ESCANABA — This summer at the U.P. State Fair, you can learn the “Watermelon Crawl” when country music artist Tracy Byrd takes the Grandstand stage on Wednesday, Aug. 14, along with special guests The Riflemen. Tracy Byrd and The Riflemen are the first acts announced by the U.P. State ...

“Forest Spirits,” a show by Joyce Koskenmaki at the Copper Country Community Arts Center (CCCAC), will open May 7 with a reception on Thursday, May 9, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., and there will be an artist talk in the Gallery. The exhibition will feature new works created in the last year and a ...

The Houghton County Fair will be from August 22 to August 25, 2024, at the fairgrounds in Hancock. This year’s Houghton County Fair lineup of entertainment has been completed. The Skerbeck Midway and Carnival will be open from 3 to 10 p.m. Thursday, 1 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 ...

While I could regale you with a list of movies from many different genres to have watched on Earth Day, there are a multitude of resources out there where you could find lists not at all unlike mine. However, there is another celebration that takes place this time of year, every year, that I ...

HANCOCK — While Heather Allen Hietala is making her first trip to the Copper Country this weekend, the six-month winters and its Finnish heritage contributed to her art. Allen Hietala’s exhibit “Evolution” will be displayed in the Finlandia Art Gallery at the Finnish American ...

Kitschy Spirit Records in Calumet is growing. Early this year owners Chris and Anna Judy left their second floor perch on 5th Street for a more spacious street level accommodation at 307 6th St. The expansive new space is not only more accessible, it also opens the door for musicians and the ...