Ten hours. It takes ten hours to go from Auburn Hills, Mich. to Houghton. Ten grueling, boring, yet scenic hours. When someone goes from the metro-Detroit area all the way to the Copper Country they have time to think. Thoughts constantly cloud the mind of those who make this journey — ...

SOUTH RANGE — The Homefront Heroes Group of Caregivers of Veterans has announced its second monthly meeting. The meeting is 1-3 p.m. on Sat. April 18, at the South Range VFW Post, on Baltic Ave. in South Range. The group’s mission is to help caregivers of military veterans meet new ...

Spring time in the 1980s in the Copper Country area was as super memorable as any other season. Spring brings an infinite array of memories for all of us growing up here in the Copper Country. It meant a lot of things. What spring time memories of the 80s do you remember vividly? The air ...

MSU Extension and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) will offer Pesticide Applicator Training and Exams in the Upper Peninsula at Bay College in Escanaba on Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. – 4 p.m. (EDT). The program includes a core manual review (RUP credits), lunch and ...

ISHPEMING — Partridge Creek Farm, in partnership with Marquette-Alger RESA and Michigan State University UP Research and Extension Center, has announced that registration is now open for the upcoming 2026 Central UP Farm to School Institute. The event will take place May 19-20 in downtown ...

ONTONAGON — Ontonagon resident and Upper Peninsula radio legend, Jan Tucker is approaching five years since her final broadcast in April 2021. Tucker a fixture in the western Upper Peninsula airwaves for 52 years. Her broadcasts were aired on WJMS and WIMI in Ironwood, WMPL in Hancock and ...