Editors note: The Daily Mining Gazette, in cooperation with other Upper Peninsula newspapers is running companion pieces to our America 250 stories with a focus on the U.P.'s role in building America COPPER COUNTRY — When most scholars of U.S. history study the birth and growth of the ...

MARQUETTE — Marquette County Emergency Management and the Michigan State Police ask U.P. residents to take precautions as flooding affects the region According to a press release from Michigan State Police Eighth District Public Information Officer Lt. Benjamin Eckola, residents should not ...

MARENISCO — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that Agate Falls Scenic Site, a popular western U.P. attraction, managed by the DNR's Parks and Recreation Division, is temporarily closed through late fall for essential repairs and improvements to the site's ...

HANCOCK — Despite cold and windy conditions Saturday there was plenty of fun at downtown Hancock's Kids Day. Activities up and down Quincy Street kept kids and parents busy leading up to a free showing of the movie "Inside Out 2" at the Orpheum Theatre. Down town Hancock businesses KC ...

LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reminds residents to watch out for common post-storm scams as communities across the state clean up from the latest round of intense storms that hit last week. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has also extended the activation of the State Emergency ...

ALLOUEZ TOWNSHIP – The most recent Keweenaw Heartlands Project Public Update meeting on Thursday, provided an overview of the history of the project since 2022 and its evolution from the initial land purchases in 2026. The update was led by Robin Meneguzzo, CEO of the Keweenaw Community ...