Category Archives: News

Upper Peninsula Together with Veterans supports upcoming veterans festivals in the region
The Upper Peninsula Together with Veterans organization recently partnered with the NMU Veteran Services Office to spread joy and break stigmas. Last week The Upper Peninsula Together With Veterans or...
Thomas Fournier Mar 17, 2025

Superior Fab Lab and the Western Upper Peninsula MISTEM Network team up to bring generations of inventors together
Maker Fest returns to the Houghton High School on Saturday. Over the past several years the event has offered space for inventive people to show off creative tools designed to make life simpler. The e...
Thomas Fournier Mar 14, 2025

Torch Lake Public Action Council shares updates on the drum Removal Pilot Study in most recent newsletter
The Torch Lake Public Action Council publishes its latest newsletter detailing updates on the Torch Lake Drum pilot study. In 2024 the EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office completed field work fo...
Thomas Fournier Mar 14, 2025 In 2024 Honeywell, the EPA, and EGLE held a public forum at Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools to share information on the drum pilot study and work that will take place at the Lake Linden Recreation Area in 2026.

Representative Bohnak supports reintroducing firearm safety equipment tax exemption program
109th district representative Karl Bohnak supports legislation to restart a gun safety devices tax exemption program. On Thursday Representative Bohnak noted to remove sales taxes collected for gun sa...
Thomas Fournier Mar 14, 2025

KBIC Natural Resources finds illegal dump site
After a particularly severe instance of illegal dumping, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Natural Resources Department condemned the action publicly. KBIC Natural Resource officials posted photos of ...
Thomas Fournier Mar 14, 2025

Old timers take the ice across the Copper Country at three great arenas
Hockey means a lot to the communities of the Copper Country. From residents of nearby towns congratulating Jeffers High School on their recent run at a state hockey championship, to the annual rivalry...
Thomas Fournier Mar 13, 2025

Comedian Zarna Garg cancels show at the Rozsa Center, will return in 2026
Comedy fans in the Copper Country will have to wait a while longer to laugh with Zarna Garg. The Rozsa Center regretfully announced on Tuesday that comedian Zarna Garg will not come to campus for a pl...
Thomas Fournier Mar 13, 2025

Keweenaw Health Foundation donates $15,000 supporting installation a new remembrance sign at the Lake View Veterans Cemetery
The Keweenaw Health Foundation donates 15000 dollars to the VFW Post 3900 in Calumet to enhance the Lake View Veterans Cemetery in Houghton. On Wednesday, the Keweenaw Health Foundation, a nonprofit a...
Thomas Fournier Mar 13, 2025

Excitement for Art in Silico grows with the event's activities
As the world's dependence on technology and computers grows so does Michigan Technological University's focus on developing young engineers for a future not yet here. In the last couple of years, Mich...
Thomas Fournier Mar 13, 2025

In 2025 Houghton plans to keep connecting the community
Continuing to Connect Houghton. In 2024 Houghton completed a major project along Lakeshores Drive and finished smaller projects to make downtown a welcoming space after the demolition of the parking d...
Thomas Fournier Mar 13, 2025






