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Lansing, Michigan – The Michigan Restaurant Association (MRA) has partnered with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Michigan Ag Council to raise awareness of the economic impact of restaurants using Michigan manufactured products. This is a group partnership that will be working together to recognize restaurants with …

Hancock-  The Copper Country Community Arts Center is hosting its first Second Saturday Coffee Talk on Saturday, June 10th at 11am. In these informal talks, artists will share their work and process. This Saturday’s artist is Karen Tembreull. Karen Tembreull has been harvesting local materials and making basketry forms since …

Lansing, Mich.—The Historical Society of Michigan announces the winners of its 2017 Upper Peninsula History Awards, which will be presented during its 68th annual Upper Peninsula History Conference in Iron River and Caspian, Mich., June 23-25, 2017. Each year, the Historical Society of Michigan presents two awards at the Upper …

The Portage Lake District Library has reached an agreement with the Chassell Township Board to provide library services to Chassell Township residents for an additional year. Last November, the Township voted to withdraw from membership in the Library District effective at the end of 2017, but this agreement ensures that …

Deer hunting quotas, moose survey results and a brook trout study are just some of the topics to be covered at the next regular meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission Thursday, June 8. The commission will gather on the Upper Peninsula’s Keweenaw Peninsula at Michigan Technological University’s Memorial Union …

The results are in for Copper Country Intermediate School District’s Biennial Election. Robert Tuomi of Chassell and Nels Christopherson of Houghton were both reelected to six year terms. Both candidates are incumbents. Their terms begin on July 1st,2017.

HANCOCK, MI –Ceramic sculptures by Marquette artist Brian Kakas will be on display at the Finlandia University Gallery, located in the Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock, from June 8 to July 21, 2017. An opening reception at the gallery will take place on Thursday, June 8, from 7:00 to 8:30 …

An embezzlement case against a Lake Linden woman is headed to trial. 46-year-old Susan Dulong appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court for a pretrial Monday. She is charged with Attaining a Signature with intent to Defraud…punishable by 10 years in prison; Embezzlement of $1,000 or more but Less Than $20,000, …

HOUGHTON – BHK Child Development Board is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to children free of charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, age or disability, and there …

Adult artists living north of the 45th parallel in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin are invited to submit one piece of work for a non-juried exhibition at Northern Michigan University’s DeVos Art Museum. The new format will celebrate the 10th anniversary “North of the 45th Parallel” exhibition and is a departure …