Michigan Technological University will demolish the Hamar House and expand Lot 14 this month. Construction on the surrounding parking area has started. Once demolition starts, Lot 14 will be temporarily closed and parking will be rerouted. 53 new parking spaces for faculty and staff will be ...
KEWEENAW COUNTY — The Keweenaw Heartlands Board Readiness Sub-Committee is hosting three public informational meetings in June, according to Sheriff Curt Pennala, who is a member of the subcommittee. It is a subcommittee of the Keweenaw Heartlands Advisory Committee. The meetings are ...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and fish pathologists from Michigan State University will make an expedition aboard the RV Lake Char to Superior Maximus, the deepest point of Lake Superior this month, according to a June 8 statement from the DNR. Superior Maximus is the nickname ...
There’s been much talk about “Finno-Ugric” this past year in the Copper Country. The first part might ring a bell -- it must be about Finns. The second part -- not so much. So what is it and what does it mean for the Copper Country? Finno-Ugric refers to a group of peoples found mostly within Northern Europe and Hungary; these people have related languages and cultures. Many Finno-Ugric peoples share remarkably similar traditions, such as sauna bathing and instruments resembling the Finnish-Karelian kantele. “Finno-” refers to the numerous Finnic peoples in Northern ...
HOUGHTON — Jail Committee Faith Morrison provided a Jail Committee update at Tuesday’s regular June meeting of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners. The committee held a meeting immediately before the board meeting. The meeting, she said, was approximately 90 minutes long, ending ...
HOUGHTON — Houghton City Council met for a regular meeting on Wednesday where it heard comments from residents about the rezoning of East Lakeshore Drive. After reading submitted letters and fielding public comment, the council unanimously voted in favor of rezoning a section of East ...
