HOUGHTON — The City of Houghton celebrated its Bird City designation by hosting Spring on the Wing, an avian-focused event Saturday at the Houghton Pier. The event saw several environmental organizations manning tables, including Keweenaw Land Trust, Keweenaw Invasive Species Management ...
HOUGHTON – The city of Houghton announced is closing a short section of East Lakeshore Drive to through traffic as condominium foundation work on the Gateway Project began. A construction fence will shift north to allow bank site work to continue. City Manager Eric Waara said the closure is ...
MARQUETTE — Firefighting just got a lot more efficient for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Two Fire Boss aircraft, each capable of scooping up to 800 gallons of water from a lake in just 15 seconds, have been added to the MDNR firefighting fleet this season. The planes, leased ...
HANCOCK — The Copper Country Community Arts Center (CCCAC) in Hancock is holding its sixth annual online auction fundraiser this week. During the auction, which opens Wednesday and ends Saturday, participants have the opportunity to enjoy some bidding fun from the comfort of their home. The ...
HOUGHTON — Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Western Upper Peninsula has been recognized as a Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) Pinnacle Award Winner for program impact and excellence in 2025. Every year, the BBBSA Nationwide Leadership Council selects agencies for excellence in the ...
MARQUETTE — There’s something fishy going on in the frigid, dark depths of Lake Superior. In the deepest part of the lake, a quarter mile below the surface, researchers are discovering a growing number of extraordinarily thin lake trout that weigh about half their typical, healthy body ...