KEWEENAW COUNTY, Michigan — Spring is here, believe it or not with all the snow still covering the Keweenaw forests. In the spirit of thawing waterfalls and getting outside after a long winter, Visit Keweenaw is sharing three waterfalls you can easily see right now. n Nestled on the shores ...

The 23 Western UP students in grades 8-12 who attended the Lake Superior Youth Symposium could not say enough positive things about their experience! The four-day symposium took place April 20-23 at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin. Here’s what some of them had to say: “I never ...

The Michigan Tech Parade of Nations is sponsoring an essay contest for area high school seniors who are planning to attend Michigan Tech. The winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Since 1989, the Houghton and Hancock communities have been celebrating the rich cultural diversity of the ...

Wakefield, MI. (April 26, 2023)- Our water system testing detected a fecal indicator (E. coli) in the City of Wakefield’s wells (pre-treatment). As our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we are doing to correct this situation. On April 24, 2023, we collected a sample ...

UPDATE: Jason Desmarais has been located and is ok, according to Lt. Mark Giannunzio, Michigan State Police Negaunee Post. Michigan State Police press release At about 11:25 p.m. Monday, troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post were contacted by Baraga County Sheriff’s Office in ...

KISMA press release In the Upper Peninsula, garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) is one of the first invasive plants to sprout and produce seeds each spring. While Calumet, Hancock, Houghton and Laurium have the most prominent garlic mustard infestations within KISMA’s tri-county area, ...