Category Archives: News

Michigan Technological University moves K Day activities indoors
K Day moves inside. Michigan Technological University announced this morning, due to weather forecasts, K Day will move inside the Student Development Complex. Typically taking place in Chassell, K Da...
Thomas Fournier Sep 05, 2025

Friends of Fashion add another element of heritage celebration in Calumet
Fashion comes in waves. And what might have been popular over 150 years ago, just might come back into fashion. Next week calumet celebrates 150 years as a community. The Friends of Fashion group plan...
Thomas Fournier Sep 04, 2025

Local child development organization gets a new name and new director
A new name can make it easier to identify how an organization impacts a community. Recently the Keweenaw Family Resource Center rebranded the organization as the Treehouse Family Resources. So, we got...
Thomas Fournier Sep 04, 2025

Keweenaw Community Foundation opens fall grant cycle, plans open house for potential grantees
Grants awards support projects programs and communities. Recently the Keweenaw community Foundation opened its fall grant cycle. This year KCF plans to award more than 115,000 dollars in grant funds, ...
Thomas Fournier Sep 03, 2025

Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce plans 47th Annual Fall Walleye Tournament for September 12th and 13th
Fishing has been a long-time past time of the Upper Peninsula. Walleye especially. The golden fish looks even better battered and fried. Coming up soon the Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce hosts the 4...
Thomas Fournier Sep 03, 2025 Upper Peninsula anglers are gearing up for this season's walleye, northern pike and muskellunge openers./

STEM lab upgrades improve educational opportunities on campus at Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
Back to school. Schools across the state are back in session. Including at the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College L'Anse campus. But today's first day, for some students, meant learning on campus. ...
Thomas Fournier Sep 03, 2025

Western U.P. Housing Summit explores tools, accomplishments, and challenges with state and regional leaders
50 housing professionals, community leaders, developers and advocates gathered recently in Hancock. Last month, the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Commission hosted the Wester U.P. H...
Thomas Fournier Sep 02, 2025

Copper Country residents remember the fight for workers' rights during Labor Day
While many people enjoyed a day on the boat. A couple hundred people celebrated Labor Day and labor movements at the waterfront pier. The labor day rally; workers over billionaires, brought many peopl...
Thomas Fournier Sep 02, 2025

Houghton County Sheriff seems more information related to property damage in Calumet
Houghton county sheriff seeks more information for the identity of a suspect in connection to property damage in calumet. The Houghton County sheriff posted a notice last week, Thursday, seeking the c...
Thomas Fournier Sep 02, 2025

Students return to school in the Copper Country
Good luck to students returning to the classroom for the first time since June. Today is the first day of school. Starting the year on the right foot can make a big difference by the end of the school...
Thomas Fournier Sep 02, 2025






