Winters in the Copper Country are unlike any other. We get snow early here and alot of it. At least in most years historically. The huge storm of '78 is a fond memory. Shoveling here is a necessity. We still need to be able to get out and about. Shoveling is the way to go. Red. Blue or yellow ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Our local Special Olympics team, Area 39 sent a delegation of eight athletes and three coaches to the State Winter Games, hosted by Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City, during the week of January 27-30, 2026. We are proud to announce that they brought home six gold medals, ...

MARQUETTE — Three Upper Michigan college students have been selected to participate in the third cohort of NMU's Rural Leadership Fellowship Program, a public-private partnership with InvestUP that promotes immersive, project-based learning while also supporting U.P. economic and community ...

HANCOCK — How do you think about recipes? Are they universal tools that carry the same meaning and purpose for all, or are they personal reminders of a loved one or shared experience? Could they be all these things and more? For artist Emily Lanctot, they are the subject and inspiration for ...

ESCANABA – From local sports coverage in the Upper Peninsula to bylines in The Athletic, owned by The New York Times, Eden Laase-Derouin has built a career that spans local reporting and national media. Laase-Berouin, 30, who professionally goes by Eden Laase, has held roles ranging from a ...

For more than 10 years, I researched and wrote the weekly Daily Mining Gazette column, Copper Country’s Past & People. The Copper Country’s past was made by its people. Among the outstanding aspects of these people are their resilience, their strength, and the character, derived from ...