HANCOCK — Hancock City Council met in a regular meeting on Wednesday at City Hall where it discussed and approved several new business items, including the Portage Lake Water and Sewer Authority budget, the UPPCO easement on Birch Street and the reconstruction of the Market Street ...
HANCOCK — Hancock Public School District Superintendent Chris Salani, addressed the Hancock City Council Wednesday evening during its regular meeting. Salani answered questions council members had regarding the Hancock School Public Library (HSPL) and its future funding. Salani pointed out ...
L'Anse — family of five from L’Anse was returned safely to shore Tuesday night after their 31-foot sailboat became stuck on rocks in Keweenaw Bay. According to a press release from the Michigan DNR, the family was sailing on Lake Superior from the Portage Canal to the L’Anse Marina – about a 15-mile trip across Keweenaw Bay. They became stuck about halfway into the trip and immediately called 911 for assistance. Negaunee Regional Dispatch operators contacted the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to assist. According to the release, within 30 minutes of receiving the call, ...
HOUGHTON — Almost one year to the day that the luxury liner visited Houghton in 2025, the Great Lakes cruise Ship Victory II returned Wednesday. The 286 ft. luxury liner left Chicago for a Great Lakes cruise earlier in the week. The ship, with a capacity for 190 guests and a crew of 80 ...
HANCOCK — Ambassador of Finland Leena-Kaisa Mikkola and her Estonian counterpart Kristjan Prikk, will be in the Keweenaw on Friday,June 19 as part of the Juhannus (Midsummer) celebration in Hancock. The ambassadors will deliver remarks at 11 a.m., followed by a brief question-and-answer ...
