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Free waterway cruise

HOUGHTON – Isle Royale National Park and Kaleidoscope invite families with children ages 15 or younger to enjoy a free cruise on the Keweenaw waterway Aug. 20, during Ranger III Family Day. Two cruises, each lasting 45 to 60 minutes, will travel to Portage Lake and return. According ...

65 years young

EAGLE HARBOR — One of the Upper Peninsula's longest-running and most beloved summer traditions returns this weekend as the 65th Annual Eagle Harbor Art Fair welcomes visitors to the shores of Lake Superior on Saturday, Aug. 8, and Sunday, Aug. 9. Hosted on the picturesque grounds of St. ...

The end of an era

HANCOCK — After more than three decades of managing the Copper Country Community Arts Center, Founding Director Cynthia Coté stepped down recently, passing the reigns to Bonnie Loukas as the center's new executive director. Coté said she is taking time in her retirement to focus on her ...

No strings attached

HANCOCK — A dream may have just appeared out of thin air for a local performer. Drew Cramer was a finalist in the first annual Michigan Air Guitar Exhibition (MAGE) last month in Hancock during Juhannus. A video of him and another finalist, Marquette resident Tony Wallets, made its way to ...

The next step

HOUGHTON — Joel Neves has been named chair of Michigan Technological University's Department of Visual and Performing Arts. He assumed his new position as of July 1. Neves has served as a professor of music and director of orchestral activities in the department, and serves as Conductor of ...

Thunderstruck

Called the "best rock and roll violinist of a generation," the performer known as Blue Violin returns to the Keweenaw for a show in L'Anse Saturday. "Thunderstruck: A Classic Rock Tribute," will be performed at 7:30 Saturday at Linden Creek Farm in L'Anse. Once again, the show promises an ...