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Dream Fair

HOUGHTON — On Thursday, May 14, middle school girls from across the Western Upper Peninsula will gather at Michigan Technological University for the Junior Achievement Girls’ Dream Fair, a high-energy, hands-on STEM experience designed to build curiosity, confidence, and connection to real ...

Looking back: Graham Jaehnig

I am Generation Jones I don’t remember the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. I don’t remember Ford rolling out the first Mustang. I also don’t remember the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, or the battle of Ia Drang. Yet, as a Boomer, these are all things happened during my ...

It’s for the children

HOUGHTON – The Bi-Annual Kids Consignment Sale is scheduled for April 15-18 at the Copper Country Mall. The Kids Consignment Sale is a pop-up shopping event in the Houghton area. It was established in 2019, creating the ultimate win-win solution between parents as buyers and sellers, says ...

Processing Grief together

HOUGHTON — The public is welcome to participate in Omega House's Third Thursday Community Grief Support Group from 5 - 6 p.m. April 16. There will be options to participate in person or online/phone. Those participating will gather in person at Omega House. There will also be a zoom link ...

Celebrate at the Rozsa

HOUGHTON — It may not look like it outside, but Spring is here and with it plenty to do, see and hear at Michigan Technological University's Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts. "Journey Through the Keweenaw: Interactive Walk-through Installations" by Michigan Tech Theatre This ...

Making the Journey: Chelsea Bossert

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 — ...