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HANCOCK, Mich. — An ensemble of musicians from Norway, Sweden and the United States have come together to showcase their talents to Upper Peninsula audiences, and Finlandia University’s Finnish American Heritage Center is one of the lucky sites. On Saturday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m., the musicians of Beethoven and …

Managers from the cities of Houghton and Hancock, along with the Houghton County Road Commission met recently with legislators in search of additional state aid  that would pay contributions required for federal aid assistance that is needed to repair roadways in Houghton County damaged from flooding in June. “We met …

A local business professional is being honored by the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants.  Great Lakes Accounting President Lucinda Enderby is a recipient of an award being presented Wednesday at an event in Novi. The awards honor individuals within the accounting profession that have exemplified excellence through dedication, leadership …

A Great Horned Owl is recovering after apparently being shot in Lake Linden. The raptor is being cared for by U.P. Wildlife Rehabilitation—Keweenaw Group, who says the wound was discovered after swelling in the animal had gone down.  Radiographs confirmed that the owl has a pellet shot still in its …

LAURIUM, Mich. – The leaves are changing color. Daylight is getting shorter. Nights are growing colder. It’s hard to deny that fall is here. And, for many households, that means it’s time to pack away summer equipment, rake the yard and harvest the garden for next year’s planting season. No matter …

The Friends of the Portage Lake District Library invite all book lovers to their Used Book Sale beginning on Friday evening, October 5, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. and continuing on Saturday, October 6, from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. On Friday early shoppers are encouraged to make a $5 …

Rain and colder temperatures may have deterred a few from attending, but many still turned out yesterday to help spread awareness about domestic violence. Nearly two dozen motorcycles made their way from Calumet to Houghton for the annual Ride Against Abuse.  Slick pavement had many concerned yesterday in Calumet, but …

The fourth-annual Kliakhandler Public Lecture is at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Dow Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building, room 641, on the campus of Michigan Tech. This year’s lecturer is Nick Trefethen, professor of numerical analysis at Oxford University. The title of his lecture is “The Mathematics of the Faraday …

HOUGHTON, MICH – The two wolves brought to Isle Royale National Park on September 26 have been seen on wildlife cameras and tracked via a GPS monitoring collar, moving around the island and feeding on provisioned moose left for them. The joint capture effort between the Grand Portage Band of …

A bi-partisan group of US Senators are urging the Army Corps of Engineers to allocate and request funding for projects critical to the Great Lakes. The group included Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters, as well as 10 other senators on the Great Lakes Task Force. In a letter to …