HANCOCK — The 73rd Houghton County Fair began Thursday with food vendors, shops, rides and games all becoming available to fairgoers. As the fair first opened and the rides and games were still being readied, the attendees could visit the mobile zoo where goats and sheep were present for ...

There are more than two dozen designated military holidays and observances in the United States; however, three of them are federal holidays: • Memorial Day, which honors those who have fallen; • Armed Forces Day, which honors the nations’ actively serving military members and; • ...

CALUMET — With minutes left to go in the Condiment Wars, there was one last piece of justice to be meted out. Knights in service of the House of Ketchup closed the stocks for Jesse Wiederhold, public relations coordinator for Visit Keweenaw — and more importantly Saturday, a member of ...

PELKIE — The Keweenaw National Historical Park and the Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen’s Club held an event focusing on the Finns’ approach to fish diets in both the Upper Peninsula and in its European homeland. The program on Friday morning had the goal of cultural education regarding ...

Michigan Tech student and Air Force ROTC Cadet Catherine Prince of South Lyons, Michigan has received a prestigious fellowship from the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC). Prince, along with another recipient from Brigham Young University, participated in a two-week program that ...

HOUGHTON — Large crowds turned out on both sides of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge for the 37th annual Bridgefest in Houghton and Hancock. The yearly celebration included live music, vendors, games and food at the Ray Kestner Waterfront Park, a classic car show in downtown Hancock, and ...