HOUGHTON — The City of Houghton, became an international port of call Wednesday with a visit from the cruise ship Victory II. The 286 ft. luxury liner left Chicago for a Great Lakes cruise. Houghton Police Chief John Donnelly said the vessel visited Marquette Tuesday before venturing to ...

CALUMET — At a press conference Tuesday, Ranger David Dean previewed some of the Keweenaw National Historical Park’s (KNHP) upcoming Summer activities and events. Dean said the park was happy to announce the park is now operating under its Summer hours — open seven days a week from 10 ...

HANCOCK — Hancock's Porvoo Park, on the Portage Canal, will get a design upgrade as the result of action taken by the city's Downtown Development Authority this week. At its Monday meeting, the DDA also negotiation for property on Franklin Street and approved its 2025-26 budget. The meeting ...

BARAGA — The Michigan Army National Guard’s 107th Engineer Battalion are conducting engineer construction projects at Van Riper, Craig Lake, and McLain state parks as well as various state forest campgrounds and recreational facilities in Baraga County. Soldiers assigned to the 1432nd ...

MARQUETTE — A Baraga County township is among four Upper Peninsula locations that have been awarded new state money to assist in funding community scrap tire drop-off events. While most people realize that scrap tires are bad for the environment, few have any idea how many tires are at ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — With extreme fire danger in the western Upper Peninsula, firefighters are working in Dickinson County to contain and extinguish a wildfire burning since Sunday northeast of Iron Mountain. The fire was reported burning at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday, just past Pine Creek, along ...