CALUMET — Saturday morning, though chilly and windy, saw a large turnout for the opening day of the Calumet Farmers Market organized by the From the Ground Farmer’s Market Collective. With more than 30 vendors signed up for the season, this is the largest offering the Calumet location has ...
HOUGHTON — The Portage Lake District Library Board of Directors met for a special session Thursday evening. The goal was to field questions from the public about the looming budget cuts facing the Hancock School Public Library. Board President Sylvia Matthews opened up the meeting and ...
Michigan Technological University will demolish the Hamar House and expand Lot 14 this month. Construction on the surrounding parking area has started. Once demolition starts, Lot 14 will be temporarily closed and parking will be rerouted. 53 new parking spaces for faculty and staff will be ...
KEWEENAW COUNTY — The Keweenaw Heartlands Board Readiness Sub-Committee is hosting three public informational meetings in June, according to Sheriff Curt Pennala, who is a member of the subcommittee. It is a subcommittee of the Keweenaw Heartlands Advisory Committee. The meetings are ...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and fish pathologists from Michigan State University will make an expedition aboard the RV Lake Char to Superior Maximus, the deepest point of Lake Superior this month, according to a June 8 statement from the DNR. Superior Maximus is the nickname ...
There’s been much talk about “Finno-Ugric” this past year in the Copper Country. The first part might ring a bell -- it must be about Finns. The second part -- not so much. So what is it and what does it mean for the Copper Country? Finno-Ugric refers to a group of peoples found mostly within Northern Europe and Hungary; these people have related languages and cultures. Many Finno-Ugric peoples share remarkably similar traditions, such as sauna bathing and instruments resembling the Finnish-Karelian kantele. “Finno-” refers to the numerous Finnic peoples in Northern ...
