Category Archives: News

Strawberry Festival highlights community pride in Chassell
Summer moves quickly, and so does the Chassell Lions' most anticipated tradition. Next Thursday, the community will gather at Centennial Park before the strawberry festival to help the Lions cut thous...
Thomas Fournier 35m ago

Fourth of July in the Copper Country invites people to visit small towns
Communities across the Copper Country will celebrate Independence Day this weekend with parades, fireworks, and family-friendly activities. Baraga County launches Lumberjack Days today with a street d...
Thomas Fournier 3h ago

Music, games and the Fourth of July in South Range
Music will fill the streets of South Range this Fourth of July as the community celebrates with live performances and family-friendly activities. The day begins with a flag-raising ceremony in the mor...
Thomas Fournier 20h ago

MDOT will resurface M-64 near Marenisco
The Michigan Department of Transportation will begin a resurfacing project on M-64 starting Tuesday, July 7th, in the village of Marenisco. Work will occur between Sawmill Lane and US-2, with crews co...
Thomas Fournier 20h ago

Swedetown Trails Great Deer Chase supports all-season recreation in Calumet
In the winter Swedetown chases a bear. But in the summer the recreation area chases deer. The Swedetown Trails will host the Great Deer Chase mountain bike race later this month, partnering with Cross...
Thomas Fournier 20h ago

Keweenaw Land Trust announce details of Land Jam benefit concert
The Keweenaw Land Trust is bringing the community closer to nature-and closer to its conservation goals-with a special fundraiser this July. Land Jam, a benefit concert on July 25th, will feature live...
Thomas Fournier 20h ago

Hancock Public Schools and Portage Lake District Library agree to nine-month contract, continue discussing the future
The Hancock Public Schools library will continue serving students and the community for at least one more year after the Portage Lake District Library Board agreed to a new operating contract Tuesday....
Thomas Fournier 20h ago

Copper Harbor ends fireworks tradition, but will keep the fun going during the Fourth of July
After four decades of lighting up the sky, Copper Harbor will not hold a grand fireworks show on the Fourth of July this year. Don Kauppi, an associate member of the Copper Harbor Improvement Associat...
Thomas Fournier Jun 30, 2026

Frank A. Douglass Agency Announces New Office Location After Serving Downtown Houghton Since 1858
Frank A. Douglass Agency announces a major move from downtown Houghton. On Friday the Frank A. Douglass Agency announced plans to move from its Shelden Avenue location to Sharon Avenue in Houghton. Th...
Thomas Fournier Jun 30, 2026

Hancock man to plead guilty to maintaining a drug house and possession of methamphetamine
A Hancock man will plead guilty to maintaining a drug house and possession of methamphetamine following a plea hearing Monday in Houghton County 12th Circuit Court. Dave Clayton Harvey Jr. appeared in...
Thomas Fournier Jun 30, 2026






