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Motorists in Keweenaw County will want to watch out for a detour next week. Crews contracted by the Michigan Department of Transportation will be performing a $22,000 maintenance project to remove and replace two culverts on US-41 near Delaware. On Tuesday, US-41 will be closed 8 miles north of the …

A long-time employee of the Village of Calumet will be honored next week by State Representative Scott Dianda. After 43-years working at the Village Hall, Dominic Zubiena is retiring. A press release from Dianda’s office says Zubiena began working for the Village of Calumet in 1971 for the Street Department. …

Police are investigating a crash that happened early Thursday morning in Baraga Township. Just before 1:30am, Troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post, L’Anse Detachment, investigated a personal injury accident on Baraga Plains Road near Mansfeldt Road. A 47-year-old Baraga woman was traveling southbound on Baraga Plains Rd when …

Plastic bins are not needed to participate in curbside recycling in Houghton. The city had made the containers available while supplies last at the City Center for only $10. However, Houghton City Manager Eric Waara says Waste Management will pick up the recyclables in any container as long as they …

There is still no word as to the cause of the fire at a building in downtown Houghton nearly two weeks ago. Houghton City Manager Eric Waara said the city is waiting for the report from the State Fire Marshall. In the meantime, efforts are underway to help those who …

The City of Houghton is taking steps to make sure rental units do not have more tenants than they are allowed. In much of the city’s residential neighborhood, property owners may be issued an R1 Renter’s License with the restriction that no more than two unrelated people live there at …

Here are some images of McLain State Park Campground: Officials with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are in the process of updating their master plan for McLain State Park and they’re asking for the public’s input on their plans. The DNR is going to display three master plan concepts …

It’s one of only a handful privately owned lighthouses in the Upper Peninsula. Mike and Cherie Ditty bought the Jacobsville Lighthouse near the east entrance to the Portage River in 2004 and turned it into a bed a breakfast. Owner of the Jacobsville Lighthouse Inn Mike Ditty said, “Most of …

The City of Houghton is asking residents to be aware that they have scheduled a city-wide hydrant flushing that will take place next week, Monday through Saturday. Work will be done from 7:00 am until 3:00 pm each day. This means residents may find their water supply discolored during that time. …

Industrial archaeologist, historian and author Sean Gohman presents “The Cliff Mine Revisited” as part of the Keweenaw County Historical Society’s Adventures in History series. The first (1974) edition of Donald Chaput’s The Cliff ended with the line, “The Cliff is dead.” The updated (2015) edition of The Cliff acknowledges that …