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A bridge replacement on Donken-Tapiola Rd. will delay travelers. Beginning from today, the construction is expected to take about 8 weeks. Motorists will be guided around the construction. The project will install an arched culvert over Misery river south of Donken and just east of M-26. The road will not …

The Michigan DNR has commented that it has been unusually dry lately, and has restricted open burning as much as possible. There have been fires downstate, and there was even a small fire in Ontonagon county, which the Crystal Falls unit reported was due to lightning. There is a forecast …

The Keweenaw ATV club will meet to update the public on the Lake Linden trail that is currently undergoing serious reconstruction after the Fathers Day flood a few years ago. It was estimated that over 400 individual projects need to be completed on the trail. The club is always looking …

Bridgefest is merely a week away, with quite a few of the festivities taking place on Houghton’s waterfront and at Ray Kestner waterfront park, also known as Chutes and Ladders. Beginning next Friday, vendors will be on the waterfront beginning at noon. More vendors, along with food, beverages, and music …

Houghton’ s new trash and recycling bins will begin to be used this week. If you have not received your trash bin, you can place your trash out either in the city bags or a bag that holds up to 30 gallons, and it will be collected. If you have …

June is considered Pride month, when the LGBTQ+ community is celebrated. Keweenaw Queers, a small local LGBTQ+ group put together a family-friendly Pridefest. Hosted at the east Houghton Waterfront Park, also known as the skatepark, it was expected it would be a small get-together of maybe only 30 people. One …

The Lakeshore drive parking garage demolition will begin this week. The east part of the upper deck is blocked off, and today the road under the deck will be blocked off until about midway. This means that parking under the east side of the deck near Suomi’s will not be …

Tulips are a vibrant and colorful spring flower that bloom even after the harsh, long winters of the U.P. Downtown calumet hosts garden beds currently full of them, but are selling the bulbs this weekend to make room for vegetable gardeners. (actuality).  “Mainstreet Calumet organizes the community garden, and we …

The City of Houghton would like to remind the public that the Lakeshore Drive demolition project will close the road under the deck from Huron Drive to about midway through the structure starting on Monday. If residents park on the east side of the structure, please start parking according to …

Canal Rock is just a week away from the first concert.  “Well, it’s part of our community, you know, our musicians are part of our community just like our local businesses are, right? We need to support our local musicians, our local farmers, our local businesses, so that we keep …