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Marquette’s airport may soon have a new name.  The airport is currently named after Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer, a Marquette County Road Commissioner who was instrumental in establishing the region’s first commercial airport between Negaunee and Marquette, and then an expanded facility near Gwinn. The K.I. Sawyer airport at Gwinn became …

The Ottawa National Forest is looking for applicants for this summer’s Youth Conservation Corp program.  The program is designed to accomplish needed conservation work on public lands, along with providing employment for young men and women, and helping them develop an understanding of the nation’s natural environment. Applicants must be …

There was plenty of fun this weekend in Calumet, Eagle Harbor and Copper Harbor. The last Upper Peninsula dog sled race finished up yesterday afternoon. And with the end of the Copper Dog race, comes the end of the first Superior Crown Sled Dog Series. The three headed competition, challenged …

The Finlandia Foundation National, Inc. intends to preserve much of the University’s heritage center and archives. The non profit, Finlandia Foundation, was founded in 1953 with the intent to connect the United States’ Finnish Americans. The foundation plans to establish a task force who will identify significant objects and materials …

Pleasant weather and the addition of a fourth race made this year’s CopperDog 150 the busiest in the event’s 14-year history. While no official crowd counts are made, officials said that the turnout at the start of the event Friday evening in downtown Calumet may have been the largest ever. …

A Wisconsin man was killed Thursday when the snowmobile he was operating crashed into an approaching trail groomer in Iron County. 42-year-old Todd Lisowe, of New Holstein, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Trail 113 south of Crystal Falls. He became the 15th snowmobile fatality in …

Leaders from around the Copper Country are showing their condolences for the students and staff of Finlandia University. Yesterday afternoon the university announced they plan to close their doors following the spring semester. The city of Hancock in a statement today, expressed they are working with the university’s administration and …

One man died in a two car crash in Iron County yesterday. At about 2:30 pm MSP Iron Mountain Post Troopers were dispatched to US – 2 and Bates-Gaastra Road in Bates Township. Officers determined that a 2019 Chevorlet Equinox, carrying two people from Amasa, was traveling west on US …

The 15th annual glide and Gorge takes place this weekend as well. This year’s event will celebrate the Maasto Hiihto trail system, and will include a journey highlighting the Swedetown Gorge. Racers will start at the Four season chalet, near the northwest corner of the Houghton County Fair Grounds. The …

Keweenaw National Historical Park is accepting applications for new heritage sites.  Heritage sites are not owned by the park, and are independently operated. Inclusion in the program provides increased visibility and marketing opportunities, access to the expertise of the National Park Service and funding opportunities.   Keweenaw Heritage Sites must contain …