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A special year for Hancock

HANCOCK – For nearly three decades, Hancock's annual Heikinpäivä festival has celebrated the midpoint of winter in the Copper Country. According to Dave Maki, of the Finnish American Heritage Center, this January the regional celebration of Finnish heritage and family fun also celebrates ...

Three injured, two critically, in Iron Mountain house fire

IRON MOUNTAIN — Three people were injured — two critically — in a fire Sunday morning at 411 Fourth St. in Iron Mountain. A structure fire with possible entrapment was reported at 7:38 a.m. (CST), with two occupants able to get out of the structure before the Iron Mountain Fire ...

On to the next chapter

HOUGHTON – The campus of Michigan Technological University was covered in snow, but more than 300 undergraduate students blazed a trail Saturday and for some it was multiple years in the making. The University held its Midyear Commencement Saturday, and the varsity gym The Varsity Gym in ...

Taking a look at the marina

Editor's note: This is the latest in our series on the future of several properties owned by Houghton County. HOUGHTON – The Houghton County Marina is one of five properties the County-Held Properties Committee is studying to determine value and whether it would be beneficial to sell. ...