LANSING - There are more than 40 air quality monitors across Michigan operated by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, but only two in the Upper Peninsula. And that raises serious public health concerns due to an increasing number of wildfires and the smoke that follows, ...
LANSING - The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge and the Blue Water Bridge are major connections for both tourism and international trade between the United States and Canada. Since 2025, these bridges have seen a shift toward fewer passenger vehicle and truck crossings, which experts say ...
HOUGHTON — The recent spike in fuel prices is creating widespread economic uncertainty across the western Upper Peninsula, threatening to impact regional tourism revenues on the threshold of the autumn color season. Gasoline prices in Michigan jumped 62 cents per gallon in a single week, ...
HOUGHTON — The unassuming parcel at 509 Shelden Ave. in downtown Houghton was the site for an urban archeology dig Saturday. The abandoned site was the former home for many small businesses in Houghton, before a 2016 fire rendered the building unusable. Those at the site Saturday said there ...
EAGLE RIVER — The Keweenaw County Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing to review proposed amendments targeting short-term rentals (STRs) across the county. According to an announcement on the Keweenaw County website portal, the purpose of the public hearing is to receive ...
HANCOCK — The Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) invites the community to come together for Keweenaw Gives, its annual fundraising event, on Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026, at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts in Houghton. Formerly known as Keweenaw Gold, Keweenaw Gives marks a new chapter ...
