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Finlandia’s Dr. Hilary-Joy Virtanen is now a member of the Finlandia Foundation National Board of Trustees. The trustees elected Virtanen to the board at their March meeting in Dallas. Virtanen is the Finnish & Nordic Studies professor at Finlandia University. She holds a Master’s and Ph.D. in Scandinavian Studies from …

It ended soon after it started. Author Steve Lehto set out on a journey inspired by Douglass Houghton on Sunday. Traveling in a canoe, Lehto hoped to make the 1,200 mile trek from Duluth, Minnesota to Detroit. Excessive debris in Lake Superior in combination with poor weather proved to be …

The 43rd Annual Canal Run will still take place but it will have a different finish line. Normally, the event concludes in downtown Hancock but flood damage to M-203 has forced organizers into making the change. The race starts will remain the same for the five-mile, 10-mile and half marathon …

Applications are now available for Flood with Love, the flood victim’s relief program from the Portage Health Foundation. The fillable online application form can be found on the PHF website (phfgive.org) by going to the News and Events section along with many physical locations around Houghton County. Along with access …

The remains of Lowell Earl Valley, Fireman Second Class, United States Navy, will be returned to Ontonagon, Michigan, for burial on July 14, 2018. Lowell Earl Valley was killed in action on December 7, 1941 serving aboard the USS Oklahoma which was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Full …

LAURIUM, Mich. – When it comes to fireworks, here’s advice that could spare you—or a loved one—a devastating injury: Leave the shows to the pros. Every year in the U.S., fireworks cause thousands of injuries, including severe burns and eye injuries. According to Aspirus health experts, many of these injuries are …

‘How do scientists assess the health of Lake Superior’ is the focus of FREE scientific excursions that will be offered at the Strawberry Festival from 1-6 pm, Saturday, July 7, departing from the Chassell marina. The public is invited to sign up for a FREE 30-minute scientific excursion aboard Michigan Tech’s research …

ONTONAGON, Mich. (July 2, 2018)—There’s a lot to explore in the scenic western Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from the massive old-growth forests of the Porcupine Mountains to the famed Copper Country of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Now, the Porcupine Mountains Convention & Visitors Bureau (PMCVB) and the Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau have launched a …

It was a lot of rain, but just not a record. The storm that hit Houghton County during the early morning hours of June 17th dropped around 7.5 of rain in about five hours, according to the Keweenaw Research Center. During the height of the storm, a meter monitored by …

Another pair of peregrine falcons are successfully nesting on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge again this year. The Michigan Department of Transportation installed two nest boxes in 2012 – one each on the north and south bridge towers. A pair of falcons discovered the nesting site the next spring and …