HANCOCK — Physics and puppies shared center stage on Quincy Green Friday for one of the first events of Bridgefest weekend. A large crowd came out for the Kids Day event, which included science and engineering exhibits and an obstacle course. While there was no firm attendance number, ...

School band programs from Lake Linden, Hancock, and Jeffers joined together to debut their community collaborative marching band at BridgeFest. I n a time where local small band programs are working to revitalize, this was Hancock’s first marching band program in a while. The school band ...

The 2024 Keweenaw Chain Drive Festival will be held June 15, during BridgeFest weekend. Registration is free, and both runners and bikers are welcome to sign up! Registration closed midnight on June 14. This year, the festival will be done in a poker-run style, where runners and riders will ...

Houghton Building Supply has continued to grow in size and business ambitions as the company’s drive-through lumber yard has brought its area to 22,000 square feet compared to 3,000 square feet two years ago. The expansion of Houghton Building Supply has come from the desire of the local ...

CALUMET — A scholarly organization called the Vernacular Architecture Forum (VAF) is conducting its 2024 conference in the Keweenaw Peninsula. Sarah Fayen Scarlett, associate professor of History in the Social Sciences Department, at Michigan Technological University, is the chair of the ...

HOUGHTON — The Hodge Building has a new owner. The Houghton City Council approved the sale of the building to Portage Land Company, LLC at 902 College Ave. at its meeting Wednesday. Portage also bought sites east of the Hodge building that had been owned by Gregg Nominelli. In ...