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Swedetown Trails attracts outdoor enthusiasts from all over the Upper Peninsula, all year round. Offering great trail options for cross country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, and mountain biking. For many years their trails club has created an area for people to recreate, and get active outside. Over their time as an …

Giving Tuesday with the Portage Health foundation is tomorrow and there are just a few more groups we have yet to meet. The Keweenaw Family Resource Center – Home of the Treehouse Indoor Playground, has engaged with the annual day of giving since it’s inception. The donations to their non-profit …

Residents of Hancock will have the chance to meet the city’s newest police chief tomorrow evening. From 4 -6 pm at the Hancock Fire Hall, Tami Sleeman will meet with residents with light refreshments available. Sleeman plans to step in as the department’s newest leader in the beginning of December, …

The Hancock Planning Commission will continue its discussion about a proposed ordinance to regulate solar and wind energy devices in the city at its meeting tonight.  A draft ordinance has been prepared, and posted on the city’s website. Comments from the public are welcome, and can be submitted in person, …

The Western Upper Peninsula Board of Health meeting that was originally scheduled for December 5th will be held tonight at 6:00, instead. Public access is provided by live stream here.

If you’re planning a late-night trip downstate, be prepared for a delay at the Mackinac Bridge.  The Mighty Mac will shut down between 2:30 and 3:00 Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning. Technicians will be installing a new back-up power system for the 65-year-old structure. The times were chosen because they …

As we continue to enjoy Thanksgiving leftovers, it’s time to start thinking about next summer’s camping season. Campsites and slip reservations at Michigan State Parks and Harbors can be reserved online beginning six months in advance. That means you can now lock in your site for the Memorial Day weekend. …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The high school girls basketball season opens tonight…• Jeffers plays at Westwood. College Basketball The Michigan Tech men’s basketball team lost 74-56 at Saint Cloud State yesterday. Marcus Tomashek scored 20 points, as the Huskies dropped their fourth straight …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School This weekend’s Copper Island Classic varsity hockey games between Calumet and Hancock were postponed because of illness among members of the Bulldogs. No make-up date has been announced. The 11-player high school football championships concluded Saturday at Ford Field …

On this week’s Copper Country Today… • RSV is hospitalizing infants and seniors across the nation. Host Todd VanDyke talks with Dr. Tony Malik from Aspirus about how concerned we should be, and what to watch for. Hear the discussion here. • How does the economic development effort in the …