KEWEENAW BAY — The search for missing fishermen in Keweenaw Bay ended Monday afternoon after the Michigan State Police Marine Services Unit found the capsized boat and both missing people. The two boaters had been missing since shortly after noon Saturday, when their 21-foot boat capsized ...
KEWEENAW BAY — The search continued Sunday for two fishermen missing after their boat capsized Saturday. The 21-foot boat was reported missing near an area of Second Sand Beach in Baraga County shortly after noon Saturday, the Michigan State Police Calumet Post said in a release. Five ...
CALUMET –– The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission announced Thursday this year’s Keweenaw Heritage Grant program awardees who received $117,082 in funding for various historic preservation, interpretation, education and curatorial projects covering an area stretching ...
HANCOCK — The first in-depth economic impact analysis of tourism in the Western U.P. has been released to the public. The Western Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Region had been considering the project for years, said Executive D 0irector Jerry Wuorenmaa. “Travel Michigan, ...
AHMEEK — An email Thursday from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy’s Air Quality Division states it is taking an enforcement action against Neuvokas Corporation, because the company did not follow air quality rules and regulations at their facility in Ahmeek, Keweenaw County. The AQD is proposing that the alleged violations be resolved through a Consent Order with the company. A Consent Order is a legal and enforceable document that a company agrees to sign to resolve alleged air quality violations. Neuvokas produces a fiber-reinforced polymer rebar ...
HOUGHTON — Several local emergency responder groups participated in a disaster preparedness training Tuesday on Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of the training was, “to evaluate our readiness to respond to situations,” said Chief Brian Cadwell of the university’s police department, who led the exercise. “We do these every so often. We do tabletop exercises and live exercises like this, to see how well we work together with different agencies.” Many groups attended the training, including Michigan Tech Public Safety, the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department, ...
