When the O’Shea family arrived at the Cliff Mine location in 1857, 13 year-old Timothy O’Shea had already seen a great deal of the United States, their industrial complexes, housing, oil-fueled street lamps — and the attitude of Americans toward Irish immigrants. The O’Sheas, like ...

HOUGHTON — The Houghton Planning Commission approved site plans for a new apartment complex on Pearl Street Tuesday, as well as for a new cold storage building. The commission had approved the site plan for a previous incarnation of the apartments at 100 Pearl St. in October 2021. The ...

By GRAHAM JAEHNIG gjaehnig@mininggazette.com CALUMET — Nature provided a beautiful sunny afternoon for Pasty Fest 2023, which included musicians at several locations providing a variety of live music all along Fifth Street. Dozens of vendors set their tents up offering everything from ...

By GARRETT NEESE gneese@mininggazette.com HOUGHTON — After four years away, the Keweenaw Brewfest drew a big crowd as it returned Saturday with a new location and new organizer. The 11th annual Brewfest, now put on by Houghton Rotary, took place Saturday at the downtown pier in ...

By GARRETT NEESE gneese@mininggazette.com HANCOCK — The Finnish American Folk School will stay in Hancock, its directors said at Wednesday’s Hancock City Council meeting. The school, previously part of Finlandia University, was founded in 2017 to promote knowledge of Finnish folk arts ...

By GARRETT NEESE gneese@mininggazette.com HOUGHTON — Nineteen weeks into pregnancy, Kimi Williams lost her daughter. While grieving a week later, she went out for a ride with the girl’s father. The windows were down, and a butterfly flew in. “I went to pick it up and it never ...