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Happy Sauna Week! For the next week, Michigan’s residents are encouraged to take part in a little Finnish tradition that has become enjoyed by many throughout the region. Famously the Upper Peninsula has earned the name the sauna belt thanks to the region’s Scandinavian ancestry and affinity for the steam …

First District Republican U.S. Representative Jack Bergman of Watersmeet has officially kicked off his reelection campaign. Bergman was first elected in 2016. If reelected, this would be his fifth term in Congress. He is 77 years old. His campaign today announced upcoming appearances in Houghton Lake, Alpena, Beulah, Traverse City, …

Houghton County voters can begin casting their presidential primary ballots starting tomorrow. Ealry in person voting laws in the state were passed in 2022 as a part of the proposal two legislation.  Houghton county’s early in-person voting center is located in room 203 of the Houghton City Center. The site …

Copper Dog’s organizers are finalizing their change in places for the first weekend of March. The Sled Dog weekend will still need a handful of volunteers to assist with the event’s two new competitions, the Copper Pull and Copper Dash. Organizers have recently reconfigured the CopperDog volunteer portal to accommodate …

Travel across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge for snowmobilers has been temporarily suspended until more snow falls in the region. Recently the city of Houghton and the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club met with Michigan Department of Transportation officials determining that the little amount of snow on the ground would force the …

Last year Jibba Jabba returned after a near 10 year hiatus. Well residents and visitors in the area won’t have to wait nearly as long to see snowboarders back on Huron Street. Jibba Jabba returns to Houghton to tear up Huron Street with exhilarating tricks, rail slides, and plenty of …

Three women were injured in a two-car crash Thursday afternoon near Atlantic Mine. Houghton County Sheriff’s deputies were called out at around 1:30 to M-26, near the Erickson Drive intersection. They discovered that a northbound vehicle had collided with a vehicle traveling in the southbound lane. The 17-year-old female driver …

UPDATE: ATC, the American Transmission Co are doing an emergency repair on one of their transmission lines at that time. It is completely outside the Village’s control, and the impacted area is larger than the Village’s service territory. L’Anse Township, Aura, Skanee, Herman, and other areas will also be without …

Superior Health Foundation has selected a new executive director that will take over in May. Megan Murphy has been named as the new executive director of the Superior Health Foundation following the announcement last month that Jim LaJoie will retire in the spring. When Murphy takes over in May she …

Using a Sauna to relax and escape has been practiced by Finnish Americans in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for many years. Now the state will recognize the practice’s importance to Michigan’s communities with an official Sauna Week. Coinciding with National Sauna Week, Michigan’s Sauna Week will be from February 18th to …