sep 16, 2025






