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Funding push

CALUMET TOWNSHIP — Swedetown Trails Club announced today it will launch a crowdfunding campaign alongside the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to raise and match $50,000 by Aug. 20. The crowdfunding is part of a $1.1 million project to expand amenities and accessibility with ...

Car fire in Yooper Loop

HOUGHTON — The Yooper Loop experienced an unusual delay in traffic Friday evening, when a red Subaru pulled off onto the side road heading towards West Lakeshore Drive and caught on fire. According to local police scanners, Houghton VFD arrived on scene around 7:45 p.m. and quickly sprang ...

Celebrating America’s birthday

A view of the South Range fireworks Saturday evening as the village celebrated America’s 250th birthday in style with a show. (Paula Porter/For the Gazette)

Celebrating with music

John Sanregret leads the oldies band Rewind, as they travel down the main drag in Tapiola, during Saturday's 10th Annual 4th of July Parade. A crowd estimated at more than a thousand turned out for the big, small-town event. (Submitted photo)

Keeping roads safe

CALUMET — Wedged between U.S. 41 and several state trunkline roads, the Keweenaw has many beautiful destinations people will be visiting during the summer. Michigan State Police (MSP) announced Tuesday it will be increasing speeding enforcement during the month as more and more people travel across the state, especially in the U.P. MSP U.P. Public Information Officer Lieutenant Ben Eckola said the goal of this increase in enforcement is to lower the number of accidents on the road.  “One of the main goals of the Michigan State Police is we’re really focused on trying to reduce ...