HOUGHTON — Most people live their lives day-to-day not stopping to recognize their accomplishments have reached historic proportions until it is brought to their attention. Among those people who have become historic in their lifetimes is Betty Chavis. In 1989, while she was working in the ...
COPPER HARBOR — Traveling north on highway US-41 takes travelers to all kinds of places in the United States. It starts in Florida and goes through Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana Illinois, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. In the U.P., the highway, immortalized in the Allman Brothers' ...
CALUMET — On Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, Keweenaw National Historical Park Superintendent Wyndeth (Wendy) Davis gave her last park update to the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission. Davis, who has been the KNHP superintendent for the past 10 years, announced her retirement ...
PAINESDALE — Cora Jeffers, it can be argued, is among the most underrated women in history. A champion of education, as well as suffrage, she devoted her adult life to teaching and expanding educational opportunities for students. In fact, she earned national acclaim for her dedication, and ...
KEWEENAW COUNTY — History remembers some people for their actions. Others are remembered for their contributions to community or society. Lucena Brockway, a true pioneer of the “Old Northwest,” is remembered for actions done in quiet isolation and words never spoken Lucena Harris ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a question about possibly getting a measles vaccine at the age of 67. I do not recall ever getting measles. But I am the youngest of four, so it is likely that I was exposed through them. I happen to have my vaccination records as a child, and it does not show any ...