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Fuel for the imagination

ISHPEMING -- Writer Sidney Sheldon once said, "Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life." One West Ishpeming teen has sought to provide that fuel to her ...

Half full: Mark Wilcox

In the past couple of weeks it really seems that the tourism traffic has intensified here in Houghton and the Keweenaw in general. One indication was when my wife, Maryann, and I went out to dinner mid-week at a local restaurant recently and realized that we didn't know a soul in the place. I ...

Rising star

ANN ARBOR — Annika Siegel never forgot her roots in the Keweenaw. A Houghton native who performs under the moniker Ani Mari is preparing to release her sophomore studio album, “The Masquerade,” Aug. 28. The 23-year old artist said she incorporates the Keweenaw winters into her ...

Free early education pilot program coming to Delta County

ESCANABA — A new partnership is bringing Strong Beginnings, a state-funded pilot program offering free, play-based early education, to three-year-olds in Delta County for the 2026-28 school years. The Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District (DSISD) and Menominee Delta Schoolcraft ...

Honoring Annie

CALUMET — A statue honoring Anna Klobuchar Clemenc, known colloquially as “Big Annie," will be unveiled and showcased Saturday, Aug. 22 in Calumet. A prominent figure in local mine union history, Big Annie’s legacy has been recognized by the residents of the Copper Country for more than ...

Walking the Gordie Howe Bridge

Editor's note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. WINDSOR, ONT. — The two-lane pedestrian path on the Gordie Howe International Bridge is now open, allowing walkers, runners and ...