Thursday evening, December 12, 2013, Chad Borgen hoisted the first Healthy Man Beard Competition Trophy, donated by U.P. Laser Engraving, as the Copper Country Grand Champion.The event was hosted to help bring awareness to the staggering extent and impact of violence against women, and to focus ...
HANCOCK - Over a four-day span beginning December 8, Finlandia University's North Wind Books will host four local author book signings, including one by an author who will also be in the area for the premiere of a documentary film.Steve Lehto, author of "Death's Door" about the Italian Hall ...
DOLLAR BAY - For over a decade years Ward's Husqvarna in Dollar Bay has served the Copper Country, providing products, services and parts for Husqvarna and more. When he purchased an existing business 12 years ago, owner Ward Erickson changed the name and expanded the service to cover more ...
HOUGHTON - The Frank A. Douglass Agency in Houghton has served the Copper Country since 1858, when Frank's father Edward Douglass started the agency, which was passed to him after his father passed away in 1873. The company stayed in the Douglass family until 1953 when it was purchased by the ...
HOUGHTON - Do you have a fantastic beard or mustache? Do you want to win prizes, trophy plaques and bragging rights? Keep reading! Dial Help and the social media male leadership group Men Matter are sponsoring the first ever "Healthy Man" Beard and Mustache Competition December 12 at the Bluffs ...
HOUGHTON - The Student Development Complex at Michigan Technological University has a new dining option that is now open to the public. Coaches Corner offers sandwiches, salads, snacks and Starbucks coffee."As far as I'm aware of I don't think you can get Starbucks espresso and frappuccinos ...
CHASSELL - For six years Todd Van Kleeck at UP Coins has been providing the very fairest prices for coin and currency collections and accumulations, as well as gold and silver in all forms, such as sterling flatware and gold jewelry."Nearly everyone has some jewelry they don't wear, or is ...
HOUGHTON - For 45 years Jim Tadych has provided communities across the Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin with groceries at his Econo Foods store. The Houghton store has been open for the last 20 of those 45 years, providing the community with food and more."Jim Tadych has meant so much to this ...
HOUGHTON - While some things have changed for Kirkish Furniture in the past 100 years, some things have stayed the same. While locations and size have certainly changed, the company has never left Houghton and remains in the hands of the Kirkish family. They are celebrating 100 years in the ...
HOUGHTON - At the beginning of the month, RPM Secure Self Storage in Houghton began offering a new storage solution to Copper Country residents. In order to provide more convenient temporary storage for its customers, RPM now offers COWs mobile storage units in addition to their stationary ...
HANCOCK - The Houghton County Fair is right around the corner, from August 22 to 25, at the corner of Birch and Ingot in Hancock.Various entertainment is planned throughout the weekend, including TJ Schmidt and Company Carnival and Amusements, Whispering Pines Mobile Zoo, The Great American ...
HANCOCK - Fine Line Tire's largest annual tire buying event of the year starts today and continues through Friday. Held in the Fine Line Tire parking lot, the sale offers huge savings on all major brands and sizes, expert assistance, quality products and fun.Fine Line Tire employees and brand ...
CALUMET - After 150 years and five generations of ownership, current owners Ed and Karen LaBonte are changing the focus of Herman Jewelers in Calumet. The family-run business currently carries retail items such as watches, clocks, jewelry, gifts, coins and collectibles in addition to operating ...
High School Scholarships and encourages all High School graduates to pursue additional training and education in order to be qualified for available jobs and to increase lifetime earnings; and the ability of local businesses to expand depends on the availability of a trained and qualified ...
CALUMET - Jim's Pizza & Family Restaurant in Calumet is a long-standing Copper Country institution. Calumet's longest operating family-owned restaurant, Jim's is owned and operated by Jim and Lana Hughes and has been open for going on 36 years. In addition to providing the casual dining ...
HOUGHTON - Most parents proudly watch as their 5-year old child grabs his or her backpack and heads out the door to the first day of kindergarten. Few might realize that their child has been preparing for this day since birth, or earlier.Neuroscience confirms that early experiences lay the ...
Wondering where your Culligan Man has gone? Culligan representation and products have returned to the Copper Country.When the previous dealer dropped the brand last fall, Culligan of Ashland owners Julie and Joe Gendrich stepped up to the plate and committed to continuing to provide authorized ...
HANCOCK - When a friend had difficulty finding someone to serve papers in a divorce issue, Randy LaLonde and Dolores Kilpela of Portage Investigative Consultants recognized the opportunity to put their law enforcement backgrounds to good use. After researching local needs, and obtaining a ...
HANCOCK - In 2008, the community told business owners what they wanted.Jim and Julie Cortright listened.After a survey of 1,500 community members for part of the Downtown Houghton marketing plan revealed an overwhelming desire for good Mexican food in town, Jim Cortright, Julie Cortright and ...
HOUGHTON - Though most of us walk around with more information at our fingertips than ever before, the world of financial lending institutions can still be confusing if not outright intimidating. But the loan officers at the Michigan Tech Employees Federal Credit Union have the experience to ...