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Baraga Co. closes on new preserve near Covington

L’ANSE — Baraga County will hold a ribbon-cutting Wednesday to commemorate the opening of a new scenic park. Last week, the county, in cooperation with the Superior Watershed Partnership, formally closed on the acquisition of 1,184 acres in Covington Township. The forest land includes 4 miles of frontage on the Sturgeon River. The purchase was assisted by a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant. A dedication ceremony will begin at 11 a.m., Clerk Wendy Goodreau told the county board at Monday’s meeting. The next step will be pursuing a grant to fund a study on best ...

L’Anse pursues dredging project

L’ANSE — L’Anse is lining up a dredging project for this summer. At Monday’s council meeting, Village Manager Bob LaFave said the storms of five weeks ago had deposited sand into the marina channel. Because it involves Lake Superior, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also needs to approve the project, LaFave said. The village is also working on blight removal with the Baraga County Land Bank, which has taken possession of the building at 1073 N. Main St. “We’ll be working on getting that torn down here this summer and then back out hopefully into the hands of the ...

Finlandia in court: Bank seeks foreclosure sale of residence hall

HOUGHTON — A bank with a mortgage on the Finlandia Hall building is seeking to proceed to foreclosure. Attorneys for IncredibleBank appeared at a hearing in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday. IncredibleBank is looking to be declared in the superior position for their mortgage. ...

Peters: USPS halts proposed changes to Kingsford

WASHINGTON — Proposed changes to the mail processing center in Kingsford and other U.S. Postal Service facilities are on hold until at least 2025, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a letter to U.S. Sen. Gary Peters Monday. Last week, the USPS announced it had finalized plans to convert the Kingsford center to a local processing center, with mail deliveries within the U.P. first going to Green Bay. Peters, D-Michigan, chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, spoke to DeJoy Wednesday after the announcement, and also led 25 of his colleagues in a ...

Played their cards right: Copper Shores celebrates 10 years

HOUGHTON — With black tie and roulette wheels, the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation celebrated 10 years with a James Bond-themed gala event at the Rozsa Center Saturday. While the foundation began 34 years ago as a supporting foundation for the Portage Hospital, it became a ...