HOUGHTON — A new exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw pays tribute to the artist behind a series of large-scale community art projects in the Copper Country and beyond. Friends from the community shared stories about Mary Biekkola Wright at a reception for the new exhibit ...
CALUMET TOWNSHIP — In the 50 years since Paul Lehto entered public service, Calumet Township has experienced many changes and much progress. When Universal Oil Products purchased the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company (C&H) in 1968, the township began its transition from a community largely ...
Copper Shores release This year’s #GivingTuesday campaign hosted by Copper Shores Community Health Foundation has a record number of participants with 30 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations participating, including seven new participants. The 2023 #GiveCopperCountry nonprofits are: 31 ...
WOAS radio, 88.5 FM radio is a station not many in the Upper Peninsula have probably heard. That is because until this summer, it was a Class D, 10-watt, non-commercial radio station operating out of the Ontonagon Area School. It is an educational radio station operated by an all volunteer staff that includes students of the Ontonagon Area Schools and local community members. Its operating budget is derived from the revenue of two school vending machines. In April of this year, Station Manager Ken Raisanen was notified via email that The Gospel Opportunities Network, (WHWL) was granted ...
HOUGHTON — Closed since the Father’s Day Flood five years ago, the Department of Natural Resources snowmobile trail is scheduled to be open by the start of December. Only some minor work remains on the project, which spans about seven miles, said Ron Yesney, Upper Peninsula trails coordinator for the DNR. It included 186 repair sites, and 102 culverts that were either repaired or removed, Yesney said. “Mostly we’re just excited for the community and the businesses to have that community resource available again,” Yesney said. “I’m grateful for all the assistance that ...
The 41 North Film Festival will return to Houghton this weekend. The free annual film festival is presented by the College of Sciences and Arts, Department of Humanities and Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Michigan Tech University. This year begins at 5 p.m. today with a shorts program titled Animated Encounters. The festival will end with a showing of 32 Sounds at 7 p.m. Sunday. The festival includes a variety of shorts, documentary and feature films, most of which have struck chords this festival season and have generated considerable awards buzz. Dr. Erin Smith is ...
