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CALUMET — The Red Jacket Jamboree is 7 p.m. Saturday at the Calumet Theatre. The Copper Country throwback-radio show will return for its tenth season. The show is hosted by Lena Dorey and Martin Achatz. Episodes 65 and 66 will be recorded live and will feature music, poetry, stories and Keweenaw history. Real People Media Executive Director Rebecca Glotfelty said the Jamboree’s overarching goal is helping people truthfully get their stories out there into the world. “We want our shows to be fun and we’re not doing a lecture on stage,” she said. “The purpose is to come out ...

Let there be light

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CALUMET TOWNSHIP – The Quincy Smelter Complex was a topic of discussion during Tuesday’s Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission quarterly meeting. Ongoing structural stabilization of the complex includes installing plexiglass windows in several buildings, including the ...

Fire on Isle Royale

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KEWEENAW COUNTY – On the morning of July 14, 2026, Isle Royale National Park staff confirmed a small fire burning in Tobin Harbor on Red Rock Point, according to a statement from Isle Royal National Park. NPS is calling it the Red Rocks Fire. Due to the fire, Merritt Lane Campground, ...

Keranen responds to parade controversy

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HOUGHTON — Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners drew an animated crowd. Many came not to discuss items on the agenda but District 2 Commissioner Joel Keranen. Public comment was split between those calling for his resignation and those showing support. ...

Iron Mountain man extradited from Alaska

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IRON MOUNTAIN — A 42-year-old Iron Mountain man has been extradited from Ketchikan, Alaska to Dickinson County after being charged with first and second degree Criminal Sexual Conduct following a Michigan State Police (MSP) investigation. On December 23, 2025, allegations of criminal sexual ...

Smoke from a distant fire

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HOUGHTON — It's like 2025 all over again. Residents of the Upper Peninsula, indeed throughout Michigan, woke to smoke Wednesday. Just like it was during a good portion of the Summer of 2025, smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota have begun to move over the Great Lake State. ...