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Superior Fab Lab Announces Makers Fest 2024 Details

With an engineering college, several high school robotics clubs, and many high-tech companies located in the copper country. It’s no wonder that the Keweenaw’s residents have a large interest in learning about stem fields and emerging technologies. Soon enough the region will see the return of a fun community event …

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UPEC will Begin Accepting Applications for Education and Conservation Grants

The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition will start accepting grant applications for the group’s 2024 grant programs. UPEC announced yesterday that the coalition will be accepting requests for proposals for grants in the Community Conservation and Environmental Education grant programs. The UPEC Community conservation program seeks to promote conservation values such …

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Kellogg Youth Fund Applications Open Tomorrow

The Keweenaw Community Foundation will make grant funding available to support youth-focused projects in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The foundation will open the grant portal for spring 2024 grant and scholarship opportunities. Including funds associated with the Kellogg Youth Fund. The Kellogg Youth Fund supports programs and projects designed to directly …

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Gardenview in Calumet will Start Their First Dementia Caregiver Support Group Next Wednesday

Supporting a loved one with dementia or Alzheimer’s can become draining after a while. This makes developing a support group for caregivers important to sustaining care for dementia patients. In one week Gardenview will hold the first dementia support group session for residents in the community taking care of a …

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Michigan Tech Physics Professor Says Humor Goes a Long Way to Help Students Understand Dense Subjects

Over the years within Michigan Tech’s physics department. The university has employed several professors who have brought physics into a more fun space. And recently one physics professor published his latest book that makes the dense subject matter more approachable. “Yes, I think both the website, the Astronomers of the …

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Buffalo Reef Task Force Seeks Public Comment on Project Analysis

Efforts to remove stamp sands from the Buffalo Reef take its next step forward seeking public comment on a recently published project analysis. The multi-agency Buffalo Reef Task Force has recently published a draft analysis for stamp and disposal that threatens a large spawning area for Lake Superior Whitefish off …

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Keweenaw County Recorded 60 Inches of Snow in January Over a 10 Day Period

With no snow on the forecast for today, January 2024 will end with the average for the monthly snowfall total. Since the onset of winter in the Upper Peninsula communities and residents have longed for more snow. December offered the region a disappointing total ending with 10 inches of snowfall …

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Hancock Hockey Skates Past Calumet – Wednesday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey last night…• Hancock outskated Calumet 6-3. The Copper Kings grabbed an early lead on a Cam Anderson goal. Hancock quickly tied it when Tevin Stukel found the net for the first of two goals. Todd …

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Superior Health Foundation’s Executive Director Jim LaJoie Plans to Retire in May

The Superior Health Foundation’s Executive director Jim LaJoie plans to retire. Today the foundation announced that will begin a search for a new executive director following LaJoie’s retirement from the non-profit sector this spring. LaJoie served as the Superior Health Foundation’s Executive director for several years, starting with the foundation …

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$100,000 in Grant Funds Available for Deer Habitat Improvement Through the Michigan DNR

Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources has grant funding available for improving deer habitat in the Upper Peninsula. The Michigan DNR recently announced it will make 100,000 dollars available in grant funds to support deer habitat improvements on private lands. The Initiative’s three primary goals for projects aimed at producing tangible …

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