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Business

Sunflower Books and Coffee celebrates third year in business

Sunflower Books and Coffee reached its third year anniversary this past weekend in Hancock. The store that got its start in December of 2021 has grown from its starting point of the inventory purchased by the current owner, Susan Mattila. Mattila had acquired the skeleton of a bookshop but ...

Gitzen has grown with the times as it has adjusted

Gitzen Company has recently expanded its services to include a delivery system to provide the products it sells to local residents who live close by to the major highways of Copper Country. This action is one of many steps that the company has taken since its founding to slowly evolve it to ...

Breakwater FCU part of International Credit Union Week

HOUGHTON — October 15-26 is designated as International Credit Union Week. On Thursday, Oct. 17, credit union members around the world will celebrate International Credit Union Day, an annual event commemorating the credit union movements impact and achievements. Here in the Copper ...

Something brewing in Hancock

HANCOCK — A new microbrewery is coming to Hancock. The Hancock City Council gave the local government approval for a microbrewery license at 115 Quincy St. for Staghorn Brewing Co. The owner, Brendon Presnell, had been brewing as a hobby for several years. He decided to launch the ...

REBECCA SEVERN

Dr. Rebecca Vollrath Severn has wanted to be a veterinarian since third grade. “I never changed my mind after that,” says the owner of Copper Country Veterinary Clinic. At first, veterinary work attracted her because she loved animals and wanted to work with them every day. “As I ...

Save the date for Keweenaw Co-op

HANCOCK – The Keweenaw Co-op has set a date for the opening of its new location. The Hancock store announced the Oct. 16 date in a Facebook post Saturday. Supply-chain snarls and other issues had delayed the opening, originally planned for spring 2023. The October date will allow the ...