The Finnish-American mid-winter celebration of Heikinpäivä is in full swing. Enrichment classes continue today with two workshops at the Finnish American Heritage Center. “It’s povatica and I have to confess–I’m the least qualified cook in the room so I really don’t know much about what these are (baked good), but …
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After three years of marching, those who took part in Saturday’s Sister March say the message remains the same—equality. The 3rd annual event was held once again in conjunction with the national Women’s’ March, with similar Sister Marches held across the country. A group of about 80 people—men and women—gathered …
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In their continuing effort to promote safety and enforce sound and alcohol laws, Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers conducted group snowmobile patrols recently in Houghton and Ontonagon counties. “We conduct several of these patrols each winter, which allow us opportunities to remind snowmobilers about important safety messages, enforce …
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Two snowmobilers are dead after a head-on collision in Gogebic County. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post, along with Deputies from the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department, were dispatched to the accident Friday around 7:12pm. The accident happened on Lake Gogebic near the Lake Gogebic State Park, about 500 …
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The fourth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration at Finlandia University will get started Sunday night at 5 p.m. with a brief worship service, continue with the annual day of service and community meal Monday, and conclude on Thursday with the film “When We Were Kings.” On Sunday as …
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On Friday, January 18th 2019, detectives from Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) executed a search warrant at a residence on Pine St in the Village of Calumet. The search warrant was the result of a two-month long investigation into the illegal selling of prescription drugs and the attempted solicitation …
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Highland Copper Company has received the mining, air and dam safety permits from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for its Copperwood Project at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. A requested amendment to the original mining permit that was granted in 2012 was also approved by the DEQ, allowing …
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Whether you don’t even know how to pronounce “sauna,” or if you used to have full conversations with your Finnish immigrant grandmother, the Finnish American Heritage Center (FAHC) has just the class for you this semester. The FAHC is offering three levels of Finnish language this term, all of which are led …
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Michigan conservation officers obtained confessions Tuesday from two Upper Peninsula men suspected in separate, unrelated wolf poaching incidents in Ontonagon and Menominee counties. Prosecuting attorneys are reviewing details of the two cases, with decisions on specific charges to be brought expected soon. Gray wolves are a protected species under the …
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An Upper Peninsula ski resort has recently gained some national recognition and been ranked among the top resorts on the continent. USA Today placed Mt. Bohemia in the #2 spot of its top ten North American ski resorts. “They chose 19 resorts in the west and one in the east, …
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