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 ...
LANSING - Pending legislation would allow gray wolf hunting and trapping if the federal government takes the animals off the Endangered Species List. The possibility raises concerns among environmentalists that removing wolves from federal protection could set the species back and destabilize ...
HOUGHTON —Community members, visitors and Michigan Tech students gathered at Houghton Waterfront Pier and Dee Stadium Saturday for the 37th Festival of Nations and Multicultural Food Festival. While it is the first year under the rebranded title, students and residents learned more about ...
